[AT] Broadcast/frost seeding clover?

[Billy Hood]

For years we have put out clover by mixing it with ground corn.  It will flow good, not remove innoculant, and is probably cheaper than clean sand.  We also mix fire ant bait with ground corn to get the required one pound per acre--and that is hard to do.
Bear
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: carl gogol<mailto:cgogol at twcny.rr.com> 
  To: Antique tractor email discussion group<mailto:at at lists.antique-tractor.com> 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 5:46 PM
  Subject: Re: [AT] Broadcast/frost seeding clover?


  Len and Charlie
  Good advice, I did a google search last night after posting and most state's
  north of the mason-Dixon line have an article published by their ag
  extension on frost seeding.  The one I found that had the most useful tidbit
  said that even with the spreader fully closed, enough seed came out to
  accomplish the job.  No other sites seemed to think the workings of the
  spreader were important enough to touch on -- makes one wonder if anyone of
  them had ever done it.

  I had thought of diluting with sand, but had not read or heard of anyone
  doing it in practice.  Seems like it would help a lot to get good
  distribution.  Maybe I'll divide my mixed seed into three parts and mix a 40
  pound bag of sand with each part.  Wonder if sand will negate the innoculant
  for the trefoil?

  About how far do you think the clover will throw with the spreader at speed?
  Carl
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Len Rugen" <lrugen at c-magic.com<mailto:lrugen at c-magic.com>>
  To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com<mailto:at at lists.antique-tractor.com>>
  Sent: Monday, March 15, 2004 10:28 PM
  Subject: RE: [AT] Broadcast/frost seeding clover?


  > Most seeder's have a coverage chart.  It sounds like you don't have a lot
  of
  > acres to cover.
  >
  > Clover is small, but fairly heavy, so it flies pretty well.  It's been a
  > long time, but we would
  > seed over snow or after a over-night freeze.  If it gets down to about 25,
  > we could drive on the ground
  > for a few hours first thing in the morning.  Then the thaw would soak in
  the
  > seed.
  >
  > Keep the PTO speed up, near 540, doesn't have to be perfect, but slow
  won't
  > spread very wide.  Since there won't be any relation to ground speed other
  > than what gear you're in, check the speed on the chart as well.  I susally
  > set mine a little light, then drive between the initial passes for better
  > coverage.


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