Soil fertility is one of the most important factors in optimising crop yield and sustaining plant growth.
However, soil fertility can be altered and enhanced with both organic and synthetic fertilisers. While inorganic fertilisers appear to be a quick fix, organically correcting the fertility of your soil can help to create healthier, stronger plants.
Before racing ahead to plant your seeds, it is important to ensure that your soil is properly planned and prepared.
The first step to growing a flourishing and healthy garden is understanding your soil type. From there, you can decide which tools you will need to prepare your space and how you will use it.
Maintaining a lawn for the first time can be an overwhelming task. Attaining a green, neat and tidy lawn certainly takes commitment but with Grass Science Seeds on your side, there’s nothing to worry about!
We’re here to share all of our top tips and advice on keeping your lawn looking perfect!
Quality silage in the field is dependent on many factors, including the weather conditions, time of day, and height of the cut. Good dry matter and sufficient soluble carbohydrate content both contribute to good silage in the field, with the D-value and correct chop length also being important considerations.
There are many conditions which should be taken into consideration when looking for good silage; it’s important to cut the grass when it contains the highest nutrient levels.
Silage analysis can provide an idea of the contents of the silage, but it cannot present how the rumen will respond to the forage. This means that silage analysis cannot predict silage performance.
There are many factors which affect how silage will feed such as a high pH, high dry matter, good ME, digestibility, and protein. However, due to the high dry matter and pH, it’s likely that the silage will not be stable and could be predisposed to heating and mould. In cattle, these factors will reduce intakes and a mycotoxin binder may need to be fed.
