Newbie Land Tour

[BenA]

I've had grains shade out clover if the grains are planted too heavy. But, I'm a big believer in planting clovers extra heavy if you're wanting to insure a good carpet of clover.

 

[Kdog]

I do not know where you are located, but here is the per acre mix I will be putting out this fall. Keep in mind that I am in central GA, so temps are higher and last longer, so my planting will be mid October. As David H recommended, I will most likely add a couple #'s of turnips and/or daikon radish since this used to be a horse pasture.

75# Wrens Abruzzi Rye
10# Durana
5# Medium Red
5# Chicory

 

[Newbie]

Just got my second spray in. Hit the field with gly, 2,4d and sedge hammer this past weekend. As you can see some misses in the first spray 3 weeks ago and some areas with some broadleaf & sedge that needed to be set back. If all goes to plan, will throw/mow/roll around first of August which puts me about 75 days to first frost. Got a clover mix (alsike, med red, crusade white, balansa, ysc, persist red), forb feast chicory, 2bu/acre winter rye, 1bu/acre buckwheat, and a brassica mix. (Threw buckwheat into the mix because I thought I may seed early and thought it might benefit with some shade and browse tolerance during summer but timeline got pushed back. Might throw it just to see what happens may cut it out to not outcompete).

You can see where I was planting spruce screen on the left & left a soft edge along right where it meets the woods (also where I have planted 12 apple varieties & plan to add another 8-10 fruit trees next year).

Decent soil exposure under that standing dead vegetation. Will prob mow 2x to break up the dead thatch after broadcast seeding. Thin line of native grasses along border just to help prevent drift to getting to recently planted trees.

I’m hopeful I end up with a decent field of forage capable of getting some deer onto my property this fall.

Edit: happy to get any feedback from you all if I should alter the plan if necessary