( FOCUS ON FEEDING )


After a long, cold and wearing winter and with the New Year setting in, it will soon be the ideal time to give your paddock some TLC to maximise grass growth and provide grazing for as many months as possible.


Here we talk to Jonathan Cox of Suregrow fertiliser to find out what horse and pony should be doing and when in order


to maintain our paddocks. New Year, New Pasture


sustainable sources, sun dried sea salt and a natural source of Magnesium. This helps make sure your grass is of the best quality and gives it an extra boost.


Choose your grass seed carefully, a good paddock mixture should be hard wearing, quick to establish and contain the right blend for your paddock. Suregrow’s grass seed range consists of Paddock Grass Seed Mix, Fast Grass, Meadow and Laminitics Grass Mix.


It is important to over sow poached or damaged areas, as these can become invaded with weeds. The grass seed can be spread by hand or drill or by a fertiliser spreader. Horses and ponies are very choosey eaters and will not graze those areas where there are droppings. If possible, these should be removed on a daily or weekly basis.


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f horses and ponies have been out all winter the paddocks will be over grazed – poached.


Always in spring the grass will be in need of nutrients and a bit of maintenance work, this is normally carried out March / April when the land is drying out and warming up. The first thing to do is harrow; this will pull out dead grasses, spread muck not picked up through the winter and level hoof marks. If the ground is bad you could do this job twice but in different ways across the fields. Next is rolling, do not let it get too dry before doing this or it will be a waste of time. Fertilising with Suregrow Fertiliser is a vital


component to achieve a well-balanced paddock. It stimulates root development resulting in a denser sward which helps suppress weed growth. Suregrow fertiliser has been developed to be slow release and low in nitrogen avoiding lush high protein grass which can be harmful to horses and ponies.


Ensure your paddocks are not mineral deficient by using CSM. It is a blend of calcified seaweed CSM is created from


For more information or advice please contact Suregrow on 01423 223045 or visit www.suregrowuk.com


Making Grassland Management Easy


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www.suregrowuk.com 10 MARCH/APRIL 2019 For the latest news visitwww.centralhorsenews.co.uk


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