Posted by dave2 on April 26, 2011 at 12:30:20 from (139.139.35.70):
Hey folks, just picked up a piece of pasture that is about 1/4 acre (pretty good find for this area) that is a small orchard. At the moment it has some grass that is supplemented by nettle, briars, a few berries, and some other junk. Soil is pretty much composted fruit/leaves/twigs and branches from at least 20 years of neglect. Only interesting because it joins another pasture and the trees are more dense for bad weather protection. Horses will eat the nettle and other junk after it is cut and lays a day or so. leaving the briars. Idea is to let them clean it off (went over it with a scythe today and will fence it tomorrow) then chain harrow it and let it rest until we get some rain to start it growing again.
Wanted to scatter some seed before (between) harrowing, but there won't be any sun on it. Think stuff will still grow, or should what is there spread itself back out as I keep the briars/nettle/junk cut/ate back?
Nettle isn't such a bad thing as it is a good herb for the horses to eat and tastes better than spinache if you get it at the right stage and prepare it, but would like the place to have more grass to suck up moisture when it decides to rain.
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