Description

This blend includes eight species of winter forage crops:

Three Species of Cereal Grains:

• Wheat
• Elbon Rye (Not Ryegrass)
• Triticale

One Species of Winter Peas

•  A fast growing, early producing variety for fall, winter and spring production.

Three Species of Brassica (Rape)

• High quality forage varieties with different maturing dates for a longer growing period. (We do not use Dwarf Essex Rape in our mixes.) 

Dixie Crimson Clover

• A quick growing variety that produces from late fall through spring and is a good reseeding variety. This is the best producing clover for the winter months.

Planting Recommendations for Buck Busters Basic Seed Mixes

• Optimum planting time in most locations in the southeast is Sept 1 – Nov. 1 but can be planted earlier or later in more northern and southern locations. Plant 60 days before first average frost date in fall.

• Planting rate is 50 lbs/acre.

• Soil tests are recommended. A pH of 6.0 – 7.0 is desirable.

• Soil should be well tilled and seeds should be lightly covered 1/4” – 1/2” deep.

Fertilizer recommendations

At planting:

• 13-13-13 ……………..100-200 lbs/acre

30-60 days later

• Ammonium Nitrate or Urea (critical) ………100-200 lbs/acre.

*Do not mix seed and fertilizer in the hopper together. *

Spring:

• Fertilize again as spring green up begins. 50bs/acre of Ammonium Nitrate or Urea.

*No till instructions: Fair to good results can be obtained with no till. Burn down with Glyphosate or any other burn-down herbicide (desirable but not critical), bush hog as low to the ground as possible, seed through the sod or use grain drill, fertilize as recommended.*