Kate Tarrant
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Mark Tupman posted an update 2 weeks ago
2 weeks ago (edited)
It’s proving to be a tricky season.
We could all do with some green feed.
Are we going to get enough rain in the South West this week to trigger germination? We’ll see, but quite probably.
If so, will there be enough follow up rain to sustain the species that germinate?
On the other hand, if we don’t seed and the existing seed bank gets away, we…
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We have just seed coated today and will seed half of the farm on Monday and Tuesday and then another third of the farm in four weeks time.
May average rainfall is 132mm and lowest on record is 50mm. So we are taking the punt that the rain will materialise along with cooler temperatures.
we also have lambs due to start dropping from mid to late…
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Seed – we have seeded everything we planned to do, it now looks like we will get at least an inch this week and should get germination, the dew is enough to keep it going in the furrows until next rain
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When it comes to potassium inputs, potassium sulphate is probably your best option.
It’s an allowable input in certified organic enterprises and has a relatively low salt index so not hard on soil biology.
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Brett Hazelden posted an update 2 months ago
Well I was doing some reading on the weekend over the link between plant health and pests, which in summary said insects generally only eat unhealthy plants, leaving the strong ones to thrive.
Then I looked at my garden and saw two little grass hoppers nibbling away at some leaves that came off second best during the recent heatwaves. Notice…
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That’s interesting. Will have to take more notice
Of bugs and plants.
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Cleaning up the rubbish!
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