Do you roll / weedkill / fertilise?
It was too wet last year to roll the fields - this year the roller I used to borrow has been sold.....
There are new rules in place for the sale of "strong" weedkillers this year.....
My pony is a very good doer and is kept barefoot, so fertiliser isn't good for her, however the lady who owns the horse she is turned out with wants the fields fertilised. ( I told her I would pay if she sourced the fertiliser and helped put it down - her horse has had colic recently so I don't want her to blame any future episode on the fertiliser)
It is looking as if I will have to now pay someone to roll/ weedkill etc, whilst there are 5 acres or so they are split into 6 smallish paddocks, so it would be quite time consuming for someone to do - and costly.
Thinking of just strimming docks, digging any ragwort, maybe spot kill some weeds with domestic weedkiller, and overseeding with meadow grass mix when necessary.
So. how do you look after your fields?
It was too wet last year to roll the fields - this year the roller I used to borrow has been sold.....
There are new rules in place for the sale of "strong" weedkillers this year.....
My pony is a very good doer and is kept barefoot, so fertiliser isn't good for her, however the lady who owns the horse she is turned out with wants the fields fertilised. ( I told her I would pay if she sourced the fertiliser and helped put it down - her horse has had colic recently so I don't want her to blame any future episode on the fertiliser)
It is looking as if I will have to now pay someone to roll/ weedkill etc, whilst there are 5 acres or so they are split into 6 smallish paddocks, so it would be quite time consuming for someone to do - and costly.
Thinking of just strimming docks, digging any ragwort, maybe spot kill some weeds with domestic weedkiller, and overseeding with meadow grass mix when necessary.
So. how do you look after your fields?