Red clover sowing

[MDL POWERUP]

Bag of clover arrived yesterday. Ground has really dried up, no rain forecast for weeks.
I have this old antique to use

Was thinking of putting it on least aggressive setting to disturb the soil, sow with little wagtail and roll in? Current picture of ground

 

[Dog Bowl]

Just my opinion but could you not get a local contractor in with a grass harrow or green-master type machine to do the job properly?

 

[MDL POWERUP]

Not down a lonning a mile long that's got more pot holes than the moon and its only 6 acre

 

[Al R]

Not down a lonning a mile long that's got more pot holes than the moon and its only 6 acre

Offer to pay more as it’s a small job and get it done properly ?‍

 

[MDL POWERUP]

Offer to pay more as it’s a small job and get it done properly ?‍

Looking that way! What's the going rate?

 

[Al R]

Looking that way! What's the going rate?

Not a clue but I know someone that made his own direct seeder with front link discs then a sort of 3m carrier type thing with discs and Packer with seeder unit for £23/acre without diesel

 

[som farmer]

clover seed can stay dormant for months, so it's not the disaster you think, when very few germinate to begin with, they gradually come through the year.

 

[milkloss]

Lime and P&K wants to be good first or don't bother.

 

[Derrick Hughes]

Nothing wrong with a wagtail

 

[deleted user 837354]

Agree with above sentiments, soil test, correct any issues and have it drilled properly. I've seen some lovely red clover crops established with a Vaderstaad, 5-6kg/acre sowing rate. Roll firm afterwards whatever you do.

Beautiful crop to grow.

Red clover will not establish well or persist if the P and K indices of the soil are low. Deal with all perennial problem weeds first as you have zero hope of controlling them in red clover.

 

[Al R]

Agree with above sentiments, soil test, correct any issues and have it drilled properly. I've seen some lovely red clover crops established with a Vaderstaad, 5-6kg/acre sowing rate. Roll firm afterwards whatever you do.

Beautiful crop to grow.

Red clover will not establish well or persist if the P and K indices of the soil are low. Deal with all perennial problem weeds first as you have zero hope of controlling them in red clover.

Whiff of roundup once the clover is well established will get rid of everything else ?

 

[deleted user 837354]

Whiff of roundup once the clover is well established will get rid of everything else ?

Makes it sick as a dog for weeks though.

 

[Al R]

Makes it sick as a dog for weeks though.

Worth doing mid winter though

 

[Derrick Hughes]

I cant stand red clover
Seen to much hay thats like blackthorn
I suppose if we all loved the same woman it would never do , but cant see the attraction if makin love to a blackthorn bush

 

[Beefnsheep]

Agree with above sentiments, soil test, correct any issues and have it drilled properly. I've seen some lovely red clover crops established with a Vaderstaad, 5-6kg/acre sowing rate. Roll firm afterwards whatever you do.

Beautiful crop to grow.

Red clover will not establish well or persist if the P and K indices of the soil are low. Deal with all perennial problem weeds first as you have zero hope of controlling them in

Bag of clover arrived yesterday. Ground has really dried up, no rain forecast for weeks.
I have this old antique to use

Was thinking of putting it on least aggressive setting to disturb the soil, sow with little wagtail and roll in? Current picture of ground

do you sow red clover straight are in a pr grass mix quite fancy putting it in a grass mix for fattening lambs

 

[milkloss]

Had an excellent mix from DLF maybe ten years ago now. The red clover was surprisingly persistent and had lofa festololium among other grasses with it. Don’t think they do it any more.
Sheep will be hard on RC though so you have to move them on quick.

 

[Beefnsheep]

Had an excellent mix from DLF maybe ten years ago now. The red clover was surprisingly persistent and had lofa festololium among other grasses with it. Don’t think they do it any more.
Sheep will be hard on RC though so you have to move them on quick.

Will look DLF up can you remember how many kgs of red clover was in the mix was going to split a 10 acre field into 7 paddocks and rotate sheep every three days would you put white clover into it as well r do you think that might be over doing it ? Bloat

 

[Samcowman]

Hopefully be planting some red clover next week once the lime is spread. Also planting in ryegrass and Timothy along with beans as a nurse crop for it.
Make sure you have got your soil tested and PH is ok.

 

[milkloss]

Will look DLF up can you remember how many kgs of red clover was in the mix was going to split a 10 acre field into 7 paddocks and rotate sheep every three days would you put white clover into it as well r do you think that might be over doing it ? Bloat

I think it was this one

 

[Great In Grass]

Had an excellent mix from DLF maybe ten years ago now. The red clover was surprisingly persistent and had lofa festololium among other grasses with it. Don’t think they do it any more.
Sheep will be hard on RC though so you have to move them on quick.

We offer Red Clover with Festulolium still very popular.