Pasture Seeding Methods

Soil Fertility

• Wind erosion, overgrazing or poor nutrient levels can all create a pasture where growing is difficult. Testing a pasture's soil fertility regularly will reveal whether it has the correct mix of nutrients to grow crops later in the year. Adding Nitrogen and Prosperous can help bring soil to an optimal state for seeding.

Manage Competition

• Managing competition from existing vegetation will allow whatever planted seeds to flourish. Manage competition by mowing, burning, applying chemical or allowing grazing from animals.

Apply Seeds

• You can seed a pasture in a variety of way. Some, such as "broadcasting," require expensive equipment that sows seeds quickly over a large area, while other methods require little disturbance to the land.

Frost Seeding

• Even if a pasture is under a thick layer of snow in the wintertime, don't ignore it. A winter crop of clover can help keep a pasture seeded and ready for the spring . Apply seeds to the snow . Then, as the snow melts, the seeds slowly seep into the soil and sprout. Using frost seeding can help reduce fertilizer and seeds costs later in the year.