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.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.
SD so ysc is very hard then? I can't wait to plant it 6 months
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.SD curious if any balsana clover was in this mixture. It looks amazing. Can't wait to try this very mixture in 11 weeks
When I pulled soil cores, there was a worm in every one.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?
It’s a biannual. Doesn’t really pop till year twoSomething to throw onto the pile here -
I did more than the usual amount of frostseeding this past March. Amongst the seeds that have come up nicely are Boston Plantain, Endure Chicory, and clovers - medium red, alice white, balansa, and alsike.
But I can't find me a yellow blossom sweetclover anywhere. They just never showed up. Perhaps YBSC is a bit like alfalfa in that regard, it may not frostseed well.
It’s a biannual. Doesn’t really pop till year two
No, I'd still put them in. The plot won't ever look as good as it does the year after it's planted. I've been trying to stave off evolution in this for the longest time, and I think with extremely low inputs of any kind, it will eventually creep back to what it was, and I'll have to intervene to start it over or set it back.SD based on your observations on ysc and balsana would you change either of these seeds in the blend?
When seeded late summer/early fall, you'll see it. It doesn't poke out and stop like perennial clovers. It can put on a foot or two in the planting year. I have no idea about frost seeding though.Something to throw onto the pile here -
I did more than the usual amount of frostseeding this past March. Amongst the seeds that have come up nicely are Boston Plantain, Endure Chicory, and clovers - medium red, alice white, balansa, and alsike.
But I can't find me a yellow blossom sweetclover anywhere. They just never showed up. Perhaps YBSC is a bit like alfalfa in that regard, it may not frostseed well.