File this under meatball farming.
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If you want to save time, fuel and wear and
tear on your equipment you may wish to consider frost seeding. This involves broadcasting your seed on
frozen ground and allowing the freeze-thaw-freeze-thaw cycle that occurs as
spring approaches to provide good seed-to-soil contact.
The moisture contained in the surface layer
of your soil freezes, expands and forces the soil upward. This heaving of the soil assists in working
small seeds like clover into the soil. You
get the same result as you would with discing and culti-packing - good
seed-to-soil contact. With the arrival
of spring and the warming temps the seeds will hopefully germinate.
Under ideal conditions you should prepare your planting bed in the
fall with a foliar herbicide application. Alas, this I did not perform. I simply broadcast into
several trails where the clover is beginning to establish itself.
Today I spread a bunch of leftover red clover
and chicory seed. All the critters like clover and chicory - especially in early spring.
Fingers crossed.
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