Throw and Mow chronicle

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Thought I would chronicle my throw and mow plot on virgin soil and bring you guys along on the ride. Everything mowed is now planted by throw and mow. I have three different mixtures of clover/rape/turnips/radishes. Wheat, winter rye, and oats are mixed in the entire plot.


I sprayed twice in July. Broadcasted the seed last Sunday, then mowed Sunday afternoon immediately after broadcasting. We got rain Thursday night. These photos are from this morning (Sunday; one week after broadcasting seed and 2.5days after rain).





As you can see; the seed that was under thatch is doing far better than the seed that was worked into the soil (small patch by the driveway that I raked in). This land has never seen a disc or plow. It's only been native pasture, so I'm curious to see how these plots turn out.

 

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Tuesday (5 days after rain, 9 days after broadcasting and mowing). It has been in the low 90's and windy the last couple of days. Deer and turkey have been in it a lot the last couple of days.
Here is the throw and mow with some cereal grains starting to emerge:


The seed in bare dirt still has not germinated yet!

 

[scott44]

Looks good! My observations with this method is your not going to see the results as quickly as tilled but you will have good results, be patient and good luck.

 

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My observations with this method is your not going to see the results as quickly as tilled but you will have good results, be patient and good luck.

That has been my experience also, but I had always tried this method on previously farmed ground. I thought it would be cool to document the "new" ground and results. One thing is for sure; the deer are liking it so far!

 

[tooln]

It will be interesting to see in a few weeks.

 

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It will be interesting to see in a few weeks.

I hope it looks great in two weeks, but I fear that it may be thin in spots.

 

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There is a chance of rain this weekend, I'm REALLY hoping we get a drink out of it. It has been windy and in the 90's all week, a huge test of these newly sprouted plants!