Fall clover planting timing

[Derek Reese 29]

Couple questions. I have 2 plots with Whitetail Imperial. I over seeded some Ladino and fertilized. I've been controlling weeds with bushhogging all summer, but with all the rains some wild grasses are making a run at moving in. Would you try to mow or hit them with Clethodim and Butyrac 200. Just wasn't sure the impact those 2 poisons would have on seed that's just been spread. Thanks for the input.

i had read at one point that the new seedlings should have 3 leaves before you use Cleth, but I would say just mow it again? I'm usually on the side of less chems though

 

[Derek Reese 29]

Couple more weeks of growth and its still looking good! Gosh I really love that mammoth clover from Merit...it is huge!

 

[cjmt29]

i had read at one point that the new seedlings should have 3 leaves before you use Cleth, but I would say just mow it again? I'm usually on the side of less chems though

Thanks for the feedback. I just mowed them both yesterday afternoon. Out of curiosity, how many lbs per acre do you use on your clover plots and what is your process. They look great.

 

[Derek Reese 29]

Thanks for the feedback. I just mowed them both yesterday afternoon. Out of curiosity, how many lbs per acre do you use on your clover plots and what is your process. They look great.

I went a little nuts on this field, as I had no idea what the soil profile looked like....so I nuked the slightly more than half acre twice 2 weeks apart with 5 oz/gallon gly from an ATV mounted sprayer....then seeded 12 lbs mammoth red/12 lbs MRC/6lbs alsike clover along with 6 lbs of Merit's ultra max brassica blend and 50 lbs winter rye and 75 lbs of winter wheat....i know this is way overboard on amounts, but I had no clue what would and would not germinate....in hindsight..I dont even know if the winter wheat grew, as I just broadcast all of this...did the clover and brassica first then followed up 2 weeks later with the grains...it has been a really wet fall here in PA so I think that helped (almost 9" of rain in September alone).....this will be how I do the rest of the field in the coming years....I dont claim to be any kind of expert..but my plan going forward is to add some more clover in the spring (probably some ladino or some other strong perennial) then mow the grains in late spring