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<blockquote data-quote="redlevel" data-source="post: 1610976" data-attributes="member: 28659"><p>Actually, they were old lessons I had learned long ago.</p><p>I knew better.</p><p>I usually plant some straight ryegrass acreage, about ten acres, and about that much in rye or wheat. I did that this year. My brother called me and said he had found a great deal on rye seed. It was last year's seed, but germination was supposed to still be good. </p><p>You guessed it. Even though I increased my seeding rate to 150 lbs per acre, I still wound up with about 30% of a stand in the pure rye plantings. </p><p>Lesson number one: bargain seed just ain't worth the risk. I lucked out, because on a whim, I mixed 50 lbs of ryegrass with the rye on the last three acres.</p><p></p><p>Lesson number two. Even with good seed, to get a good stand, you have to use enough seed. I generally try to get about 25 lbs of ryegrass seed per acre down in pure ryegrass plantings. I mix the seed in a cone type spreader with the fertilizer. I have had great results in the past, and for the most part, I did this year. However, I have more areas with a skimpy stand this year. I know this, because I tried to stretch the mix out in a few places. Again, I knew better. Next year, I plan to shoot for 50lbs of ryegrass per acre. Hard to get too thick a stand for grazing.</p><p></p><p>It ain't like I've never done this before. I'll be 71 next week, and have farmed my whole life. I guess as they say, live and learn, then die and forget it all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="redlevel, post: 1610976, member: 28659"] Actually, they were old lessons I had learned long ago. I knew better. I usually plant some straight ryegrass acreage, about ten acres, and about that much in rye or wheat. I did that this year. My brother called me and said he had found a great deal on rye seed. It was last year’s seed, but germination was supposed to still be good. You guessed it. Even though I increased my seeding rate to 150 lbs per acre, I still wound up with about 30% of a stand in the pure rye plantings. Lesson number one: bargain seed just ain’t worth the risk. I lucked out, because on a whim, I mixed 50 lbs of ryegrass with the rye on the last three acres. Lesson number two. Even with good seed, to get a good stand, you have to use enough seed. I generally try to get about 25 lbs of ryegrass seed per acre down in pure ryegrass plantings. I mix the seed in a cone type spreader with the fertilizer. I have had great results in the past, and for the most part, I did this year. However, I have more areas with a skimpy stand this year. I know this, because I tried to stretch the mix out in a few places. Again, I knew better. Next year, I plan to shoot for 50lbs of ryegrass per acre. Hard to get too thick a stand for grazing. It ain’t like I’ve never done this before. I’ll be 71 next week, and have farmed my whole life. I guess as they say, live and learn, then die and forget it all. [/QUOTE]
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