Ensuring success with overseeding this autumn

As part of Farmers Guardian’s series of how-to guides, we look at how overseeding can improve swards which have suffered from drought this summer.

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Overseeding into an existing sward can be a low-cost alternative to ploughed reseeding.
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Overseeding into an existing sward can be a low-cost alternative to ploughed reseeding.

Overseeding into an existing sward can be a low-cost alternative to ploughed reseeding, but without careful planning it can easily fail. Tim Martyn, national grassland consultant at agriculture consultant...

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