hazmat
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- Joined
- Feb 12, 2002
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- Location
- West Newbury, MA & Harrison, ME
- Tractor
- Kubota L5460HSTC
Parents bought a "farm" in maine. 30 acres total: 8-10 well maintained fields. Picked up a trailer on friday & have rotary cutter on order. wooo hoooo - my tractoritis is advancing to the next stage. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Found this link U Maine This old Hayfield which recommends mowing 3X per year. The field is a mix of grass & clover - don't know the varieties, but according to U Maine it is "perennial sods consisting of clovers (red and white) and grasses (bluegrass, orchard grass, quackgrass and timothy)"
Question is at what height - 3" 4" 5"?? Also when? - Let it grow knee high, then cut? Last cutting of the season is ???
I searched a couple other extension schools & found nothing, tried google but was overwhelmed. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Edit here:
Note: FWIW Were not harvesting hay or letting animals graze.
Found this link U Maine This old Hayfield which recommends mowing 3X per year. The field is a mix of grass & clover - don't know the varieties, but according to U Maine it is "perennial sods consisting of clovers (red and white) and grasses (bluegrass, orchard grass, quackgrass and timothy)"
Question is at what height - 3" 4" 5"?? Also when? - Let it grow knee high, then cut? Last cutting of the season is ???
I searched a couple other extension schools & found nothing, tried google but was overwhelmed. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
Edit here:
Note: FWIW Were not harvesting hay or letting animals graze.