I’m in western KY and started a Ladino clover plot last fall that is about 1 acre, frost seeded more Ladino this past winter and have sprayed with Clethodim and 24db late spring and will spray Clethodim and 24DB again mid to late August to control weeds. Most afternoons there are 10 to 15 deer in it, sometimes more but overall the Ladino is doing pretty well considering the HEAVY pressure it gets but there are some bare spots.
My question is regarding overseeding the Ladino in September with Cereal Rye to take a little pressure off the clover and give the deer something tasty until spring greenup. My plan is to overseed (just broadcast) 200lbs of cereal rye into the standing Ladino mid September and then broadcast another 100lbs of cereal rye mid October. Is this a good plan and more importantly are the amounts of cereal rye I plan to broadcast about right? My long term goal for this plot is to get the healthiest stand of Ladino I can year after year but want to avoid doing anything that will stunt the Ladino. Thanks in advance!
My question is regarding overseeding the Ladino in September with Cereal Rye to take a little pressure off the clover and give the deer something tasty until spring greenup. My plan is to overseed (just broadcast) 200lbs of cereal rye into the standing Ladino mid September and then broadcast another 100lbs of cereal rye mid October. Is this a good plan and more importantly are the amounts of cereal rye I plan to broadcast about right? My long term goal for this plot is to get the healthiest stand of Ladino I can year after year but want to avoid doing anything that will stunt the Ladino. Thanks in advance!