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We are going to plant some fescue to try to improve spring and winter pasture. We don't have access to the no-till seeder so we're looking for some advise about broadcasting the seed. How much per acre/ when, etc. We are in northern Arkansas.
 
I never had very good luck broadcastin fescue even when we'ld grazed it to the dirt. Any kind of drill that will handle grass seed will work. A no-till may be ideal but I've had excellent success with my old VanBrunt. It will atleast get the seed to the surface or slightly below.
With that out of the way, if you can lightly disk it preferably with the blades set straight you may be able to roughen the soil enough that seed can make contact. My standard rate for fescue through the drill is 10 pounds an acre into existing pasture. I would probably triple that for broadcasting.
If you bring it up to soil test and hammer the existing stuff, unless it's really totally TU, with nitrogen you'ld be surprised at how well it comes back.
 
Domino: I no tilled with rye last year wasted my time. County agent said got in too deep. I have the best luck as Dun state set your disk almost straight sow and roll. Have sowed on top of ground in February and did well that way.
I put 10 to 20 lbs per acre. With certified seed I think much less.
 
Disc harrow as noted before+drop seeder+cultipacker all in one trip. Has worked well for us and has failed. I don't think there is any guarnteed way to get seed up aruond here.
 
Some counties in N Ark have notill drills you can rent . Check with your county agent or the ASCS office.
 
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domino":1zplc723 said:
Thanks ya'll!
We are starting to get some rain. Would now be a good time to plant or should we wait till spring?
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The best time to broadcast or drill fescue is the last week of Aug. Hurry.
 
Till around the middle of October would be ok. Just hope that the grass has sprouted good when a really hard freeze hits. A little frost won;t hurt it any.
 
Thanks for all the advice. We went ahead and lightly disked, sowed and rolled. Now a little rain would be great, but I don't have much control over that one! I've so much read how to and so much what not to, that I've decided that nothing works! :lol:
 
hillrancher":1zww1irm said:
Domino: I no tilled with rye last year wasted my time. County agent said got in too deep. I have the best luck as Dun state set your disk almost straight sow and roll. Have sowed on top of ground in February and did well that way.
I put 10 to 20 lbs per acre.
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I am also disappointed with the results after renting no till drills and spinning. I realize SOME no till drills are designed to generate a lot of pressure to cut through residual. If you do not have a lot of residual on the surface, the field is reasonably smooth, you get out there when the soil is moist, and you are seeding larger seeds at a 10 to 30 lb/acre rate - - is there reason not to just use a "grain drill" ???
 

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