PASTURE SEEDING SUCCESS - Results from our fall planting without synthetic fertilizer
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- This video is a walk through of the video we did in October 2022 where we show the grasses we planted and the success we have had without using any synthetic fertilizer. This field is fertilized with only manure from the farm animals in either direct application (spreading on field) or with manure tea sprayed throughout the season.
Watch this video to see where it all started:
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Seeds we spread:
-Kentucky 31 Fescue Seed
-Wrens Abruzzi Grain Rye Seed
-Gulf Rye Seed
-Crimson Clover Seed
-Hairy Vetch Seed
-Daikon Radish Seed
-Purple Top Turnip Seed
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Now if only a single person on youtube would show how to prepare and seed pasture WITHOUT a crazy expensive tractor. That would be one of a kind. :)
yes - maybe a hand spreader and a swing blade.
Nature seeds. Brilliant idea. It seems insane to keep buying seed. Great video.
Yes - the cost if crazy. Its the long term planning that pays off. Thank you for the comment - Have a great week.
That field looks great!
I appreciate the compliment. Lots of work but the reward is so worth it. Thanks again- have a great day.
Looks great. Would enjoy seeing this same field in June, August then Oct after your process (grazing, rest, recovery). Thanks you.
In some of my previous videos I show the result from season to season. Thanks for the feedback and questions. Have a great week
I appreciate this video. One note is I believe that 'red' clover is crimson. Red clover is more pink in color. Red clover is perennial while crimson is annual. That's the only reason I'm nitpicking because cattle will quickly eliminate crimson clover from growing back by eating the tops. Red clover is more cattle-proof.
Great point - I would agree to some extent. Yes, it is crimson in the pasture - but where red clover is a perennial, crimson will easily reseed if left alone. I also graze the crimson when it gets to a point of seeding so that when I transfer the sheep into another pasture then they will be carrying seed in their stomach to help with the new pasture they are put on. I prefer the true red clover you mention - it is much stronger and as you mentioned, lasts many years, but when you want a strong boost to a pasture it is crimson in this area that gives you the bang for the buck. A fifty pound bag (inoculated) was less than half the cost of the red clover and I knew the crimson would be a strong hold this spring.
I appreciate any feedback and don't think you are nitpicking................we are all in this together and all need to learn any way we can. Thank you again for the feedback.
@@StewartFarmApiary Oh I didn't realize it was that much cheaper. That's a good tip, since clover is so pricey.
@@JMo268 Can I recommend something if you are in the clover search. I buy my clover all year. The local seed store here (co-op) sells small bags on the shelves inside the store - yellow, red, crimson, etc ----- I pick up little bags all year and just keep them in a tub in the barn. In the fall I empty all the little bags into the spreader and have a diversity. This is so much easier than waiting until when everyone is planting and not getting what I need. It also allows me to see what does best in what area.
Hope this helps. I do the same with the Hairy Vetch.
@@StewartFarmApiarygreat discussion all. Thank you both
@@l0gic23 You are very welcome
great channel! May The Lord bless you.
Thank you for the kind words. Have a great week.
Words of wisdom. Thank you sir
Many thanks for your kind words. I am glad to know my videos are helping people. Have a great day.
great video. i am currently trying to revive 70 plus acres in Ontario Canada. lots of good info here. subscribed!
Thank you for the kind words. Look into Dr. Allen Williams in Starkville, MS or Gabe Brown. They have some great info also. The idea is just to simply keep the grass high or cut like I did to allow time for regrowth. Good luck with the 70 acres. Have a great week.
You could easily let a patch go to seed on the rye and crimson clover but the reason they recommend to chop the rye right before it goes to seed is that’s when the plants have the most nutrients and haven’t spent them on seeds yet and when used as a cover crop or an initial start to a new garden you want all that organic matter so you don’t have to buy compost. 😂 Even if you let a patch go to seed so you needn’t buy more ever, you still should not let it all go to seed as extra seeds are wasted nutrients that could’ve been returned to the topsoil.
This is true. I wanted the biomass and the pollen more than anything. Thanks for the comment. Have a great week.
Great looking pasture. U e tried this. But weed seeds pop and grow as fast as eye clover green tubers. How do kill out all the garbage before planting. Or do u seed so heavy it chokes out. Do u till or drill seeds or just broadcast. Appreciate u so much. Great videos by the way
Great questions - I don't spray or "kill" anything. I am full regenerative farming. Your dominant plants will smother out the weeds over time if you don't cut the pasture and lightly graze for the first two years. You may have to come through and clip the tree sprigs but only if your animals don't get them. I spike aerate and then broadcast. I don't want to mess with the soil unless I have to. Most weeds come up because there are bare spots in the pastures from over grazing or poor soil biology. Lime is also something that will help greatly. Weeds don't do well with "sweet" soil. I just applied 3 tons per acre this past fall and already seeing a difference. Hope this helps. Thanks again for the questions and have a great week.
Thank You!!
You are very welcome. Hope it helps your journey. Have a great week.
Nice job !
Thank you. We are constantly trying to improve. Have a great week.
Check out the other videos in this Overseeding series:
- Why and How to Overseed Pastures th-cam.com/video/VgrbspL8pdc/w-d-xo.html
- Pasture Overseeding Update th-cam.com/video/lrwCQ5owTjs/w-d-xo.html
That plant at 5:35 looks like Larkspur. Toxic in high concentrations, but looks like you've got plenty of more favorable sheep forage out there.
Thanks for the feedback. I was also told it might be phacelia. Hardly any in pasture but plenty more to eat.
@@StewartFarmApiary there are some good mobile apps out that you can use to take photos of plants and grasses to identify them. Pretty helpful for a 1st gen grass farmer trying to figure out what that green thing over there is (me).
@@michaelbutler3676 Thanks. Ive been told a about a few apps and plan to look into them as the months go forward. I really appreciate you sharing that with me. Have a great week.
Very good video! Expecting rain here in North Ms end of next week. I’m gonna sow Marshall Rye grass and clover. Probably go ahead and sow fescue now and get a jump start on the spring grass. Any recommendations you make will be appreciated!
Thank you
I put down three tons per acre of lime about a month ago. I have never really limed much but the legumes will thrive in a higher PH level. Don't use granular as it is much more expensive. Get a local AG company to come out and spread it for you. It is 1/3 the cost of doing it on your own. Also, keep in mind you can lime a pasture at any time. When first getting started I thought you were only suppose to lime in the fall. I later found out that most do it in the fall because it is the dry season and the best time to get the large truck spreaders in the fields.
You should be okay - I am in NW Alabama and we are dry here too.
Thank you very much ! I ride motorcycle into Alabama when I have the opportunity. Beautiful country
I thought red clover is poisonous to horses.
What are you grazing there?
I'm pretty sure they cut it down before it goes to seed so the weeds which are poisonous don't spread
Thanks for the question - I am not familiar with that about the horses. I have allowed some neighbors to put their horses in my pastures over the years and I never saw any issues with their health over the clover. Thanks again and have a great week.