Posted by charlie n on January 21, 2014 at 11:01:22 from (96.35.24.196):
In Reply to: planting alfalfa? posted by mmidlam on January 20, 2014 at 16:04:21:
I've done it both ways.
no till after Round Up burn down.This was an experiment.
full tillage and planted with a Brillion.By that I mean sub soil at least 20 inchs.mold board plow ,disk,harrow.and slick drum roll before the seeding.
I learned that from my dad.
I personally wouldn't frost seed but that's to each his own.Been doin this 45 years and have never had luck with it.I plant all my fields in late August or early September.
This was an actual sod farm for many years . I use a lot of the same principals in planting alfalfa that we used to grow grass and the results speak for there-self.
Do yourself a favor and have a complete soil annalist done.
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