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Yesterday I decided to spray the moss which was growing on the beds in the swede field with iron sulphate. Iron sulphate is a blue fine powder which is usually spread on grass to kill moss, although it is highly soluble in water also. I checked the bag and it recommended applying 20kg per 600 […]

On the 8th of March I placed some swede seeds I had onto wet tissue paper and placed them inside the house, which is a constant 20 – 21 degrees centigrade. This was to check if the seeds would germinate when they were sown into the soil in a months time. I have been checking

It has now been 9 weeks since the weeds growing on the tilled beds were sprayed with glyphosate. It is getting closer to the time when I will sow the beds with swedes. I am currently checking that my machinery is in good condition and that my swede seeds will germinate if sown correctly. I

In roughly 4 to 6 weeks I should be sowing my swede seeds. Before that, I want to check the viability of the seeds before I sow them in the soil. It is easier to check if the seeds will germinate before sowing the full field. I had a bad experience one year when I

This is the 8th week since the weeds were sprayed with glyphosate. If the soil was dry enough and it was a month later in the year, I could sow swedes on these beds. I will keep an eye on them each week now to see if the weeds stay away until it is the

I took more photos of the swede field beds today. This is week 7 since they were sprayed with glyphosate. The temperatures are starting to get higher during the day now, we had a few sunny days this week with temperatures around 10 or 12 degrees centigrade. I have noticed the grass in the fields

It has just passed 6 weeks since I sprayed the beds in the swede field for weeds using glyphosate and they are looking good. Another good job taking place is clearing back the whin bushes (Gorse) which were growing out into the field. My uncle used the Massey Ferguson 50B digger to clear them back,

On the 12th of January this year – just over 3 weeks ago- I sprayed the field I will be sowing swedes in with glyphosate. The temperature that day was around 5 degrees centigrade and it was dry and calm. I was glad to get the spray on because the weeds were beginning to get

Earlier this year I had sown swedes into this field but after the crop failed for various reasons, I rubbed them out and have left it tilled in beds for next year. I will spray the weeds with herbicide and sow it again in better conditions in spring 2024. Initially, I drilled the field using