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StuBC

11-22-2004 17:54:57




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I brushed cut about 2 acres of wetter ground yesterday. Its fairly mossy, organic soils. Very little dirt. Call it meadow maybe. Its been cleared before, but grew in to brush. Anyway, its all clear now. What to do? Its my plan to ditch it better to drain the water so the drainage will be improved.

What implement(s) do you guys use to prepare a seedbed for hay? I am going to have to borrow from people, because other than a 2bottomplow and a 7' disk and a set of diamond harrows, I have nothing else. Maybe I can use those?

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Nebraska Cowman

11-23-2004 03:58:31




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 Re: new field plans in reply to StuBC, 11-22-2004 17:54:57  
if it is growing moss the soil is very sour and is going to need a lot of lime, unless you can get it drained it might be better growing brush.



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Mike (WA)

11-23-2004 08:14:04




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 Re: new field plans in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 11-23-2004 03:58:31  
Ditto to what Nebraska Cowman said, with emphasis. If "BC" in your handle is western British Columbia, it sounds like you've got a peat type soil, and pH will probably be around 4. Unless you get it up to 6 or so, you won't grow much grass. Figure about 2 tons of lime per acre- but get a soil test.



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paul

11-22-2004 19:39:39




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 Re: new field plans in reply to StuBC, 11-22-2004 17:54:57  
Here in Minnesota, plow in fall, disk in early spring, drag a couple of times until it's nice & flat, spread seed & oats, drag again, and watch it grow.

What else do you want to use? :)

A field cultivator often works better than a disk, but for grass seeds the harder seedbed you get from a disk would be a good thing....

I'd get the PH and the fertility in shape in spring before planting. Actually would be good to get the PH in shape in fall, as that takes a while to work. I live in an area where you don't have to, so I forget that step most of you have to go through. Such low ground might be more alkili and high in PH as well.....

Picking a grass to work with wet roots can be a challenge, but they are out there. Legumes would be real hard, there are a few that do better in wet.

Grazing would be good, going to be hard to dry the hay if the ground rarely does.....

--->Paul

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old

11-22-2004 18:08:17




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 Re: new field plans in reply to StuBC, 11-22-2004 17:54:57  
Thats about all I use, then I hand spread seed on it and redrag it. You should also do a soil test to check PH of the soil.



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