Winter grazing (maybe).

[southernultrablack]

[/url] Crimson clover, turnips and gulf annual ryegrass. Planted last Friday.

 

[A.J.]

That's always good to see. If the weather there is like it is here, you got it out just in time before the rains came.

 

[M-5]

Planted oats, wheat, rye, clover, turnips last weekend. Rained all this week, got a good stand and can row every row.

 

[fenceman]

Oats and clover drilled about 5 days ago. Should have good volunteer stand of ryegrass. If it ever rains.

 

[HDRider]

Crimson clover, turnips and gulf annual ryegrass. Planted last Friday.

 

[1982vett]

Dang fenceman. Just a wee investment in seed. Gutsy putting that out in weather like we are having. Course it can't come up if it's on a trailer in a barn like mine is.....

 

[southernultrablack]

. The grass and turnips and clover are coming in ok, think I might have planted too heavy on the turnips. What's the downside to planting too heavy? Gonna hit it with about 200 lbs/AV of 9-23-30 tommorrow

 

[1wlimo]

You will get less bulb on the turnips if they are really close, may get some shading out of the grass and clover if they outgrow them and canopy first.

 

[Stocker Steve]

Brassicas like turnips are bad when planted too heavy in a complex mix. A pound per acre is enough if you culti pack.

The seed salesmen brag on how they are good N "scavengers". This means they sprout really quickly and your grasses in the mix turn yellow and are stunted. The only thing to do then is a good hoof massage :cowboy: to set the turnips back and recycle some N.

 

[M-5]

so The 5# of turnips I planted on 30 acres will be like an Easter egg hunt.

 

[Stocker Steve]

so The 5# of turnips I planted on 30 acres will be like an Easter egg hunt.

mix or mono ?

 

[M-5]

so The 5# of turnips I planted on 30 acres will be like an Easter egg hunt.

mix or mono ?

I mixed 5# of purple top in with 200# of clover seed and put out about 6# to acre with small seed box. I was planting oat 77%,wheat 15%, rye 8%, mix at 100# per acre

 

[fenceman]

That's a heck of a salad. ;-)
The couple of years I've messed with turnips I've found it very easy to over do it. I wouldn't use over 1/2 pound per acre in a mix like that.

 

[M-5]

That's a heck of a salad. ;-)
The couple of years I've messed with turnips I've found it very easy to over do it. I wouldn't use over 1/2 pound per acre in a mix like that.

well variety is the spice of life. Lol. it would have been just oats ,clover and turnips but I couldn't find anything but plot mix.

 

[southernultrablack]

Thanks for the input, just gonna hope it works out and use it as a learning experience !

 

[Supa Dexta]

Seed rep was in to see me yesterday. Prices taking another jump for next spring. Hay mix type seed went from $80 something a few yrs ago to 112 last spring and now talking another 12-15 a bag. I booked now to hold at the old price.