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[Indydirtfarmer]

OK... Neighbor want's to re-seed a horse pasture. I have the means to do such. NORMALLY when I do a pasture seeding, I ask the owners to furnish their own seed, or to at minimum, spec what they want. (Liability issue....)

No such luck with Tom.... He's kinda "not real up on the subject".

Now I'm in the middle of it...

We'll be seeding 16 acres total. Old saddlebred (2, sometimes 3) He doesn't want ANY clover, no Alfalfa, And at the very least, endophite-free fescue. Timothy and Orchardgrass are his preferred grass's.

We live in north-central Kentucky. (Near Louisville) Winters are cold and wet, summers are hot, dry, and humid.

Now the question..... What would you horse owners recommend as far as a "pasture mix" for seeding such. I've already got some advice (from the folks who SELL the seed) as far as rate per acre. (They suggest 25 lbs per acre)

It will be applied with a power seeder (slit seeder)

OK guys, let's hear what you have to say....

(Thanks in advance)

 

[oldgrizzlybear]

I would recommend you talk to your county extension agents and find out what grasses do well in the area.

The grasses you mentioin are cool season grasses mainly. I grew up in Northern Indiana and many of these would turn brown in August up there. I'm in northwest Mississippi now and use fescue for fall and spring and even some winter grazing. Bermunda for summer.

 

[cowboydoc]

We do a mix of kentucky, brohm, timothy, orchard, fescue, alfalfa, and clover. I think he's nuts for not wanting any alfalfa at all in there.