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<blockquote data-quote="LisaW" data-source="post: 41793" data-attributes="member: 576"><p>I've limed two fields. We plowed, tilled and re-shaped so the water would drain away and not settle. The grass grew okay, not that great. But the real test will be after this winter and into next spring. It could just be that I let the animals into the field too soon and didn't get to see the fullness of the grass. We'll see. Those two fields are about an acre each. The winter pasture is about 2 acres, will be split in half and rotated between the two for as long as possible - mud control. The other two pastures are between 1 1/2 and 3 acres. I know it doesn't add up to 18 acres. The way it's set up - between the roads, the creek and the woods - that's where we are. We've got 18 usable acres and only a part of it being used. I guess my math was wrong earlier - we've got 10 left to get ready, not 8. </p><p></p><p>At any rate, I'll look into lime again. The two back fields we've done very well with just clipping and not letting them graze below 3 inches (well, I try). My husband lets them graze their favorite stuff down to the mud then pulls them out. I'm suprised any of it grows back at all. We've had to re-shape those pastures too. At one point there was a large pond that someone backfilled. We re-dug it and it's dried up more than we could imagine. But with all that soil disturbance, we've gotten a lot of weeds - which we've clipped and seem to have done well in that way.</p><p></p><p>When it stops raining I'll see about a soil test with the co-op and see what the extention office and the co-op recommend. If I can't afford lime - any other suggestions? The two smaller fields I hand spread the lime and seed. I'm not going to do that again. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> I did notice that the lime helped keep away the swamp grass - stuff people pay to buy and put into their little pond/gardens. *rolleyes* </p><p></p><p>Thanks again. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LisaW, post: 41793, member: 576"] I've limed two fields. We plowed, tilled and re-shaped so the water would drain away and not settle. The grass grew okay, not that great. But the real test will be after this winter and into next spring. It could just be that I let the animals into the field too soon and didn't get to see the fullness of the grass. We'll see. Those two fields are about an acre each. The winter pasture is about 2 acres, will be split in half and rotated between the two for as long as possible - mud control. The other two pastures are between 1 1/2 and 3 acres. I know it doesn't add up to 18 acres. The way it's set up - between the roads, the creek and the woods - that's where we are. We've got 18 usable acres and only a part of it being used. I guess my math was wrong earlier - we've got 10 left to get ready, not 8. At any rate, I'll look into lime again. The two back fields we've done very well with just clipping and not letting them graze below 3 inches (well, I try). My husband lets them graze their favorite stuff down to the mud then pulls them out. I'm suprised any of it grows back at all. We've had to re-shape those pastures too. At one point there was a large pond that someone backfilled. We re-dug it and it's dried up more than we could imagine. But with all that soil disturbance, we've gotten a lot of weeds - which we've clipped and seem to have done well in that way. When it stops raining I'll see about a soil test with the co-op and see what the extention office and the co-op recommend. If I can't afford lime - any other suggestions? The two smaller fields I hand spread the lime and seed. I'm not going to do that again. ;) I did notice that the lime helped keep away the swamp grass - stuff people pay to buy and put into their little pond/gardens. *rolleyes* Thanks again. :) [/QUOTE]
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