Over the summer plantain was discussed a bit. I have it growing naturally in my home food plot I also have broadcasted it at camp in the parking lot, lawn, and trail areas.
I have broadcasted both common (round leaved) and English (long leaf) plantain. It's one of those crops where you need some frost activity to perk interest into it. It does get eaten some before frost, but at y house gets hammered after a few frosts. Positive, it's tough to kill. Negative, its tough to kill. Acts alot like clover when sprayed with gly. Stunts it good to allow other plants to start growing. I sprayed everything dead over labor day. The plantain was getting a bit too thick.
Plantain is a low-growing forb that, like chicory, is high in minerals. It also contains a natural antibiotic compound that helps reduce infections and also modifies rumen fermentation to improve animal performance, similar to an ionophore like Rumensin. It grows very well on compacted soils and...
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Frost seeding works, but germination isn't as good as tillage if your establishing. If I was really worried about drought, frost seeding, then light gly and light discing some cereal grains in mixed in with clover, then cultipacked would be a good way to go.
Oats and broadcating. Think I 've had luck on my side. Good wet springs, residual thatch, and rolled in good. Did that with plenty of ATV passes with a tire drag. A wet spring and sandy soil thats easy to get roots into could be the trick. Males root depth before it needs it mositure wise.