Rhianathus Minor- Yellow Rattle experiences
Rhianathus Minor- Yellow Rattle experiences
General post from Fiona
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Last Autumn I cut a small area of a much larger meadow and sowed the area with Yellow Rattle as an experiment. I wanted to find out how effectively Yellow Rattle could reduce the vigorous grasses in order to encourage wild flower growth rather than having to resort to removing the topsoil. Over the winter, new grass has grown on my little patch and it is noticeably less vigorous - but I didn't associate the growth with the yellow rattle I thought it was part of the normal process as the ground had been left quite bare. Today however I have noticed that the grasses on the area outwith that which I had cut has also reduced in vigour. There are no obvious signs that the rattle has germinated - no seed leaves are visible - would it be normal to see such an effect before the seed leaves appear?
Posted: Monday 14th of March 2016 05:06 PM