The Sweet Clover Thread

[Brian662]

 

[SD51555]

Does YBSC go dormant in the winter, or otherwise turn brown? One thing I like about my white clovers is their winter performance - they’re still green, the deer are hooving through the snow like fiends for it now.

I've not had YSC above ground in the winter. Whatever came up in the fall got buzzed to the dirt before the snow flew.

 

[matinc]

SD so ysc is very hard then? I can't wait to plant it 6 months

 

[SD51555]

SD so ysc is very hard then? I can't wait to plant it 6 months

I would say so, yes.


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[SD51555]

First look at 2025. After the 15 bushel oats blunder, it’s gonna be interesting to see what happens out here. I did spread some spring trit and white sweet clover, collards, and flax. I also blew on the normal mix last fall, but no idea if that survived the choking rate of oats.

Little clover punching thru. Not sure which one yet.

Slap your seed lady if she sold u hairy vetch.

Mega duff.

I had grass showing last year two, but it got dwarfed by the clovers. Little concerned about it this year.

Some sweet clover already showing. I’m guessing this is yellow.

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[SD51555]

Season 3 is well underway.

Good spots show lots of alfalfa, sweet clover, red clover, chicory, plantain.

Plantain

Hairy vetch getting a nibble.

A little winter trit looks like it made it.

I have no idea what this grass is. Could be brome, could be quack. May have to restart in 2026 if I get a bad fall crop after throw and roll.

Sweet clover nibble.

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[matinc]

SD curious if any balsana clover was in this mixture. It looks amazing. Can't wait to try this very mixture in 11 weeks

 

[SD51555]

SD curious if any balsana clover was in this mixture. It looks amazing. Can't wait to try this very mixture in 11 weeks

It was in the mix I blew on last fall. I also have a mountain of volunteer balansa seed out there from last year's crop. I won't know if it made it until this stuff starts blooming.

 

[SD51555]

Things are looking hairy out there right now, but they always do going into the end of June and then through July. This is the plot that tested high calcium, sulfur, and 5.5 OM. I just got 2.5" of rain in a week, and that fell on 4" of heavy duff under all the live vegetation. I'm expecting a bumper crop of something. This year, I'm gonna throw and roll winter trit and the clovers cocktail. I'm also going to try a big seeded legume like beans or winter peas if I can remember to get them when I hit the seed dealer next month.




The hairy vetch reign of terror continues.



I got some patches of winter rye apparently. I hadn't planted winter rye since the fall of 2023.



I think I've identified my new grass as Timothy. Supposedly makes superior hay, but we ain't feeding hay creatures. It's not a total takeover yet, but I'm guessing I may have to Imox this plot in the spring. Ain't too bummed by it. Last time it got chemical or iron was the summer of 2022.

 

[matinc]

SD 5.5 OM. That's outstanding and it's still climbing with the 4 inches of duff. Have you pulled up any root mass to see if your field is crawling with earthworms?

 

[SD51555]

SD 5.5 OM. That's outstanding and it's still climbing with the 4 inches of duff. Have you pulled up any root mass to see if your field is crawling with earthworms?

When I pulled soil cores, there was a worm in every one.

Ok, maybe most of them.