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Hello forum. My very recently purchased fields were last cut 4 weeks ago by the previous owner. The grass is now about 4" high. Will it need cutting again? If cut will it be better to leave or to rake and bale? I havn't had time to buy tractor etc yet.
Mant thanks
Sodbuster
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sodbuster
, 30 Aug 2011 17:08
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Posted 30 August 2011 - 18:43
Groundhog
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Its unlikely that it will keep growing significantly enough to cut for forage again,depending on how old the ley is and what type of grass,you can make silage upto Oct but grass quaility deterioates and is wetter,how many acres have you got and do you have stockHello forum. My very recently purchased fields were last cut 4 weeks ago by the previous owner. The grass is now about 4" high. Will it need cutting again? If cut will it be better to leave or to rake and bale? I havn't had time to buy tractor etc yet.
Mant thanks
Sodbuster
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Posted 30 August 2011 - 20:18
sodbuster
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Thanks GH. 17acres no stock this year. The land is a touch wet. 12" of soil and then clay. Hoping to drain it with mole pin thingy when the tractor arrives in a few months. The grass has a good mix of cloves in it but is a bit tufty at the base. Cant complain tho.Can drive a 2 wheel drive on it on the flat but wouldnt expect to do the same for long.
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Posted 30 August 2011 - 21:54
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Hi GH-just saw your post on willow and read the info in Bowhayes trees.Fascinating stuff.I am thinking of hedging at the moment. I see willow is not evergreen but is the cover for a degree of privacy good in the winter? Amazing how quick this grows!
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Posted 30 August 2011 - 22:04
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Hi Sodbuster
Hope all is well , you will not ned to cut this grass again until next May at the earliest , you could graze with sheep for 2-3 weeks in the winter , just make shure they are off the land in the wet months and before the end of feb to allow your hay crop to grow ready to cut in june , our only dry month of the year nowadays .
Willow is great in summer but a load of sticks in the winter months , you could pland it four rows wide , stagered so in the winter it will still give a degree of privacy.
Shepie
Hope all is well , you will not ned to cut this grass again until next May at the earliest , you could graze with sheep for 2-3 weeks in the winter , just make shure they are off the land in the wet months and before the end of feb to allow your hay crop to grow ready to cut in june , our only dry month of the year nowadays .
Willow is great in summer but a load of sticks in the winter months , you could pland it four rows wide , stagered so in the winter it will still give a degree of privacy.
Shepie
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Posted 31 August 2011 - 18:02
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Sounds good to me. Thanks Shepie
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