Reclaim pasture
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If you are getting rid of weeds.. I'd mow it as often as needed to keep them from outgrowing / up/over the grass.
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jeffinsgf
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What's your goal for that part of your property? If it is just to make it look better, consider a prairie wildflower restoration. It is a bit of work to create initially, but after a couple of years, it is maintenance free. If you try to grow grass (fescue I am wagering), you'll have to mow it at least twice a month from March to November. A wildflower meadow will need maintenance about once a month for the summer months for the first two years and then it will need nothing but a controlled burn about every other year. Check with your Conservation Department. The Missouri Department of Conservation is paying 75% of the cost of my conversion of 4 acres from fescue pasture to wildflower prairie.
fireshawn
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I know this goes against all things tractor, but rent some goats! Let them go eat it down the first time and then you can use your tractor time taking out stumps and piles of "junk" they uncover. And you get free fertilizer. You could even use the idea as a kickoff to more equipment, need post for fence, so you get a new PHD, etc...... Just a thought.
jeffinsgf
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Making it look better is the goal. I had not given an thought to alternatives to grass. This is one to run by the Mrs. (BOSS). Would save me quite a bit of labor.
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If the Mrs. likes the idea, I'll be glad to help. You're at a good time of the year to consider it. You plant the wildflower seeds in November. The first step is to kill everything and now is the time to do that. My field is completely brown. I go out every couple of weeks and spot treat any clumps of fescue I missed with the broadcast spray. Then, in October we'll disc and roll, wait for any weeds to germinate, kill them, and then plant the seeds in November. I am told the first couple of years are disappointing, but the payoff comes the third Spring. I imagine Tennessee has a similar program, but start your research here: Grow Native!
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If the Mrs. likes the idea, I'll be glad to help. You're at a good time of the year to consider it. You plant the wildflower seeds in November. The first step is to kill everything and now is the time to do that. My field is completely brown. I go out every couple of weeks and spot treat any clumps of fescue I missed with the broadcast spray. Then, in October we'll disc and roll, wait for any weeds to germinate, kill them, and then plant the seeds in November. I am told the first couple of years are disappointing, but the payoff comes the third Spring. I imagine Tennessee has a similar program, but start your research here: Grow Native!
Varmintmist
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Another option is to plant white clover. It wont get real high if you brush hog it off 2-3 times a year.
As was said, mow it slow till you find all the interesting things /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
As was said, mow it slow till you find all the interesting things /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif