Hey Guys, I have a Land Pride 606nt that I bought a couple months ago and am itching to use. I bought about 300 pounds of forage oats and I am going to try an experiment. I've mowed the pasture and the pasture is completely dormant. Saturday I'm going to drill in a few one acre or smaller plots at about 60 pounds per acre and see if they beat the grass to green up. I'm looking forward to turkey season and think that this might help. I'm located in SW missouri. Have any of you tried this or something similar?
Drilling early oats into dormant pasture
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SD51555
5 year old buck +
You're talking pasture-cropping. There's not a ton of research here on it, but there is where people have to figure this out.
Pasture Cropping—The Innovative No-kill, No-till System Developed by Australian Farmers - Regeneration International
Colin Seis and Neils Olsen are two Australian farmers that are pioneers of a cover cropping system called pasture cropping where the cash crop is planted into a perennial pasture instead of into bare soil. It not only is more cost efficient but it increases soil organic matter and soil fertility.
regenerationinternational.org
You're on the right track. Keep going.
Bassattackr
5 year old buck +
You're a touch early Matt. The risk is most oats are not especially cold tolerant compared to other cereal grains. They will get some serious frost damage if it stays below 20 degrees or so for any length of time, may even kill them. Especially being seedlings..
If the existing pasture is CSG (like living fescue), I'd be impressed if much of it makes it out of the ground. Between the cold growing temps and allelopathic quantities, they're going to have a rough time.
I hope you prove me wrong..
If the existing pasture is CSG (like living fescue), I'd be impressed if much of it makes it out of the ground. Between the cold growing temps and allelopathic quantities, they're going to have a rough time.
I hope you prove me wrong..
Thanks all. I drilled in 300 pounds yesterday in four different places little over an acre I. Each area. Sure like the drill heavy enough to cut right through the grass and a touch of frost. Seemed to be placing the seeds perfectly. I’ll share photos in a couple weeks
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thanks for the link!You're talking pasture-cropping. There's not a ton of research here on it, but there is where people have to figure this out.
Pasture Cropping—The Innovative No-kill, No-till System Developed by Australian Farmers - Regeneration International
Colin Seis and Neils Olsen are two Australian farmers that are pioneers of a cover cropping system called pasture cropping where the cash crop is planted into a perennial pasture instead of into bare soil. It not only is more cost efficient but it increases soil organic matter and soil fertility.
You're on the right track. Keep going.
bigboreblr
5 year old buck +
Frost seeding oats has been commonly done for hundreds of years.
I'd mark off what you did, then wait 2 or 3 weeks and seed some more next to it to compare.
Put any fertilizer in the ground when you seeded?
I'd mark off what you did, then wait 2 or 3 weeks and seed some more next to it to compare.
Put any fertilizer in the ground when you seeded?
Derek Reese 29
5 year old buck +
Do you have to drill the oats for the frost seeding to work? I don't have a drill but have broadcast rye in the fall with good success...
