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Planting a Pasture

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RHKirk

01-12-2004 06:14:07

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I've got about 5-6 of field that I want to turn into pasture/meadow. It was farmed until about 5 years aga and I cut it about once a year. I just want to plant something that I can cut about once a month that will look good. Should I just disk it and spread some seed? On a side note I am not real familar on impliments. Is there a difference in a disk and a disk harrow? Thanks for the help.

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haas

01-15-2004 10:13:04

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Re: Planting a Pasture in reply to RHKirk, 01-12-2004 06:14:07

Contact your county extension agent for recommendations. Depends on where you are, but where I am, first you would use a chemical to kill the old vegetation and grass, and then you would fertilize and drill seed with a sod (no till) drill. The local Co-op, fertilizer dealer and some of the farm equipment will rent a sod drill. The ones around here are 9 ft and take a 50 HP tractor to pull. Rental of the Sod drills is reasonable, as the dealers mostly do it to sell seed and fertilizer.

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bob manning

01-12-2004 13:47:00

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Re: Planting a Pasture in reply to RHKirk, 01-12-2004 06:14:07

You may want to contact your state department of wildlife conservation. I have some acreage that I wanted to put into habitat cover. They came out and evaluated my fields. They will be bringing out the spray cart and the weed killer in the spring. In addition, they will bring a drill so that we can put out clover, alfalfa, native grasses or whatever I choose. They provide the equipment, the seed and the fertilizer. There is no cost to me although I have to do all of the work. You may want to check this out in your state. There are no strings attached according to my conservation officer.

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paul

01-12-2004 12:43:39

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Re: Planting a Pasture in reply to RHKirk, 01-12-2004 06:14:07

For a pasture, you would want to select a good mix of grasses & legumes for your location & your livestock.

Sounds like this is just a grassy area tho? To change species, you will need to kill off the old grasses before seeding in the new - or you will end up with 90% old & 10% mew grasses with just a disking. (That can be a great way to rehab an old medow into a pasture, but not what you want it seems?)

Can't be more specific unless you tell us what you want & what climate you are in. What works in Minnesota won't in Ohio or Georgia or Arizona.... This web site has some good ideas for hay making & pasture making, check around might help:>Link

Disk-harrow>Link is a fancy name for a plain old disk. Must be a regional thing, as we don't use the disk-harrow term 'here' where I live.

--->Paul

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John51

01-12-2004 10:38:49

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Re: Planting a Pasture in reply to RHKirk, 01-12-2004 06:14:07

A disk and a disk harrow are the same thing. I'm guessing you can't just disk it and reseed. You'll end up with a rougher pasture and the same species you already have. You will either have to plow it or use something like Roundup if you want to introduce new grasses. If you're satisfied with your current grass mowing it more often will eventually get rid of some of the weeds. It's all a question of how much effort you want to put into changing it.

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Fern(Mi)

01-12-2004 10:05:49

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Re: Planting a Pasture in reply to RHKirk, 01-12-2004 06:14:07

I don't know where you're at. Which may make a difference. You could just keep mowing it. Doing this will keep the weeds down so the grass may fill itself in.
All the years I have been on thefarm, I can't tell ya the diference between these things. For all I know it may only be a regional thing.
Here's to our waiting together for an answer to that machine name and continued purpose educations. Have fun.
Fern

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