Pasture upgrading is in full swing!
We finally received our soil sample test results back -- the pH, Phospohorus, and Potash (potassium) are at perfect levels. Hooray! That means we don't need to add lime to adjust the pH. They do recommend adding 50 lbs of Nitrogen per acre. The don't test for Nitrogen but they say that for grazing pasture they always recommend adding Nitrogen.
So, we have the Nitrogen, the Pensacola Bahia grass seed, the seed spreader/aerator, the herbicide and backpack sprayer. We're good to go.
Betsy, Dancer, and Shellie were moved about 5 days ago to Pasture 4 with Jedi, Ufir, and Molly. Molly was thrilled to see her younger lady friends and ran around with them until everyone settled down. Molly has buddied up with Betsy and they all seem very content with the new herd arrangements.
Pokey & Tav were added to Magic's pasture and all went smoothly. We've added corral panels outside this pasture so that the slow eaters (Tav and Pokey) can take their time eating without having to put them in the pasture while its growing.
Now we have two empty pastures on the 'barn side' ready for aerating, fertilizing, and seeding! We'll let them grow for (ideally) 60 days before switching up the herds again.
Pokey and Betsy will no longer be "stall horses" - they are both going to enjoy the luxury of 24 hour pasture!
Shellie and JW will remain in the stalls with pals Satin and Dancer until further notice.
I am typing this update while in my Epidemiological Methods class... so I'm going to cut this short!
See you at the barn!
Kathy
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