re-inoculating tecomate seed
 

I purchased a couple 2 pound bags of tecomate " ultra Forage" seed for my small food plot I was reading the back of the bag and it looks to me like the inoculation of this seed expired last july. is this seed still good ? and can I re-enoculate ?I see tecomate sells a formula called PX-100 Plant Exploder. is that the same as inoculant ?

RE: re-inoculating tecomate seed
 

Most White clover inoculants will probably work. - its like $5.00 at the co-op. I'd apply it (dry) with the seeds.

If the plot wasclover before -there might be enough residual inoculant to be effective - but for $5.00 - why wonder?

RE: re-inoculating tecomate seed
 

The seed is most likely fine, yes you can re-inoculate. What farm hunter said.

Innoculant is not required to plant legumes like clovers, alfalfa, trefoils, soybeans. The innoculant bacteria only enables the plant to afix/store Nitrogen from the air in the root nodules. The bacteria may or may not be in the soil already. If there is no bacteria in the soil,and the seed is not coated with the innoculant bacteria, the plant will not be able to afix Nitrogen. However, the legume will grow fine and be totally healthy with proper fertilizer and mineral ammountsin the soil.

Farmers use innoculated alfalfa and soybeans to ensure Nitrogen is afixed into the ground. This provides some Nitrogen to the next crop and reduces fertilizer requirements. For Foodplotters, innoculants are a cheap way to make the legumes just a bit healther.