{"id":2883,"date":"2013-06-08T18:58:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/?p=2883"},"modified":"2013-06-10T20:12:55","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T12:12:55","slug":"finishing-the-oats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/08\/finishing-the-oats\/","title":{"rendered":"Finishing the Oats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first job on the third and final day of oat planting 2013 was <a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/06\/rock-picking-2013\/\">picking up all the rocks<\/a> brought up by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/07\/harrowing\/\">harrowing<\/a>. \u00a0We filled another 2 tractor buckets. \u00a0The next job was rolling in the seed. \u00a0As well as liking to be sown to 50mm, the oats germinate better if there is good contact with the soil.<\/p>\n<h2>Rolling<\/h2>\n<p>Last year we bought a segmented <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roller_(agricultural_tool)\" target=\"_blank\">Cambridge Roller<\/a> to give the oats their best chance with our low tech approach. \u00a0It is made up of a\u00a0series of individual cast rings on a single axle which means you can drive round without banking up dirt on the corners.\u00a0 The roller has prongs, which push the seeds deeper for better\u00a0seed contact and earlier germination, and ribs that\u00a0groove the final surface to reduce scouring from rain and increase moisture retention. \u00a0 \u00a0It is almost 3m wide, so it only takes about 45 minutes to do the whole paddock.<\/p>\n<h2>Fertilising<\/h2>\n<p>The final job was fertilising. \u00a0We have been using a range of natural fertilisers from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ecogrowth.com.au\/Product.html\" target=\"_blank\">Eco-growth<\/a> who\u00a0specialise in manufacturing natural, organic and gentle granular and Liquid Fertilisers. \u00a0 We used a controlled release Eco-Prime\u00a0fertiliser, combining volcanic minerals, citrate soluble soft-rock phosphate, beneficial biology including mycorrhizal fungi\u00a0and seaweed. \u00a0There is a fascinating article in a recent<a href=\"http:\/\/www.farmweekly.com.au\/news\/agriculture\/cropping\/general-news\/plant-telepathy-breakthrough\/2658462.aspx?storypage=0\" target=\"_blank\"> Farm Weekly about plants communicating through the mycorrhizal fungi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Rain<\/h2>\n<p>Two hours after spreading the fertiliser we got 15mm of rain. 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