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Murray Gomm started the discussion RegenWA Vineyard Cover Crop Demonstration Project in the forum Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:28:13 +0800

RegenWA Vineyard Cover Crop Demonstration Project

On Sunday we hosted a RegenWA Cover Crop Field Walk that demonstrated innovative and best practices to establish diverse vineyard midrow, undervine and cover crops and a native seed production area. Good turn up with

I collected the following soil health indicators in Spring 2024;

-Soil penetration resistance

-Legume nodulation

-Soil pH

Murray Gomm posted a new activity comment

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:43:49 +0800

Hi Dayna

I collected it from a roadside in Albany in March and April. Havent seen any of it germinate however. Hopefully it will when the time is right. Christine Jones mentioned it germinates on bare soil in Spring. I dont have any bare soil in Spring though!

In reply to - Bill & Dayna Macintosh to Murray Gomm @muzza

Hi Murray,

I was just reading back through this post. May I ask where you sourced the primrose seed from?

Cheers,

Dayna

Murray Gomm: @louis-verheggen Hi Louis, I hear you have some success […]

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:33:56 +0800

@louis-verheggen

Hi Louis, I hear you have some success with using livestock to sow seeds. keen to hear about that. Did you use sheep or cattle and what time of the year? I have a small vineyard in Albany and keen to dry seed in late summer when there is a bit of bale soil around and get the sheep in after we pick which is March. We usually have…

Murray Gomm: @louis-verheggen G'day Louis, Kate Tarrant mentioned […]

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:28:57 +0800

@louis-verheggen

G’day Louis, Kate Tarrant mentioned you have had some luck with using stock to trample in seed rather than cultivate. I was thinking of dry seeding some vineyard inter rows in February when there are a few bare spots. Cant get the sheep in until mid March after the fruit is picked.

Keen to get any advice from you and hear…

Murray Gomm posted a new activity comment

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:13:13 +0800

Thanks Mark, Ill be be bringing the dry seeding forward definitely! And hope to see a bit of primrose popping up at some stage.

In reply to - Murray Gomm posted an update in the group Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures

I’m happy to see chicory and plantain coming thru my vine inter row cover crop after sheep have grazed the crop down. Looking forward […]

Murray Gomm posted a new activity comment

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:11:43 +0800

Thanks Kate, I will follow up with him. Was just chatting to a broadacre farmer who dry seeds in late summer when there are a few bare patches here and there. Mid April is usually too late here as we usually have germination by then and there isn’t too much bare ground. So, l think I’ll bring the dry seeding forward to February. Grapes are… Read more

In reply to - Murray Gomm posted an update in the group Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures

I’m happy to see chicory and plantain coming thru my vine inter row cover crop after sheep have grazed the crop down. Looking forward […]

Murray Gomm posted a new activity comment

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:04:37 +0800

Thanks Dean, that looks like a great little unit

In reply to - Murray Gomm posted an update in the group Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures

I’m happy to see chicory and plantain coming thru my vine inter row cover crop after sheep have grazed the crop down. Looking forward […]

Murray Gomm posted an update in the group Perennial & Biodiverse Pastures: I'm happy to see chicory and plantain coming thru my […]

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 16:21:00 +0800

I’m happy to see chicory and plantain coming thru my vine inter row cover crop after sheep have grazed the crop down. Looking forward to them both being actively feeding microbes during summer also. the cover crop (Goodies Farm mix plus linseed, chicory, plantain and primrose) were sown mid April. I felt a bit guilty cultivating thin strips with…