The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Bramham Wiltshire Horns on September 14, 2017, 01:01:44 pm
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We are looking at a small holding on Saturday
It used to have grass fields but now has been turned into wheat fields
Out of interest does anyone know roughly what it would take to get 5 acres back to grass and how long it would be before sheep and cattle could be put back into it
Thanks I will also put in a different topic
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We drilled a new ley into a stubble last week ----expect to graze it in April with sheep
Great opportunity to sow the grass type you want and to get clean grazing
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Autumn sown grass will generally grow away very well.
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Next question
What would the cost likely to be I know it can vary
And what type of grass should I aim for
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I've put mixture of cold season grasses, cold season grasses (about 10 different species), legumes (several different varieties of clover, vetch etc) and some other herbs. That's should more or less take care of itself if managed correctly (frequent rotation, longish rest periods).
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Next question
What would the cost likely to be I know it can vary
And what type of grass should I aim for
Depends what you want to do with it, depends on your soil.
I would look around:
https://www.thegrassseedstore.co.uk/product-category/agricultural/ (https://www.thegrassseedstore.co.uk/product-category/agricultural/)
https://www.hmseeds.co.uk/en/agricultural-grass-seed-forage (https://www.hmseeds.co.uk/en/agricultural-grass-seed-forage)
http://www.bostonseeds.com/products/1/Grass-Seeds/3/Agricultural-Grass-Seed/ (http://www.bostonseeds.com/products/1/Grass-Seeds/3/Agricultural-Grass-Seed/)
http://www.barenbrug.co.uk/products.asp?menu_id=5 (http://www.barenbrug.co.uk/products.asp?menu_id=5)
and realise how much choice you have