by pa_friendly_guy » Mon Feb 04, 2013 7:25 pm
Have you thought about trying to broadcast some seed of red clover, tall fescue, alfalfa, or other pasture grasses? Just wondered if you thought about helping nature along a bit, or if you felt because of the top soil being bull dozed that planting anything would be a waist of time and money? As you expand the paddocks into new areas that I assume have been in deep woods do you feel that it will be worth it to try planting grasses that are shade tolerant? Or do you feel that Nature has a better plan for what will grow as ground cover in the woods? I have always been one to try and sow seeds in the woods along my paths, it has been a very mixed bag as far as success for me. Some areas did grow grass very well, at least for awhile. Some areas never did grow any grass, just too much shade and too little top soil on some of the bull dozed pathways. Some areas still have grass cover, some areas the grass has died back, maybe because of shade, maybe because of tractor traffic. Some areas never have grown anything, they have not washed out badly, but they do not have a sustainable green ground cover with roots holding the soil in place either. Erosion is certainly a possibility into the future. I keep an eye on those areas.
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