Why closing the gap is important
A patchy horse pasture not only looks ugly and offers horses less food, it also harbors dangers. In this way, no gap in nature remains naked for long. The so-called weeds react the fastest. Above all, the spread of clover prevents high-quality and horse-friendly pasture. But plants that are poisonous for horses can also settle in vacant spaces.
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The ideal time for reseeding
Re-sowing a horse pasture is time-consuming and costly. In addition, the pasture cannot be used for a long time afterwards. Her care therefore must not be neglected. Overseeding is a good alternative here. Small areas can even be re-sown by hand without expensive machines. But even after that, the pasture needs a period of protection. For this reason, too, it is advisable to act in this regard in spring or autumn.
Seed mixture with horse-friendly plants
Step resistance and weather resistance are not the selection criteria that are important for a horse pasture. Because such grasses are rich in protein and sugar and less suitable for horses. Mainly access so-called. low-fructan (low-sugar) grass varieties back. However, since these germinate more slowly, you should add around 10% fast-growing ryegrass, meadow panicle or timothy grass. They prevent unwanted plants from spreading in the meantime.
Herbs such as bedstraw, small meadow button, fennel, parsley, ribwort, chicory, Marigold or yarrow are suitable for a horse pasture.
Tips
Special seed mixtures for horse pastures are available from specialist dealers. If you want to mix yourself, you should use at least five, even better ten types of grass.
Required amount of seed
For your calculation you can assume the following quantities for manual sowing:
- on average 50-60 grams of seeds per 10 square meters
- heavily used areas also significantly more
- machine sowing gets by with a little less seeds
This is how reseeding takes place
It makes sense to do an accurate one in the spring Soil analysis to have carried out. This way you know exactly whether you are going to the horse pasture before reseeding fertilize and possibly even lime have to.
Mix the seeds generously with sand or soil. In this way, the individual grains do not stick together and can be sowed more evenly. You are then better protected from bad weather and pecking birds.
Sow the seeds generously all over the pasture. Heavily stressed areas are sown more densely. For optimal germination, the soil should be moist and the temperature should be at least. 10 ° C.
