Posted by formenwhogrow on January 21, 2014 at 08:50:50 from (206.180.109.86):
In Reply to: planting alfalfa? posted by mmidlam on January 20, 2014 at 16:04:21:
As always, there is more than 1 way to skin a cat. First things first - DON'T buy cheap seed. Ok, now that's out of the way, assuming the soil nutrients are up to snuff and the ph is good (if there is good bit of clover, it probably is at least close), I will give you 2 options of what I have done (successfully) in similar situations: 1. Plow it up, plant oats @ 2 bu/acre and sew the alfalfa (at recommended rate) in with it. Fertilize w/ 10-20-20 @ planting. 2. Frost seed in early March if the conditions allow. Frost seed w/ a broadcast seeder and increase the seed rate slightly. Frost seeding will only work if there is a good bit of open ground so the freeze/thaw action will suck the seeds into the ground. Frost seeding sod takes some planning ahead. The ground should have been lightly disked in the fall to get a good catch frost seeding. If you know somebody with a good no-till drill, they can be no tilled into a burned (round-up) down field. I have seen it work.
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