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Posted on 11/11/23 at 3:46 pm to
Posted by The Levee
Bat Country
Member since Feb 2006
10839 posts
Posted on 11/11/23 at 3:46 pm to
Tell me more about the inoculants….I did 2 acres with GC seed two weeks ago and it’s coming up in the shady areas. Might switch the whole property if it does well and produces a lot of food
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
30548 posts
Posted on 11/11/23 at 4:08 pm to
I had planted cereal rye in September (only time I had available). They had gotten .2" in Henry County, AL since then. I was expecting the plots to be a total loss. Surprisingly, most of them made a very thin cover, but grazable. They were dry as can be and just hanging on when I got back up here on the 3rd.

Amazing how just this light rain last night perked them up. If we get the rain they're calling for on Tuesday and Wednesday, they'll be decent. Cereal rye is some hardy stuff, apparently.
Posted by 76Forest
Member since May 2011
124 posts
Posted on 11/11/23 at 5:03 pm to
Levee, GCS started inoculating with lots of bacteria (not just nitrogen fixing kinds) and mycorrhizal fungi and more. They tell about in on their website on the Fall Release page. I’m no farmer, but it made sense to me. I am about halfway through a 5-yr commitment to this experiment and it’s starting to work. This fall’s plots are way better than before.

I’m not sure what’s making the difference but it looks like I know what I’m doing, when I really don’t. The soil is changing, I’m seeing earthworms, it believe my poor ol sandy soil holds more water longer.
Posted by Outdoorreb
Member since Oct 2019
2582 posts
Posted on 11/11/23 at 5:12 pm to
If I remember right the inoculant only is only good for 30ish days or so. Did your seed not come with it?
Posted by chew4219
Member since Sep 2009
2724 posts
Posted on 11/12/23 at 8:48 am to
I said screw it, I’m going to frost seed Durana Clover in February. Haven’t tried it before, but I’m going to give it a try.
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