What should I buy first?

[MrNewGuy]

I have just gotten 44 acres of weak pasture land from my grandfather at a super cheap rate. It was cheap because of how bad the pasture looks. It has tree piles in it and barren mud as of today. How do I turn this into a beautiful pasture for some donor angus purchases perhaps??

 

[Running Arrow Bill]

Weak pasture -----> Good pasture (Probably several years, money, work, and keeping cattle off of the reconstruction for at least a year...JMO)

 

[iowahawkeyes]

BT go home

 

[Brandonm2]

It is too late in the year to do much about it now other than bushog the brush, burn the tree piles, and haul off any junk or crap and rebuild the fences. Most grass species are planted in April to Mid May or August thru October. IF your grass needs more than heavy fertilizer (and somebody knowledgable about forages needs to be on the ground helping you make this decision) you will need to disk it all up heavily, fertilize and lime according to soil test results and then plant grass (either broadcast or drill).

 

[hgfarmer]

It is too late in the year to do much about it now other than bushog the brush, burn the tree piles, and haul off any junk or crap and rebuild the fences. Most grass species are planted in April to Mid May or August thru October. IF your grass needs more than heavy fertilizer (and somebody knowledgable about forages needs to be on the ground helping you make this decision) you will need to disk it all up heavily, fertilize and lime according to soil test results and then plant grass (either broadcast or drill).

Nope. We just got done overseeding today with fescue, clover, and rye. You can plant fescue through mid to late november, but now is a good time. Go the the local coop and rent a drill and overseed the whole place in fescue and clover then fertilize in the spring but you dont need to put cattle on it for awhile.

 

[Brandonm2]

It is too late in the year to do much about it now other than bushog the brush, burn the tree piles, and haul off any junk or crap and rebuild the fences. Most grass species are planted in April to Mid May or August thru October. IF your grass needs more than heavy fertilizer (and somebody knowledgable about forages needs to be on the ground helping you make this decision) you will need to disk it all up heavily, fertilize and lime according to soil test results and then plant grass (either broadcast or drill).

Nope. We just got done overseeding today with fescue, clover, and rye. You can plant fescue through mid to late november, but now is a good time. Go the the local coop and rent a drill and overseed the whole place in fescue and clover then fertilize in the spring but you dont need to put cattle on it for awhile.

We are in Alabama. He is in Kentucky. Their first frost is earlier than ours and hard frosts come earlier, harder, and more often.

 

[hgfarmer]

It is too late in the year to do much about it now other than bushog the brush, burn the tree piles, and haul off any junk or crap and rebuild the fences. Most grass species are planted in April to Mid May or August thru October. IF your grass needs more than heavy fertilizer (and somebody knowledgable about forages needs to be on the ground helping you make this decision) you will need to disk it all up heavily, fertilize and lime according to soil test results and then plant grass (either broadcast or drill).

Nope. We just got done overseeding today with fescue, clover, and rye. You can plant fescue through mid to late november, but now is a good time. Go the the local coop and rent a drill and overseed the whole place in fescue and clover then fertilize in the spring but you dont need to put cattle on it for awhile.

We are in Alabama. He is in Kentucky. Their first frost is earlier than ours and hard frosts come earlier, harder, and more often.

True......in this case your best bet is just do what brandon said and clean the place up and wait until spring

 

[MrNewGuy]

Would you scrape the whole thing and start over. If so, what would you seed it with???

It is too late in the year to do much about it now other than bushog the brush, burn the tree piles, and haul off any junk or crap and rebuild the fences. Most grass species are planted in April to Mid May or August thru October. IF your grass needs more than heavy fertilizer (and somebody knowledgable about forages needs to be on the ground helping you make this decision) you will need to disk it all up heavily, fertilize and lime according to soil test results and then plant grass (either broadcast or drill).

Nope. We just got done overseeding today with fescue, clover, and rye. You can plant fescue through mid to late november, but now is a good time. Go the the local coop and rent a drill and overseed the whole place in fescue and clover then fertilize in the spring but you dont need to put cattle on it for awhile.

We are in Alabama. He is in Kentucky. Their first frost is earlier than ours and hard frosts come earlier, harder, and more often.

True......in this case your best bet is just do what brandon said and clean the place up and wait until spring

 

[usernametaken]

Would you scrape the whole thing and start over. If so, what would you seed it with???

Starting over and breaking it up is one way and probably still the most common. If you do some reading on sustainable agriculture, you will read of another way. Basically lots of fertilizing and lots of grazing instead of breaking up the ground and reseeding.

 

[usernametaken]

Would you scrape the whole thing and start over. If so, what would you seed it with???

Starting over and breaking it up is one way and probably still the most common. If you do some reading on sustainable agriculture, you will read of another way. Basically lots of fertilizing and lots of grazing instead of breaking up the ground and reseeding.

I should have added managed grazing to that list.

 

[tryinhard]

Do your soil tests get county agent out, to give you the thoughts, as to what to do but you will need a variety of grasses, different grasses do better in some places, more so than others. Bermuda, Dallas, clover, and many others. Be sure you have a variety. Fescue is a great grass to plant if you are going to not rush the cows on the place, but all grasses will need to establish a root base, so that when you put them on it, the grasses aren't so small, that the cows will pull root up with it. Please use your County agent, and or others who have ben in the business for a while. Plant some Fescue this year just to get a good start with it, and maybe it will have seeded out long before the cows are on it.


tryinhard