SD51555
5 year old buck +
I haven't seen any clover that can match balansa for edible tonnage over the summer. It was hitting over 5' tall where it had support in the my road plot. I'd say 36" is average on its own. For us summer forage is about as useful as turd flavored jelly beans, but the biomass is very good for the soil. Mine has gotten to the point that it reseeds if left to dry off into early August. The one hard part is, once it's there, it seems to get dense quick, so drilling into it and getting something up through might be hard. Broadcasting in sure didn't work for me.I was just looking at my seeds.....and at the Welters site. Was thinking I may do some Fixation Balansa Clover instead of more YSC. Also considering Frosty Berseem.....but I may have enough going on now. I have not seen any trace of the YSC and do not have any left over seed. I have heard good stuff about the Fixation Balansa. What say you?
Also want to add some (3#/a) chicory, (5#/a) medium red, (2#/A) Alice white with my (112#/a) cereal rye in Sept. I feel I'm keeping my seed bank full of the good stuff.
I'd still try one more pound of YSC in your poorest spots. But I'd broadcast it. The place where sweet clover does the best is in a compacted gravel shoulder of a paved road. I have to think it'll go at your place. The link is right here. It's calling out to you, "Foggy, give me one more chance. I'm just a little one pound bag but I could change everything in those tough to grow spots."
Sweet Clover (Yellow Blossom) - OMRI Inoculated
Sweet clovers warm weather biomass production is only rivaled by alfalfa of all forage legumes. With careful management, sweet clover provides an excellent forage for livestock. Sweet clovers first year of biomass reaches 18-24" tall but provides forage of equivalent quality and palatability as...
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Might as well get a ten pound bag of flax if you're ordering YSC.
Flax (Brown)
Flax can be utilized in many small grain and corn rotations as a potential cover crop or fiber/oil crop. Compared to other common crops, overall nutrient demand is lower and very little nitrogen is needed. Vegetative growth normally requires 50 days before flowering occurs but after this...
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