Northern Wi zone 3b so probably not helpful, but I’m planting the following mix in 4 acres - per acre. On Friday.
10# perennial clover(s)
2# Alfalfa
2# chicory
2# brassica(s)
50-70# WR/Oats (50/50)
Right or wrong, that’s how I’m going to try to establish my perennial plot for next year….and have attraction this fall.
Clover. I used to mix it with ladino clover and it did vary well. It is kind of like insurance for the clover. If you get a drought, chicory performs well compared to ladino. Plant them in the fall with a winter rye nurse crop. Chicory is a great companion crop for common clovers like ladino.I’m considering trying chickory for the first time this year.
What’s good to mix with it? Clover or oats? I’m in western Ky- is august/sept a good time to plant and can I expect growth for this season?
What are the other traits pluses and minuses
You're right on my timeline. My first frost is October 1st, and I'm putting everything in, in two weeks.I planted chicory last summer for the first time, nothing grew, because of the drought. I just finished planting chicory, red clover and Icicle peas in 2 plots, for a total of about an acre and a half, I will probably add winter rye to them in a few weeks. My average first frost is mid September.
I planted chicory last summer for the first time, nothing grew, because of the drought. I just finished planting chicory, red clover and Icicle peas in 2 plots, for a total of about an acre and a half, I will probably add winter rye to them in a few weeks. My average first frost is mid September.
That should be fantastic!! Hope you get decent moisture. Did you till?
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Agree 100%. We planted chicory with Ladino and Alice white clovers and it was a great addition for hot, dry summer weather. It makes a deep taproot, and is reported to be a good miner of soil minerals. Good mineral content ................ good antler growth.Clover. I used to mix it with ladino clover and it did vary well. It is kind of like insurance for the clover. If you get a drought, chicory performs well compared to ladino. Plant them in the fall with a winter rye nurse crop. Chicory is a great companion crop for common clovers like ladino.
Deer LOVE WW at our camp !!! They hit it first over WR, although we plant WR always. Too many good traits with WR to skip it (as long as seed is available).If all else fails I will plant WW