Re: Implement advice

Posted by jackinok on December 19, 2011 at 07:36:22 from (162.58.82.136):

In Reply to: Implement advice posted by Lloyd in South Carolina on December 18, 2011 at 16:59:25:

Well I'm a little different in that i dont recommend a disc as much as most. Also ive planted alot of grass over the years in different places. What i recommend is plowing it up good first. At the very least use a chisel,feild cultivator or the like,but a turning plows best. Leave it over the winter rough. This will hold moisture and let it soak into the subsoil. Very early spring go in with a disc and level it good ,maybe even followed by a harrow. Do this as early as you can work the ground. Then pack ,sow your grass,and pack again. Several reasons for doing all this but think of it this way,youll never get another chance to do it right without turning it all under and starting over. If you give it the very best chance you can in the first place your far more likely to get a stand that will be what you want. Grass just like a crop is hard to go over and redo ,everything short of starting over is really hard. Give it every chance possible the first time and your better off every time. my opinion of course. IF your not going to go the full route dont do anything,simply use a lanscape rake to level it go down and rent a drill made to plant pastures and plant it (or have it sprigged).discing the top two or three inches,almost always will give less than good results. The reason is very simple. Roots will grow down to where ground has not been worked,and simply stop because they are not strong enough to break through the hardpan. This leaves you with a stand of grass thats thin,cant stand any drought,dies out in a heavy rain because it drowns, is full of weeds,has insects all the time, and all the rest of the problems that you see. Doing it right before hand lets 99% of these problems never get started. Like i say my opinion. Some places you may get by with simply scratching it up with a disc and sowing ,but they are few and far between. If you do decide to do this,double your seed planting rate at the very least.That will give you a better chance of getting a stand,simply because more plants may survive. personally I consider grass pastures and lawns a crop like any other. The only difference is my livestock,and lawnmower harvests it.

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