Advice needed please. Clay soil, DIY livery, 1 horse, field approx 1.25 acres. The yard do minimal land maintenance, harrowing and rolling after winter and will fertilise if requested (I never have had it fertilised in the 5 yrs I?ve been using it)Field was rested July to November last year following loss of previous horse, so there was grass in abundance when new horse arrived in November. However, field was utterly trashed over winter with all the rain and new horses? tendency to gallop with gay abandon through the mud 🙄Result now is minimal grass, large bare patches, still some ruts because it had dried too much once they rolled, some clover (although not as much as previous years) and buttercups in abundance. Buttercups were topped 3 weeks ago but had already flowered and some have flowered since. There?s also some other sort of low growing weed, no idea what but quite a lot of it. Very few docks, no ragwort. Should I have had it fertilised? Is it too late to fertilise now? I feel like I?d only be fertilising the weeds anyway. No option to rest it again as no access to another field and horse is not a great respecter of electric fencing so although I could divide it and rest part, I?m a bit reluctant to do so. What can I do as 1 person with no machinery and no knowledge of land maintenance, to improve matters?? A bit of rain might help (never thought I?d say those words after the winter we had!!) but none forecast for however long.. Thoughts please wise HHOers.TIA x
06-30-2018, 10:36 AM
Improving grazing
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