I haven't fully trusted Winter-Spring frost seeding and have avoided it after a couple of tries that didn't work out.I have been researching frost seeding clover food plots. I am going to try it for the first time this year. Does anyone here have any experience or tips to offer? Will oats germinate if just frost seeded? Thank you.
Good weather and good luck!Left out the oats and added chicory. Seeded last night as it is forecasting rain today. Now the waiting begins. Fingers crossed.
Great going on the frost seeding. Can you post a picture, I'd like to see it. I believe that 80 degree weather last week has advanced our spring by 2 weeks in 2 days here in PA.Wow this July weather in April has just blossemed that clover has shot up 6” high. Came out better than I expected.
Sorry I haven’t gotten back to you. The pictures may be awhile as I just had both knees replaced.Great going on the frost seeding. Can you post a picture, I'd like to see it. I believe that 80 degree weather last week has advanced our spring by 2 weeks in 2 days here in PA.
I agree that germination is controlled by temperature. I thought frost seeding is to get good seed to soil contact for small seeds so that there's good germination when the temps are right? What yoderjac said in the second post pretty much sums up my thinking on frost seeding. Although unlike what he said, I have had success frost seeding oats, maybe it was just a freak occurence but I had close to 100% germination seeding oats on bare dirt.I don't subscribe to the current thinking on frost seeding anymore. I don't think freezing and thawing has anything to do with germination. I think it's all temperature driven. The more I've read up on natural seeds, they've all got mechanisms to resist germinating at the wrong time. Jack pine and dogwood seeds are good examples of seeds that resist germination. A dogwood seed almost has to pass through the gut of an animal to break down the seed coat. Jack pine cones require fire to get opened so they can grow. I'm a big fan of pushing the envelope on early seeding.
Trust nature. Trust the science.
I agree that germination is controlled by temperature. I thought frost seeding is to get good seed to soil contact for small seeds so that there's good germination when the temps are right? What yoderjac said in the second post pretty much sums up my thinking on frost seeding. Although unlike what he said, I have had success frost seeding oats, maybe it was just a freak occurence but I had close to 100% germination seeding oats on bare dirt.