bornagain62511
5 year old buck +
I was wondering if anyone has used a no till drill to seed brassicas in a hay or clover field after the 2nd crop of hay was harvested, or the clover was mowed short in mid summer? If so how did it work? We have some alfalfa, alfalfa perennial ryegrass mix, and clover fields. We cut 2 crops of hay off them each year. The second crop is usually cut mid July and I was thinking of no till drilling brassicas into these fields at that time. This past summer we had probably the worst drought in the past 100 years here in Wisconsin driftless area and I broadcasted Winfred forage brassica and purple top turnips in these fields after 2nd crop was harvested. We got a rare half inch rain the next day and the brassicas were germinated all over 2 or 3 days later I saw little green brassica plants popping up. Then we didn't get rain for another 3 weeks and all the brassicas died except in one small area that is low and stays more moist than anywhere else in these 6 acres that I broadcasted the brassicas in. Considering how extremely dry it was, they grew pretty well and added some extra forage to that corner of the field. I would think in a normal year with more moisture and no till drilling the seed instead of broadcasting, it might work pretty good. Anyone who's done this I'd like to hear how much growth did you get on the brassicas compared to either tilling or killing everything with gly before planting. The plan would be to leave the hay untouched so it grows back after 2nd crop and allow the brassicas to grow up with it. thanks