Don't know which grasses/legumes you are going to do? Experience has been you can do this in April/May with varying results. Weather needs to warm enough to start germination after it receives moisture. Have not heard of any seed protectants that would allow seed to be down weeks before warm weather. Old crop residue has to be managed so seedlings can receive direct sunlight. Emerging weeds are the biggest problem to establishing a seeding. Depending on the crop/weed combination you may not have any options for chemical weed control. If alfalfa is the planted crop, you could use roundup ready alfalfa to allow use of roundup for control of competing plants. This would add significant cost to putting in the stand. Seeded grasses do not have the roundup option but do allow options like Buctril to control broadleafs. The disadvantage of this is that Buctril will kill the alfalfa, clovers, and trefoils. There is also state environmental laws in regards to use. Also, most grasses seeded in the spring generally take the whole growing season to establish. Bottomline, there are risks in what you are doing but you can reasonably hopeful of success. I actually am doing something very similar this spring on 13 acres with alfalfa/timothy. Mowed last fall to get rid of tall weeds. So, I am going to put my money where my mouth is.
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