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felonius · 03-28-2007, 02:07 AM

Ok, so the first thing I'm going to do (tomorrow actually) is to go to our local coop and get some soil testing done. I had dinner tonight with a long time famer who lives down the road, and he gave the same advice as both of your posts.

I'm curious about the burning comment. I have heard about this, but how is it done? The only burning I've seen done is a controlled burn in woods to clear undergrowth. Is it similar for a pasture? Do you burn the pasture in a controlled way so that the native grasses re-seed after the burn?

Not sure what grass is in the pasture now. Looks to me like quite a bit of some sort of fescue, but I'm not sure.

03-28-2007, 02:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
felonius Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 25	Re: How to reclaim/improve pasture? Ok, so the first thing I'm going to do (tomorrow actually) is to go to our local coop and get some soil testing done. I had dinner tonight with a long time famer who lives down the road, and he gave the same advice as both of your posts. I'm curious about the burning comment. I have heard about this, but how is it done? The only burning I've seen done is a controlled burn in woods to clear undergrowth. Is it similar for a pasture? Do you burn the pasture in a controlled way so that the native grasses re-seed after the burn? Not sure what grass is in the pasture now. Looks to me like quite a bit of some sort of fescue, but I'm not sure.