Jogeephus's Crimson clover

[Beefy]

i planted 7 acres of crimson clover in a nubbed down pasture, i basically broadcasted it with a drill. it came up pretty good but hasnt grown worth a toot. i'm hoping after this cold snap it will take off?

 

[greybeard]

Envy doesn't describe what I have well enough. You guys want to go into a little more detail for those of us who have never planted any?
What rates per acre are you using for overseeding the clover? When?

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

I miss agmantoo. Anybody heard from him lately?

 

[highgrit]

I haven't heard anything either and I sent Agmantoo a PM a week ago. 1-14-13 was the last time he was on Homesteading Today,
hope all is good with him.

 

[Beefy]

i only put out 2 60lb bags over 7 acres. i was told 2lbs per acre for broadcasting but they only had two bags and i was just experimenting smallscale anyway. i will have to look back on planting date but it was later than should have been so i guess thats the main reason mine hasnt performed at all yet, still. i was expecting more winter growth but i guess it isnt going to do anything until late march or april.

 

[Jogeephus]

Your right. When its starts growing it will grow fast. Don't know when you planted it but this fall I noticed a clover field I planted had germinated after we got some rain then it turned off dry. I believe most of this field died due to this. Hopefully not all of it germinated and it will make something.

 

[Beefy]

i didnt get it planted until the end of november. i lucked out with the rains but the cold kept knocking it back everytime it would try to grow. i have some little volunteer patches in a pecan grove some plants in my lawn that arent much ahead of it though. i guess i'm just impatient. i only check on it everyday.

 

[Jogeephus]

I know how you feel but a watched pot won't boil. I think we will see it jumping here shortly. I hope so anyway.

 

[JHH]

I have a question. I have taken soil samples ect. I plan on no tilling some in my pasture this year. I live In the very north east corner of missouri. I was thinking of planting the crimson but may just get some of everthing to go in will that work?

 

[Jogeephus]

Why not section it off and keep up with what goes where and see how it grows. Here they can be sortof tricky.