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<blockquote data-quote="fenceman" data-source="post: 1244173" data-attributes="member: 23460"><p>I try to have oats drilled in by September 1, about 11/2 inches deep. We consistently get a wet front about then. You know the one that scatters the doves, about opening weekend. This has me grazing oats by mid November. Planting rye on September 1 is to early imo. October can get hot and dry. You know that. Ryegrass when sprouting won't tolerate hot and dry like deep planted oats will. Plus ryegrass does not really come on until spring, much like winter wheat. Imo there is no advantage to get it in early only risk. I use the whirlybird instead of drill to minimize damage to oats and minimize labor. It works very well for me. Now when I plant ryegrass into pasture I prefer drill if you can get in a 1/2 inches or so it helps if it gets dry. I have no problem seeding ryegrass into December. It will sprout grow acouple inches and hang there until you start getting those sunny days and cool damp nights of early March. Then here it comes. Hit with 50 pounds of nitrogen and stand back. This past fall we mixed turnip seed with fertilizer. Spread out before drilling oats. I was impressed. The cows initially weren't so impressed, they did eventually turn on them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fenceman, post: 1244173, member: 23460"] I try to have oats drilled in by September 1, about 11/2 inches deep. We consistently get a wet front about then. You know the one that scatters the doves, about opening weekend. This has me grazing oats by mid November. Planting rye on September 1 is to early imo. October can get hot and dry. You know that. Ryegrass when sprouting won't tolerate hot and dry like deep planted oats will. Plus ryegrass does not really come on until spring, much like winter wheat. Imo there is no advantage to get it in early only risk. I use the whirlybird instead of drill to minimize damage to oats and minimize labor. It works very well for me. Now when I plant ryegrass into pasture I prefer drill if you can get in a 1/2 inches or so it helps if it gets dry. I have no problem seeding ryegrass into December. It will sprout grow acouple inches and hang there until you start getting those sunny days and cool damp nights of early March. Then here it comes. Hit with 50 pounds of nitrogen and stand back. This past fall we mixed turnip seed with fertilizer. Spread out before drilling oats. I was impressed. The cows initially weren't so impressed, they did eventually turn on them. [/QUOTE]
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