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N FLA | I have only found one farm that I would call successful with clover around Live Oak, FL. He has a real nice stand of Crimson Clover. Also have seen a little luck with Berseem Clover. This is a relatively low input farmer. I think he applied 300 lbs of 20-0-20 in the winter for the clover and rye/rygrass that is overseeded, and does not fertilize the pastures in the warm season. Attributes alot of N credit to the clover for the summer pastures. He was grazing alot of head for the pasture size, but not leaving the cows on very long. Maybe something like one day on, a couple days off. But I dont remember. He worried mostly about bloat, not overgrazing the stand. I have tried to plant clover several times on our deep sandy soils, and failed each time. One thing, is we have a hard time getting inoculation, but I've always used pre-inoculated seed. And we havent babied it with irrigation to establish. This was the first winter its rained in many, might have been a good year to try. I would recommend buying a package of inoculant, and make sure you do a good job inoculating at planting. It doesnt grow much at all until Late March in this part of the world, not really a winter forage. Ive been taught that legume silages are in general a pain to ensile, without a grass included. I'm sure clover would be the same. Might work very well in round bale sileage of oats or ryegrass and clover, if you have animals to feed. Probably too much water to sell and transport. The past 30 days, you could have cured anything. I think pH and Calcium levels are also important factors. No wet spots here. | |
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Red clover
