Bperry
Six Pointer
I am at the end of my rope with grass. I have two 1 acre plots on my farm. I’ve done soil test, appropriate lime and fertilizer and everything is right for ladino clover. In 2017 I tried to grow ladino clover and had so much grass I gave up and decided to start over this past fall.
Last summer I sprayed RU for grass. Waited two weeks and sprayed RU for grass again. Tilled and waited three weeks and sprayed with RU and 24d. 30 days later I tilled and cultipacked the plots and followed with a 4th spray of RU a week or so later. Waited for a little moisture for the ground to get soft and planted clover with a Brillion seeder I have specifically for planting small seed. Lots of equipment and not enough knowledge I guess.
I was trying to make sure I killed any grass and planted the clover three to four weeks later than I should have. Now I have what you see in the picture. Good even clover growth across the entire two acres but I also have a perfect crop of grass across the plots also.
1. I’m not sure if this grass is something that grows in the winter and dies when it starts getting hot like rye grass or if it will start booming come spring? Whatever it is I didn’t intentionally plant it.
2. I have read you shouldn’t spray first year clover. If I spray with Clethodim or something similar in the spring will it kill the clover since its small and young?
3. Should I let the clover grow through the summer and spray later in the year or will the grass choke it out first?
4. Do I need to just start again and do something different I have been missing?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Last summer I sprayed RU for grass. Waited two weeks and sprayed RU for grass again. Tilled and waited three weeks and sprayed with RU and 24d. 30 days later I tilled and cultipacked the plots and followed with a 4th spray of RU a week or so later. Waited for a little moisture for the ground to get soft and planted clover with a Brillion seeder I have specifically for planting small seed. Lots of equipment and not enough knowledge I guess.
I was trying to make sure I killed any grass and planted the clover three to four weeks later than I should have. Now I have what you see in the picture. Good even clover growth across the entire two acres but I also have a perfect crop of grass across the plots also.
1. I’m not sure if this grass is something that grows in the winter and dies when it starts getting hot like rye grass or if it will start booming come spring? Whatever it is I didn’t intentionally plant it.
2. I have read you shouldn’t spray first year clover. If I spray with Clethodim or something similar in the spring will it kill the clover since its small and young?
3. Should I let the clover grow through the summer and spray later in the year or will the grass choke it out first?
4. Do I need to just start again and do something different I have been missing?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.