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<blockquote data-quote="MikeC" data-source="post: 372871" data-attributes="member: 1604"><p>Soil compaction can be a pastures' worst enemy, depending on the type of soil. Water won't soak in, fertilizer and lime will wash away, and the grass just won't grow.</p><p></p><p>I have some pastures that require aerating and some that don't, all within a few miles of the other. Have one type of sandy soil that needs it every year, and another that hardly ever gets compacted. The common denominator on the ones that do need aerating frequently are the ones that have several cows walking around and packing the soil for me. :lol: The hayfields don't need it nearly as often.</p><p></p><p>Here's a pic of an aerator like the one my neighbor lets me use from time to time.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/MikeCallis/aerator.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MikeC, post: 372871, member: 1604"] Soil compaction can be a pastures' worst enemy, depending on the type of soil. Water won't soak in, fertilizer and lime will wash away, and the grass just won't grow. I have some pastures that require aerating and some that don't, all within a few miles of the other. Have one type of sandy soil that needs it every year, and another that hardly ever gets compacted. The common denominator on the ones that do need aerating frequently are the ones that have several cows walking around and packing the soil for me. :lol: The hayfields don't need it nearly as often. Here's a pic of an aerator like the one my neighbor lets me use from time to time. [img]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/MikeCallis/aerator.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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