tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20335502.post3769811281967910414..comments2023-10-18T12:48:33.785+01:00Comments on The Fordhall Initiative Diary: Farm for the Future - Fordhall Farm on TV!Fordhall Community Land Initiativehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817136674284330275noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20335502.post-5974119593920926402009-04-22T14:22:00.000+01:002009-04-22T14:22:00.000+01:00Hi
Thank you for your enquiry about grasses at F...Hi <br /><br />Thank you for your enquiry about grasses at Fordhall.<br />Unfortunately, our grasses have been established over many years and so we<br />do not have a complete grass mix that we can recommend.<br /><br />We are having some surveys done at the moment, but in the meantime the<br />best I can do is to refer you to a document written by our late father<br />about his research. Follow the link below and then click on the link on<br />the right hand side of the web page.<br /><br />http://www.fordhallfarm.com/history.html<br /><br />What I would say, is that the mix of grasses will be your foundation but it will also be only half the work. The only way to build a good sward is through careful organic management over a number of years. Dad developed our system over 40 years ago and it was only just before he died that he felt he had reached a point he was happy with. It will be a long journey<br />and you will have to be patient with it, but if you watch what your<br />grasses are doing and pay attention to the health of your soil, I am sure you will be fine.<br /><br />Good Luck<br /><br />Charlotte<br /><br />p.s I would avoid ploughing wherever possible. Grass will germinate and spread under a thin mulch and it will break the ground up for you. Ploughing will only encourage more weeds.Fordhall Community Land Initiativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817136674284330275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20335502.post-6513980227471444312009-04-17T13:05:00.000+01:002009-04-17T13:05:00.000+01:00Hello,
I saw your farm on this lovely programme a...Hello,<br /><br />I saw your farm on this lovely programme a few weeks ago. I was just wondering whether you could give me any information on where to source the blends of grass seed? Could you tell me if the ground needs to be plowed before it is sown?<br /><br />Kind Regards,<br />Ciara LeeCiara Leenoreply@blogger.com