It has been a little over a month since we tilled and reseeded my fields. Many acres were seeded with Rye, Orchard grass, Clover and Oats. We tilled up the native Fescue, and I am sure it will come back but now it will have some competition. Soon I will soil test as well and supplement what they need to make sure the planted seeds have the best chance to flourish and hopefully we can kick out all the native Broomstraw grass and some of the Fescue that has grown in the poor nutrient areas.
All of this new grass will greatly improve the diversity of the final product. Being hay for soil production.
We also threw out some seed for the plan of having a food plot.. That is coming up as well. With a few inches of rain in the last month it has helped the new seeds germinate and start growing.
All of the fresh green is from the recent rains, we got a good rain storm a few weeks ago so everything looks happy in this cooler weather we are having.
The clover is coming up as well, an under story green that should attract deer. Should have pretty flowers too.. I think its the Dutch variety but maybe I got some Crimson too I forget.
Some of this is Rye and Forage Rape.
Hopefully the falling leaves from the large trees near by makes it so they can handle drops in rain and such.
Looks like a few different kinds of grass growing here. Has different sizes and slightly different green to it.
Many of the other fields look just like this. When the cold comes and stays the grasses should go dormant and then keep growing next spring.
The wild flower seeds have done the best, they got a head start on the others so makes sense. Many are over eight feet tall now. Some of them are perennials and others are annuals so we shall see what returns next year.
Cold weather will take these out too, I hope they come back next year.
We have got enough rain to keep the seeds alive, but not enough to push them to grow really hard. So maybe the food plot will need to grow over the next year to produce.
It has to be a good spot for the deer, there is a wild persimmon tree right next to the food plot.
Hard to say which grass this is, but it looks happy. Its possible its the fescue coming back after being tilled.
These are the clovers, had a frosty morning and they were covered in dew. They do not seem to mind.
Here is a mix of both grasses and clover. Along with the red clay found around here I hope they do good.
With the cold weather setting in around here and temperatures well into the freezing soon all this grass will go dormant. And then after the harsh winter is over it should pop up strong after some good rains.
Beautiful pictures !
thanks bud!
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I can just picture a meadow with mixed grasses making different waves of colour. Makes me happy to know you are investing in these deep rooting grasses and preserving the soil / preventing erosion. All we have around here it seems is monocrop fields.
I am going to augment my lawn with patches of clover and periwinkle this summer and slowly push back the grass.
I am really excited to see what they look like in full force next year. I think it will be indeed quite pretty.
Yep I do think adding diversity will help out a lot in the fields. We shall see how the native grasses compete with these.
Oh cool, trying out a non grass based lawn could be an interesting idea. I experimented with Thyme and may go back to seeing if I can grow more to make a "Thyme lawn". Best of luck with getting your plant project next summer.
It's good that they dedicated themselves to sowing seeds of fertile grasses and trying to eradicate the local weeds. If rainfall continues to be low next year, perhaps you should consider a drip irrigation system. You will likely have to make a new investment in solar energy equipment and drilling to extract the water.
Thank you very much dear friend @solominer for sharing another update of your farm. Have a wonderful weekend
Hopefully we get enough rains not to need to get such a system. Would rather have crops that are more drought resistant.
Thank you.. you too
Beautiful pictures of the field😃
Thanks much, it is quite the amazing field.
I like to stare at this one, it looks tidy and calm.
Ah glad you liked it, there used to be lots of trash all over the the property so glad you appreciate as it is now.
Agreed it is a nice spot.
It seems this grasses are enjoying the soil on that land. Just look how they pop up every. It looks like rice plant.
They indeed look quite happy, maybe its from me tilling up the soil before planting. Gives the seeds a very soft medium to start growing in.
friend, very good photos. I like the terrain and it has pretty good land for crops, it has soil rich in good nutrients.
Thanks since I live in the piedmont region of Virginia we have rolling hills around here.
Indeed I just got tool for taking soil samples and soon I will test and see what the NPK is like along with PH.
Good to hear that my friend, the analysis of npk in nitrogen phosphorus and potassium is very very important because it gives very valuable information for soils and there you can see exactly the amount of nutrients that the plants can absorb and well the pH of course is also very important because if it is acidic it will react in one way and if it is basic it will react in another way the most important thing is that it is in the range of in the neutral range. neutral well many scientists have a different range but well generally it is between six and between 6 and 7 to see ph in chemistry neutral is seven you know but in terms of agriculture in terms of cultivation the neutral range is a little wider so well when you have those analyses you send it to me here and it would be good to interact so thanks for having me and sharing your experience.
Seeing your photos makes me miss Kentucky
Well glad my posts remind you of there. I have yet to visit Kentucky, I am guessing its similar to the eastern US.. lots of trees, mountains and rolling hills.
Good photos taken, I like the place, it's nice, where is it? And what type of production do they do in this field?
Ah thank you, glad you liked the pictures. Its my farm in Virginia.
We are growing many kinds of grass and clover to make good hay.
That's good, I love farms, animals, nature, congratulations for having such a precious treasure.
thanks bud.. thats great.
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The clovers look beautiful my friend, let's hope they bring you luck. Fall is here in every sense of the word and the weather is getting colder. Be careful and don't get sick man. And photos were great!
Hah thanks bud, nice.. glad its cooling off around where you live too.
So true, this time of year that tends to happen so I will be careful.
All your rye, orchard grass, clover, oats and native fescue will be a success my friend @solominer of course the grass is always around in every planting, but with the experience you have you will not allow it to damage your crops. I wish you many successes. Yesterday I made a purchase at HBD directly from home and they treated me very well at a painting business in Cumaná affiliated with Hive, I hope you read my publication. Greetings.
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What do you grow the grasses and seeds for. What stock?
We will do one of two things with them.
Sell it as high quality horse feed, since they are square bales its usually preferred to horse owners.
Convert the bales into soil using a windrow setup. Making a very potent growing medium.
Awesome. Where are you situated?
Thanks.. My farm is in Central Virginia.
Looks beautiful in fall there. With grass and clover those deer should be very interested! Next year it should amazing!
It sure is, yeah hopefully it will be too good for them to turn it down.
Yep next year should be a winner if the rains keep up.