Before You Bale Grass Hay: Let Your Field go to Seed Prior to First Cutting! Self-Seeding!

Before You Bale Grass Hay: Let Your Field go to Seed Prior to First Cutting! Self Seeding! In this video, Tim talks to us about why it can be beneficial to let your field go to seed prior to your first cutting.

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[ScottyHunter]

I'm sure whatever you said towards the end of the video was important... but after you picked up Maevis, that's all I could focus on. What a cutie! Hope she's still doing well after 3 years!

[BurtsRanch]

Good to see someone else has the same idea, its free re seeding/continuous pasture renewal.
No one advises it because it means you dont spend money.

[brianwideman]

Couldn't agree more. There's a reason why God said, "Let your fields rest every 7 years ".

[spoolsandbobbins]

Would the soil type affect germination? I believe you spread manure across your fields every year Tim? Do you ever allow the animals to graze these fields or are they primarily for hay? Thanks for being such a great teacher. We sure appreciate it!!

[guardianminifarm]

Appreciate this. Beautiful Great Pyrenees. Fantastic LGD.

[EZ-viewing.]

Thanks for the great insight. Really appreciate you sharing your experience. Will try this next time. Cheers.

[ricardojohnson]

I like Mavis... lol. I also let my lawn turf go to seed not in the spring but mid to late summer

[perlovaya]

Brought back memories when out GP was apuppy her name is Deacon now 3 yrs old just the greatest addition to our farm. Your seed reproduction should work with clovers and alfalfa as well right?

[binmehmood]

I'm a farmer from Pakistan, I beg to differ on this if you let your grass seed that means you are compromising on the nutritional value of your hay. In order to get best results in terms of nutritional value especially proteins it should be cut right before seeding. Just a suggestion for your subscribers

[farmingforfunandprofit]

Pretty sound advice for you folks that raise grass that is propogated by Down South Mostly all hay growers grow a hybrid variety of Bermuda Grass that is planted by Usually ist cut is the first week in June Then every 6 weeks by a Yea never needs

[biofarmakolin]

I just found your channel and I like it very much;). I also delay mowing so that the grass spills out at the shear.

[horsegirl]

Question! We have had 3 people scheduled to come bale our field for us-yet none of them showed. Our hay field seeded out and is now mostly brown. Is it lost completely? Can we still have it baled (if someone will do it?) or should we just mow it down? 😩

[CatalpaCreekFarm]

Do you use any herbicide? We have some broomsedge and foxtails here in Ohio.

[esben]

But this is only for the first cutting? Consecutive cuttings shouldn't be allowed to seed right?

[onesimoquiroz]

Where can I get that kind of seed I want to start making my own hay?

[gonzalotarditto]

How short do you cut your pasture for hay?

[steveogden]

I always called that pollen; not seed. By the time the grass actually goes to seed; the grass will be way too mature to make good hay.

[kambingsembilankebumen]

how to deal with lamb meat that has a lot of fat, in terms of feed?

[WilliamEllison]

this doesn't work for the home owner. We can't let it go to seed. By then the grass is to tall to cut. Do you understand.. You would have to cut it by hand.

[eddieb]

You pretty much lose the first cutting then. TDN and protein pretty much disappear by the time the plant completes the reproductive phase. It starts going way down around the boot phase. Spending the money to harvest it and putting wear on equipment to get gut filler with no nutritional value doesn't make a lot of sense. Is it even the right time to seed at that point?