For the past few weeks on Morning Live, we’ve been encouraging the nation to get growing – whether you’ve got a sprawling ...

For the past few weeks on Morning Live, we’ve been encouraging the nation to get growing – whether you’ve got a sprawling ...

Planting ryegrass over an existing lawn is called overseeding and it takes some know-how to get good results. These 12 expert tips will ensure you enjoy a green lawn of annual ryegrass this winter. 1.

Once you've planted perennial ryegrass seed, you will need to water frequently , preferably to a depth of 6 to 12 inches for ...

“Ryegrass is such a massive plant that only the most serious chemistry will touch it. We can’t afford to risk it spreading to other areas of the farm,” he says.

A dormant ryegrass lawn is easy enough to maintain as long as you follow a few important dos and don'ts. Let's start with the don'ts. Firstly, don't subject the lawn to excessive traffic.

An annual ryegrass will typically only survive 12 months, it is very fast to establish and will be high yielding within that year, conversely a perennial ryegrass is slower to establish and has a more ...

The ryegrass variety is being trialled outdoors in Australia and if approved here it will allow scientists to test it in NZ outdoor conditions. The last time approval was given for the outdoor trial ...

Teagasc is strongly advising all cereal growers to walk crops now in order to identify problem weeds and plan future controls ...

All perennial rye grass-based grass reseeds must now incorporate at least 1.5 kg/ha of naked clover seed or at least 2.5 ...

Perennial ryegrass is often planted in locations in higher elevations with cooler summer weather. When temperatures reach the high 80s, ryegrass dies out leaving bare spots.

What’s at stake: The long-running research programme into genetically modified HME ryegrass is reaching a pivotal stage of animal feeding trials in New Zealand but critics say it won’t deliver the ...