lizziebell
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Out of interest who still chain harrows in the autumn/ winter as a method of management instead of poo-picking? Do you find this causes any damage to the fields?
Harrowing in Autumn/ Winter
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Faithkat
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It won't do anything for worm management as you need hot dry weather to kill the larvae. From what I have read, vets do not think harrowing is an effective method of worm control at all in this country as it is too wet and not nearly hot enough.
lizziebell
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It won't do anything for worm management as you need hot dry weather to kill the larvae. From what I have read, vets do not think harrowing is an effective method of worm control at all in this country as it is too wet and not nearly hot enough.
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I am aware of this, which is kind of why I am asking if people still harrow in the Autumn/ Winter instead of poo-picking. Not really from a worm control point of view, but from the management of poo in general.
It won't do anything for worm management as you need hot dry weather to kill the larvae. From what I have read, vets do not think harrowing is an effective method of worm control at all in this country as it is too wet and not nearly hot enough.
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I am aware of this, which is kind of why I am asking if people still harrow in the Autumn/ Winter instead of poo-picking. Not really from a worm control point of view, but from the management of poo in general.
Lill
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Am poo picking at the moment, but it will probably just be left after a bit as after it gets muddy (read swamp like) it becomes impossible to hump a barrow around in it!
CBFan
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I understand the cold actually kills the larvae too! so exposing them by harrowing isn't such a bad plan... it just might make a bit of a mess of your paddock.
we don't harrow generally but we have a big poo sweaper on the back of a tractor but because the fields are so wet it hasn't been out for a few weeks... If we get a bit of a dry spell I'm sure it will go back out again..
we don't harrow generally but we have a big poo sweaper on the back of a tractor but because the fields are so wet it hasn't been out for a few weeks... If we get a bit of a dry spell I'm sure it will go back out again..
trick123
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I've harrowed my fields, because it takes out dead grass and spreads the poo, and they look so much better, they've greened up. In fact I put 'Sure grow' on one paddock just to see what the result was, much better I must say.
Lollii
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We harrow in the summer/autumn but as soon as it gets to wet we stop as we can't drive through the gate ways because of the mud!
suzysparkle
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Harrow all year round. Obviously can't do it when it's really wet!! I accept the fields will look trashed in Winter.