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redlevel · 03-27-2007, 10:14 PM

Soil test should be first priority.

What kind of grass is it? Some types of grass, if they go dormant during the winter, greatly benefit from burning in late Winter or early Spring. It really gets rid of a lot of thatch.

Most of the research I have seen here in GA indicate that the aerators and implements of that type don't really do that much good. I have seen recommendations here in GA for subsoiling with a subsoiler that cuts a very narrow trench. This helps do away with the hardpan, and allows water to go into the soil rather than running off. I believe the article I read said to do this on wide spacing, something like six feet, and to come back the next year in the middles.

Some perennial grasses respond to being disturbed, like by shallow discing or dragging something like a chisel plow through them. Of course, I'm relating everything to bermudagrass, which I am sure isn't what you have. Some of the same methods might work, though.

03-27-2007, 10:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
redlevel Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 100 miles south of Atlanta Posts: 308	Re: How to reclaim/improve pasture? Soil test should be first priority. What kind of grass is it? Some types of grass, if they go dormant during the winter, greatly benefit from burning in late Winter or early Spring. It really gets rid of a lot of thatch. Most of the research I have seen here in GA indicate that the aerators and implements of that type don't really do that much good. I have seen recommendations here in GA for subsoiling with a subsoiler that cuts a very narrow trench. This helps do away with the hardpan, and allows water to go into the soil rather than running off. I believe the article I read said to do this on wide spacing, something like six feet, and to come back the next year in the middles. Some perennial grasses respond to being disturbed, like by shallow discing or dragging something like a chisel plow through them. Of course, I'm relating everything to bermudagrass, which I am sure isn't what you have. Some of the same methods might work, though.