I have a couple acre area like that. Clay, all the topsoil removed. It was like a concrete parking lot.
I removed a hedgerow on the prevailing wind side, so it would see
my big winds always.
Wild seed blown in, I watched what eventually tried to grow...sparsely.
Some who knows what it is weeds...and wild clover.
So I seeded it with clover whenever it was wet for a few years.
(seeding consisting of walking around the couple acres throwing seed around whenever I remembered to buy a bag)
Clover got established. mowed it when it got tall.
Clover improved the soil and now grass is out there too.
Grass finally got going good and is now muscling the clover.(never used any grass seed, wind brought it in)
When it was really barren, I used to drag an old horse drawn spike tooth harrow around to scratch it so the water and wild seed could get in..and not just run over the top.
Other than that...didn't add or do anything. That clover is tough stuff.
Opinion, I like a mowed clover field/lawn. Some don't like clover in the grass. your call
Edit: Like to add that I'm not a farmer. Didn't know at the time that clover puts nitrogen back in. (I do now from this and other sites.)
I just watched what mother nature was trying to do and then just added to it.
This post was edited by NoNewParts at 15:39:16 12/14/14 2 times.
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