How many pounds of brassica seed?

[swat1018]

I'm going broadcast into the brassica a mix of 5 lbs Medium Red and 2 lbs Ladino Clover and about 75 lbs /a of winter rye in early September.

I think I will need to do two passes as the rye and clover can't be blended into a mix very well. Next spring I am hoping the rye and clover will come back in spades.

This should give my brassica a running head start to outcompete the clover which wont get much sun. I think the rye will do fine....not sure about the clover with all the canopy I should have at that point.

I think this plan should work. I don't get back from AZ until mid May....so I gotta plan next year in fall.

Why wouldn't you just drill it using the big seed box for the rye and the clovers in the small? I drill into brassica all the time. It does very little damage.

 

[Foggy47]

Why wouldn't you just drill it using the big seed box for the rye and the clovers in the small? I drill into brassica all the time. It does very little damage.

I have not done this. Others have told me you would loose too much of your brassica crop. You have had good results?.....other's verify this?? I sure would rather do what you suggest.

I do what you suggest into my clover all the time....just never did this in brassica. In my clover....after a day or two....you'd never know I drilled through it.