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Reseeding the Meadow in 2006
First flail cut with AGIP Tierre 250
Flail cut and collect - Wessex HTC18
Emptying cuttings onto patch of thistles
Cuttings left to rot down on thistle patch
Close cut reveals some bare soil
Rotavating with Greenland 400-70-1 power harrow (the KRM seed drill was not used)
Charles Flower examining the tilth
The seed mix bulked up three times with sawdust
Charles Flower & Tim Way calibrating the 8-ft BLEC Turfmaker seed drill
Tim Way using the 4-ft BLEC Cultipak seed drill
Seeded area rolled with 8-ft Cambridge roller
Henry and Tom who worked skilfully and tirelessly