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Kate Tarrant posted an update in the group
5 months agoPerennial & Biodiverse Pastures 5 months agoAn update on where we are at with our multispecies paddocks .. germination was excellent, didn’t seem to be any ill effects from sitting in the ground for 6 weeks prior to the break. We have just done a foliar feed across all of the paddocks using the attached recipe plus added some of our Johnson Su compost extract (2kg/ha). The whole job was…
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Reply to Red Legged Earth Mite
Hi Will, We have had some red legs in some of the paddocks we seeded to multi species.. in particular they were hammering the legumes & brassicas. Mark Tupman @mark suggested spraying out Magnesium Suplhate at a rate of 5 to 7kg/ha along with some molasses… our soils are quite deficient in magnesium & I think if my understanding is correct,…
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Reply to Red Legged Earth Mite
I haven’t tried this but apparently a mix of milk and molasses diluted in water and sprayed out over the area might do the trick.
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Reply to When to start grazing the green?
Ended up just extending the sacrifice paddock a bit and have bought some Oaten Hay to keep the mob going. Means I can give the rest of the paddocks a bit more time…
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Reply to When to start grazing the green?
And to you also Eric, hope you get a good dousing! We seeded 10ha with multi species and are also keeping it locked up to go to seed this year. Will have plenty of standing feed for summer/autumn next year 😃. Having a year off lambing.. happy days!
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Reply to When to start grazing the green?
Sounds very similar to what’s happening at ours. Got some foliars on some of the paddocks last week but got foiled by the rain so will be pulling out all stops as soon as this front has gone .. with very similar mix to what you are putting on ( except I had to buy the fish hydrosylate & seaweed tonic .. maybe I’ll make my own this spring.
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Reply to When to start grazing the green?
Hey Kate.
We run out of hay and silage next week, so we will be onto the new pastures 5 weeks post seeding instead of my preferred 6 weeks. We also have a mix of pastures with some already at 2500kg/ha and looking good, but others only at around 1500kg/ha. Our various brassicas, radish, mustards, vetch, clover etc aren’t going to like the…
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Reply to When to start grazing the green?
Will be watching but strip size should mean moving on after 2 grazing days.
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Reply to When to start grazing the green?
Another important thing at this time of year is avoiding second bites to enable plants to make good recovery. Small breaks also help but time for the rest of the paddocks.
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When to start grazing the green?
I’ve bitten the bullet and moved the mob out of the sacrifice paddock and onto the green this morning – would have preferred another week but have run out of hay and there’s none to be found anywhere locally it seems. According to Dr Judi Earl we should be aiming for around 3000kg DM/ha in order to ensure we can leave a residual of 2000kg…
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