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Post by MN Slick on Jul 19, 2017 7:30:50 GMT -6
Has anyone seeded red clover with late July planted brassicas? Would it reduce brassica production? I've been running Lick Creeks rotation but trying to reduce the number of touches. My hope is the red clover wouldn't flourish until the following spring. Thanks
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Post by badbrad on Jul 19, 2017 7:51:11 GMT -6
I just did it this year for the first time. Its my small plot that does not get a ton of sunlight and thus not huge bulb or tuber production anyway. That is one reason I did it. So can't tell you how it would work yet and it prob won't give you a ton of info for a normal plot. Curious to hear though. deerhabitat.freeforums.net/post/21787/thread |
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Post by badbrad on Jul 19, 2017 7:59:06 GMT -6
If WR overseeding doesn't limit bulb production why would red clover? Just thinking out loud.
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Post by jbird on Jul 19, 2017 9:32:12 GMT -6
I used a BOB product last year for some brassica planting and it had some Barduro red clover in it that I really didn't pay any attention to. Holy crap! It came on with a vengeance this spring and the deer have hammered it! So much so I have looked for it in other places to plant in other plots. It didn't do a lot the fall I planted it, but wow it is awesome so far this year. Native Hunter from the other forums tells me it's a perennial and should last a few years which wasn't my intention, but the deer like it so much I changed the plan around it. If you wanted some for just this fall I would suggest a crimson type clover and no I don't see why it would hurt anything as long as the brassica can get above it for sunlight.
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Post by wiscwhip on Jul 19, 2017 16:02:20 GMT -6
I have seen improved red clover varieties last 4 to 5 years in mixed pasture swards planted for dairy cows, and even though it starts to thin out in some areas after year 3, other spots in the pasture are so thick with the red clover nothing else can compete with it in those areas. Not sure why that is the case, I'm assuming it must have something to do with certain plants having more viable seed and then getting ideal conditions for germination right after a seed drop?
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Post by MN Slick on Jul 21, 2017 10:55:25 GMT -6
I'm going to try it in a small portion of the plot to see how it works.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jul 21, 2017 11:31:37 GMT -6
I'm going to try it in a small portion of the plot to see how it works. If you are doing it in Missouri, they are in a drought of sorts right now with limited rain in the forecast with hot temps. If you are seeding right now, no matter what you seed, it may be a struggle. |
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Post by sticknstring on Jul 21, 2017 12:22:10 GMT -6
Rain can certainly make or break our best efforts. Last year my plots were all succulent smorgasbords throughout summer well into late-fall. This year, drought has wrecked havoc on 1/2 of my plantings. Could use a rain dance!
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Post by badbrad on Jul 21, 2017 14:04:04 GMT -6
Rain can certainly make or break our best efforts. Last year my plots were all succulent smorgasbords throughout summer well into late-fall. This year, drought has wrecked havoc on 1/2 of my plantings. Could use a rain dance! the rain sure isn't spread out at all this year. You either have too much or too little it seems. |
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