JRSutton said: (quoted from post at 15:54:26 09/30/14) Can't even have this discussion unless you do a
real soil analysis.
Small money for what it'll give you.
Take several samples, send them in, you'll get
a breakdown of exactly what your soil is, and
what it wants.
Most likely scenario is you're ph is low and
(if you're fertilizing) it's not doing much
good - with low ph, your nitrogen is being
wasted.
You HAVE to have the right ph balance before
anything else, and it can take 6 months for
liming it to bring the ph up, so definitely do
it soon.
Once the ph is brought into range, you want to
add fertilizer according to the analysis
results.
Having fertile ground will make your field
explode, no matter what's in there - even weeds
:)
Adding seed at this point without verifying the
ground CAN support healthy grass is a mistake.
Not saying it doesn't need seed - just that
acid level and fertility is what makes a hay field
produce.
If the field is all timothy - that DOES need to
be reseeded every 3 years or so. But even so
- even if you really do need new seed, you'd
still need the proper ph and fertilizer levels.
My soil samples have already been done and needs addressed. The grass choices are what I got from Ag extension from the university of TN. That's why I wanted to know which one of those produces the most tonnage between Timothy, Fescue, and Orchard grass.
This post was edited by Jason S. at 08:44:32 09/30/14.
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