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<blockquote data-quote="heaflaw" data-source="post: 479712" data-attributes="member: 6288"><p>2 years ago, I cut down a 3 acre strip of 10 to 20 foot tall pines between pasture and woods that was fenced in. I left the trees where they fell and left the stumps about 2 feet high. My idea is to gradually turn it into pasture. The needles and small limbs have fallen off and the trunks are light enough that I can pull most of them out of the way. That will leave me with a decaying mulch over red clay that is open except for the stumps. I'd like to let the stumps either rot away or be pushed over by my cows in the next few years.(I respect topsoil and to me, bulldozing it would have ruined the potential topsoil that has been building up under the pines).</p><p>I know it needs lime something terrible. </p><p>Am I doing this right?</p><p>What seed can I broadcast that the cows will eat and prevent erosion and weeds until the stumps are gone and I can use a seed drill? Ryegrass? Clover?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="heaflaw, post: 479712, member: 6288"] 2 years ago, I cut down a 3 acre strip of 10 to 20 foot tall pines between pasture and woods that was fenced in. I left the trees where they fell and left the stumps about 2 feet high. My idea is to gradually turn it into pasture. The needles and small limbs have fallen off and the trunks are light enough that I can pull most of them out of the way. That will leave me with a decaying mulch over red clay that is open except for the stumps. I'd like to let the stumps either rot away or be pushed over by my cows in the next few years.(I respect topsoil and to me, bulldozing it would have ruined the potential topsoil that has been building up under the pines). I know it needs lime something terrible. Am I doing this right? What seed can I broadcast that the cows will eat and prevent erosion and weeds until the stumps are gone and I can use a seed drill? Ryegrass? Clover? [/QUOTE]
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