Over seeding clover

Username John

Anyone here do it?

Have a bag of clover and going to throw some of it out on a field that I reseeded last year, and a small bit on a field that was reseeded a few weeks ago...

Any recommendations on how heavy to put out the clover?

Did soil tests the start of the year and need to put out P more than anything, but aside from maintaining indices I don't want to be putting out (well, paying for) fertiliser...

rangler1

Username John wrote: »

Anyone here do it?

Have a bag of clover and going to throw some of it out on a field that I reseeded last year, and a small bit on a field that was reseeded a few weeks ago...

Any recommendations on how heavy to put out the clover?

Did soil tests the start of the year and need to put out P more than anything, but aside from maintaining indices I don't want to be putting out (well, paying for) fertiliser...

A place that i used to buy clover seed recommended feeding it in the ration !!!
Never tried it but it seems to work with nettle seeds.
2kgs in a bag of 0 10 20 is what's recommended to the acre....I think you can get clover seed treated for sowing into grass

Username John

rangler1 wrote: »

A place that i used to buy clover seed recommended feeding it in the ration !!!
Never tried it but it seems to work with nettle seeds.
2kgs in a bag of 0 10 20 is what's recommended to the acre....I think you can get clover seed treated for sowing into grass

Cheers rangler...

2kg... Was planning on going with 1kg / acre...

The clover seed I have is not treated I assume, as tis stuff I got in the co-op. So I imagine it's the same seed you sow in with grassseed when reseeding...

Feeding it the ration? I wouldn't be feeding ration during the summer, so that's out. But I dunno would I be that brave any ways to be honest...

Sam Kade

Don't you have to use pelleted seed for oversowing? This is great weather for it don't forget to keep the field grazed bare until the clover gets established.

Username John

Sam Kade wrote: »

Don't you have to use pelleted seed for oversowing? This is great weather for it don't forget to keep the field grazed bare until the clover gets established.

The seed I got in the co-op is kinda pelleted, and coated in some kinda white powder stuff... It's out now any ways...
I'll let ye know how I get on

Keeping it grazed bare will be a bit of a challenge, as have too much grass but should be possible too...

Cheers for advice Sam

Green farmer

rangler1 wrote: »

A place that i used to buy clover seed recommended feeding it in the ration !!!
Never tried it but it seems to work with nettle seeds.
2kgs in a bag of 0 10 20 is what's recommended to the acre....I think you can get clover seed treated for sowing into grass

Does the sheep just pass it through its system and the droppings act a fertiliser ?

Sam Kade

Green farmer wrote: »

Does the sheep just pass it through its system and the droppings act a fertiliser ?

You'd want to be feeding a fair heap of it before they'd cover the whole field.

rangler1

Sam Kade wrote: »

You'd want to be feeding a fair heap of it before they'd cover the whole field.

They're fairly good at spreading nettles anyway

Green farmer

rangler1 wrote: »

They're fairly good at spreading nettles anyway

The auld nettles and thistles don't need any help in spreading themselves