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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 740307" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>hillbilly,</p><p>Early March is NOT too late to frost seed clover in KY - and if the cows are still running on this pasture, they'll assure soil contact by treading it in. The old saw about - you gotta have 12, 10, or however many freeze-thaw cycles to work the seed into soil contact is just that - an old saw. There's nothing magic about how many freeze-thaws you go through. One or two may be all you need, and if there's bare ground or a hoofprint, the clover has a ready-made place to get going.</p><p>You say you're using nitrate like crack - well, there's the problem. Nitrate fertilization favors grass growth over clover, so you're putting your clover at a disadvantage. JRG makes a very good point about grazing management to favor clovers in the mix.</p><p></p><p>As an aside, I've got a shagbark hickory cultivar named "Polly's Bend" - I presume it was selected there by someone who recognized how good it was; graftwood passed on to me by my friend Doug Hines.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 740307, member: 12607"] hillbilly, Early March is NOT too late to frost seed clover in KY - and if the cows are still running on this pasture, they'll assure soil contact by treading it in. The old saw about - you gotta have 12, 10, or however many freeze-thaw cycles to work the seed into soil contact is just that - an old saw. There's nothing magic about how many freeze-thaws you go through. One or two may be all you need, and if there's bare ground or a hoofprint, the clover has a ready-made place to get going. You say you're using nitrate like crack - well, there's the problem. Nitrate fertilization favors grass growth over clover, so you're putting your clover at a disadvantage. JRG makes a very good point about grazing management to favor clovers in the mix. As an aside, I've got a shagbark hickory cultivar named "Polly's Bend" - I presume it was selected there by someone who recognized how good it was; graftwood passed on to me by my friend Doug Hines. [/QUOTE]
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