rocfarm
Well-known member
I finally broke down and mowed about 7-8 acres of my Klein grass field this winter in the hopes that clearing the tall stuff off that went ungrazed last year would produce more palatable growth in the spring. I only mowed the stuff taller than 12" or so and left the stuff that was shorter. Mowed it to about 5" height.
Question for you experienced pasture managers: Will clearing this taller duff off the pasture make an appreciable difference in spring or is it a wash or even a waste of time and equipment?
For the last three years I didn't bother with mowing these spots and later the cows didn't bother grazing it come spring, even when it greened up to the point of new growth getting taller than old dead stuff.
Question for you experienced pasture managers: Will clearing this taller duff off the pasture make an appreciable difference in spring or is it a wash or even a waste of time and equipment?
For the last three years I didn't bother with mowing these spots and later the cows didn't bother grazing it come spring, even when it greened up to the point of new growth getting taller than old dead stuff.