Market Farming

[robert schuler <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>]

Frost seeding is mostly done with alfalfa, usually in Feb. into a nurse crop
like oats. I always seed red clover with rye in the fall or sooner if time
permits.  For covercrops the sooner the clover gets established the 
better...Bob

Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.

"Paul A. Bock" wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>   Can someone help me understand frost-seeding?  I am guessing that you
> simply cast seed on frost-heaved ground and that the seed finds its way into
> the ground as the frost melts.  But where I live we get say 3-4 feet of snow
> on the ground most of the winter.  Should I cast the seed onto the snow?
> Will a warm day with a melting top side give enough water to germinate the
> seed when it is still above the soil?  Specifically, I would like to
> frost-seed red clover seed into fall planted rye.  Should I plant the clover
> before or after the snow instead?
>
> -Paul Bock
> Stone Gully
>
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