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I been thinking about planting into a pasture without any burn down just no- till it in. I going to plant this field in spring and fall for next 3 years to build up soil. Plus I am going to graze the cover crops I used a 16 seed mix. Anyone ever try this and have any tips?
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Where are you?
What's growing there now?
What are you planning to plant?
 
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Are you only planting a cover crop?

Do you plan to only build the soil or are there future plans for growing annual vegetables?

Are you trying to create a Silvopasture?

Yes a planting zone would help folks.

I am curious as to what your 16 seed cover crop contains.
 
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Sorry I did not put enough information on my post.
Included Species: Millet, Braco Mustard, Abyssinian Cabbage, Cowpeas, Sunn Hemp,
Forage Sorghum, Flax-seed, Spring Pea, Black Oat, Sunflower, Phacelia, Berseem
Clover, Persian Clover, Lifago Buckwheat, T-raptor Rape, Nitro Radish.  
I live in Southern Indiana I believe the zone is  USDA Hardiness Zone 7a.
This fall I am going to plant to blend for next spring to graze and then replant a summer cover crop to graze.  
Then after doing this for 3 years I put it back into pasture.
Thank you
 
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Okay. Next question, why don't you graze the current pasture? What's growing there now? Most pasture plants are pretty good for building soil.
 
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I do pasture it right now. But most my grass is tall fescue or tall fescue with red clover. So since it is mainly a cool season field get low in the summer and if it dry it just get worst. So I thought I would try to build up the soil and and have a more to graze in the summer.
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Why not plant some native grasses?

These are suggested in my grass catalog:

Big Bluestem, Little Bluestem, and Switchgrass.

These sound like excellent choices and these grasses are warm-season grasses so they thrive in warmer climates.
 
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After the cover crop I am planning on planting blue stems and switchgrass in the pasture mix.
 
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