RancherSam
Silver Member
Hi all,
I'm planting oats for the first time on 30 acres of pasture land near austin, tx, and have a few questions. I will be discing soon and getting the ground opened, then hopefully I'll using an old grain drill I just bought to bury the seed in the ground. I submitted a soil test, but have yet to see the results, for potential fertilizer application. The field has been fallow for a while, but I've shredded and disced it earlier in the year. I'm planning on buying the seed from a local farm and supply store, but did see a few ads in the local craigslist for oat seed for sale. So my first question is here, are oats seeds just oat seeds and I can buy the best deal, or is there anything I have to look out for? This will be used mainly as winter grass for animals. Secondly, are there any other steps I should take other than discing and drilling seed in? If the grain drill fails can I just spread the seed and disc again? Also, how much seed per acre? Please feel free to pass on any information that you may deem useful for a new farmer like me
Sam
I'm planting oats for the first time on 30 acres of pasture land near austin, tx, and have a few questions. I will be discing soon and getting the ground opened, then hopefully I'll using an old grain drill I just bought to bury the seed in the ground. I submitted a soil test, but have yet to see the results, for potential fertilizer application. The field has been fallow for a while, but I've shredded and disced it earlier in the year. I'm planning on buying the seed from a local farm and supply store, but did see a few ads in the local craigslist for oat seed for sale. So my first question is here, are oats seeds just oat seeds and I can buy the best deal, or is there anything I have to look out for? This will be used mainly as winter grass for animals. Secondly, are there any other steps I should take other than discing and drilling seed in? If the grain drill fails can I just spread the seed and disc again? Also, how much seed per acre? Please feel free to pass on any information that you may deem useful for a new farmer like me
Sam