Mark Tupman
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Mark Tupman posted an update 6 days ago
6 days 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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A good article by incitec pivot sighting the potential negative effects of putting too much soluble N or P in with seeds at planting.
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They don’t talk about it in the article but what about the impact on soil biology or the potential disincentive for seedlings to develop healthy relationships with soil biology for future nutritional benefits…
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