Creek chub
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I frost seeded some Durana about 2 weeks ago. Under ideal conditions, when should I notice any germination this time of year?
From what I’ve read, Durana is a slow starter. I planted some last fall. It germinated but nothing impressive. I believe the first growing season it focuses on root development then the above ground growth explodes, hopefullyI'm curious to know as well as I just seeded some ladino and I would think they would be fairly comparable.
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Good deal. I put down oat seeds with mine this past weekend.Clover starts much better with a nurse crop than trying to seed it alone. Buckwheat and oats are good choices for spring seeding, wheat and rye work well for fall seeding. Fall seeded rye with a frost seeding of clover in early spring is a great combination. The clover should germinate in several weeks. It takes much longer for seed to germinate in cool weather. We are still several weeks off for frost seeding clover in zone 6b.
That’s impressive. The areas I planted Durana are being converted back to cattle pasture. One plot is all red clover but I’d like a true perennial clover and like the idea of Durana taking over that plotI have planted a lot of Durana clover and it is slow to start but persistent once established. It outcompeted all of my medium red clover I planted with it...
I frost seeded Durana into last fall’s winter rye in two plots and into one red clover plot. Do think that’s ok?Clover starts much better with a nurse crop than trying to seed it alone. Buckwheat and oats are good choices for spring seeding, wheat and rye work well for fall seeding. Fall seeded rye with a frost seeding of clover in early spring is a great combination. The clover should germinate in several weeks. It takes much longer for seed to germinate in cool weather. We are still several weeks off for frost seeding clover in zone 6b.
This is 100% correct. But not sure to the OPs question if it should be germinating yet.From what I’ve read, Durana is a slow starter. I planted some last fall. It germinated but nothing impressive. I believe the first growing season it focuses on root development then the above ground growth explodes, hopefully
Your Durana germination will begin when soil temperatures are in the high 50's/low 60's and there is adequate moisture.I frost seeded some Durana about 2 weeks ago. Under ideal conditions, when should I notice any germination this time of year?
I think that will be fine, however, if you had a high seeding rate on the cereal rye, I would terminate the rye, once it gets 10" tall this spring. If you seeded the cereal rye at 50 lbs per acre, you'll probably be ok. At 120 lbs/acre and it will shade out the clover, enough, to not give you a good stand.I frost seeded Durana into last fall’s winter rye in two plots and into one red clover plot. Do think that’s ok?
Ha. I meant 50# of winter rye but probably didn’t type too well. 50# of Durana would look like a seed carpet. lolOr am I mistaken and that was 50 lbs per 1/2 acre of cereal rye (my bad)?
I love a happy ending! Red clover can be a good nurse crop as well, and in a perfect world the Ladino outcompetes it...I have planted a lot of Durana clover and it is slow to start but persistent once established. It outcompeted all of my medium red clover I planted with it...
I’m a novice plotter but I really like red clover. It seems less picky about soil type and really grows quicklyI love a happy ending! Red clover can be a good nurse crop as well, and in a perfect world the Ladino outcompetes it...