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Old 04-09-2003 | 06:51 AM
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WI Steve
 
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Default some more questions about clover plots

I' m from central Wisconsin and now that it is getting closer to planting season I have some questions pertaining to planting clover. Anyway, heres my situation. I have a couple acres of previously cropped field to work with. It was seeded with Alfalfa about 5-6 years ago but since then has been taken over by grasses and weeds with only a little alfalfa still left. The site is somewhat low and can tend to have standing water in several spots during wet times of the year. I plan on soil sampling and spraying with round-up after green-up. However, I still have many questions.

1. Do I need to plow or would it be better to just disk alone if I can get away with it?
2. At what stage should I apply the fertilizer or lime? Before disking and/or plowing? After? Can the fertilizer be mixed with the clover seed to provide a more uniform spreading of the seed from the broadcast spreader?
3. What clover or clover mix do you think would work best in my situation?
4. After seeding the clover is it best just to cultipack it or should it be incorporated into the soil with a drag or something first?

Anyway, any help would be much appreciated. Thanx
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