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Over seeding clover

  • 12-06-2016 06:20AM
    #1
    Username John
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    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... ;)


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  • #2
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭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


  • #3
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭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... ;)


  • #4
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,297 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #5
    Username John
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,237 ✭✭✭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


  • #6
    Green farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,004 ✭✭✭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 ?


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  • #7
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,297 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #8
    rangler1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,497 ✭✭✭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


  • #9
    Green farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,004 ✭✭✭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


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