scsims
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Man it was fun, and I gave my 6' brush cutter a hard way to go, not to mention the FET pushing over the bigger trees. This field had not been cut in 10 years.
Clearing an Old Growth Field
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bigbull338
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you got some good seattime shredding thats for sure.weve been doing that to some pastures here.
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Good work :thumbsup: The nice thing is how quick it comes back to grass.
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What varieties are you going to plant? We planted Big Blue Stem, Little Blue Stem, Indian Grass, and Switchgrass quite a few years ago.
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scsims
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Not sure what varieties yet. But I'm sure it will be simular to the ones you listed.
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If you haven't already, check with your County Extension Office as you will need specialized planters that you can get from them. Establishing this type of grass takes a while or at least it did for us. Good luck.
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Nice job. Beautiful landscape. Like your 5525 also--looks a lot like mine 
sweep
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Our field was worse than yours and after 3 years of cutting it 5-6 times per year the grasses have come back thicker and eventually crowded out the weeds.
Our fields are now probably 95 percent weed free. The first time we cut it the grass was very thin and now it is extremely thick and we have not done any treatment to it.
Our field was worse than yours and after 3 years of cutting it 5-6 times per year the grasses have come back thicker and eventually crowded out the weeds.
Our fields are now probably 95 percent weed free. The first time we cut it the grass was very thin and now it is extremely thick and we have not done any treatment to it.
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scsims
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Did it come back in fescue or native grasses. I don't think mine would come back in natives. There have not been any planted around here in a generation.
sweep
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I'm not sure what the grass is but it's not fescue. My wife would never allow that where her horses are at-she knows what fescue is.
If you keep cutting your field 5-6 times per year you will be surprised what it looks like this time next year but you have to cut it at least every 3 weeks or so.
The first time it was cut you could see a bunch of dirt as the tall grass blocked out growth. Now 1-2 weeks after cutting it is really hard to walk on because it is so thick.
I was going to have it sprayed but my neighbor who went through the same thing told me to cut it a while and it worked.
If I only only cut it 2 times per year I don't think the results would be the the same.
If you keep cutting your field 5-6 times per year you will be surprised what it looks like this time next year but you have to cut it at least every 3 weeks or so.
The first time it was cut you could see a bunch of dirt as the tall grass blocked out growth. Now 1-2 weeks after cutting it is really hard to walk on because it is so thick.
I was going to have it sprayed but my neighbor who went through the same thing told me to cut it a while and it worked.
If I only only cut it 2 times per year I don't think the results would be the the same.
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