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snappie

05-10-2005 19:35:02




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when planting orchard grass for a new pasture or possible future hay field, how many pounds should be spread per acre? its a 5 acre field and while I know its not the best way to go, all I have to spread the seed is a 3pt hitch broad cast spreader. once when spreading clover seed with a hand BC spreader, I mixed saw dust with the seed to create more volume and it worked good. I was thinking of mixing the grass seed with saw dust in the 3 pt BC spreader. what do you think?

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RB/CT

05-11-2005 15:06:21




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 Re: orchard grass seed in reply to snappie, 05-10-2005 19:35:02  
Check out www.outsidepride.com, lots of good info and healthy seed for sale, although shipping as with anything is expensive. This year only put 20 pounds of Dutch White Clover in an area. Last year with excellent results, seeded Birdsfoot Trefoil, and some Medium Red Clover. Came up good this year.



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Bobg

05-11-2005 06:44:43




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 Re: orchard grass seed in reply to snappie, 05-10-2005 19:35:02  
Here's a link that you may want to check out, it has lots of good info.

http://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/forages/forageid.htm



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Larry in Pa.

05-11-2005 06:19:07




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 Re: orchard grass seed in reply to snappie, 05-10-2005 19:35:02  
Peen State recomends 10 lb. per acre seeding rate. If you are going to broadcast you may want to go a little heavier. As mentioned before, using half the rate and going over twice (in opposite directions) can help to get more even coverage. Lightly working into the soil or cultipacking insures good seed to soil contact. Good Luck.



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Jerry/MT

05-10-2005 21:22:03




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 Re: orchard grass seed in reply to snappie, 05-10-2005 19:35:02  
Most extention services will recommend you seed orchrd grass @ about 25 lbs per acre via drill. If you broadcast, double it. Then roll it. If you can't roll, than chain harrow it so that it gets covered lightly. Lime before you plant if your soil pH indicates it's necessary. I don't believe they recommend fertilizing untill the grass is up and growing and then like 10-10-10 at 100 lbs per acre. But don't trust my memory. Talk to your County Extension folks.

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mud

05-10-2005 19:55:03




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 Re: orchard grass seed in reply to snappie, 05-10-2005 19:35:02  
Hi Snappie, I put 100# of Orchard Grass along with 15# of Red Clover, and 2 bushels of summer oats down this spring. It was a 2 acre pasture that needed attention. I mixed the seed with 700# of 15/15/15 and we got lots of green coming up. Used a 3 point broadcaster just like you mention. We rotavated first. mud



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snappie

05-10-2005 20:41:06




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 Re: orchard grass seed in reply to mud, 05-10-2005 19:55:03  
mud
I thought of doing that with the fert. but was concerned that the broad cast spreader would spread the fert. twice the distance of the seed, because of the fert. being heavier then the seed?



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Harold Hubbard

05-11-2005 04:07:14




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 Re: orchard grass seed in reply to snappie, 05-10-2005 20:41:06  
Works better than you might think. Cut the application rate in half, and go over the ground twice, at half the normal spacing of the swaths. If you drag the ground off afterwards, you will get a pretty even spread.



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paul

05-11-2005 07:12:31




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 Re: orchard grass seed in reply to Harold Hubbard, 05-11-2005 04:07:14  
That sounds like a very good plan to me, all the way around, with the implements at hand. :)

--->Paul



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