The areas close to (within 50 metres) the poultry house
suffer heavy wear, and will need to be repaired from
time to time. The ground may well need cultivating, prior
to re-seeding, in order to improve soil structure. Grass
does not flourish unless the soil conditions are correct.
It may be necessary to plough areas of ground, allowing
exposure to frost and rain, during the winter period, in
order to repair soil structure. Reseeding would then be
during the early spring.
If reseeding can be carried out during early autumn,
this is generally preferable to spring planting. Autumn
sowing usually enables the plant population to become
much better established, with deeper root growth,
before the dry periods that often occur during late
spring and summer.