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Thanks guys. If I were in it for biofuel I would be stoked. I read a Purdue U. manual that talked about disking the switch after a burn to tame it back a bit. May do a small trial area. Seems to be a bit of a shame to kill it back now that it has turned into exactly what I THOUGHT I wanted. I'll...

Hi guys...it's been a while. Thanks to the great advice I received here, I now have roughly 25 acres of beautiful CIR and Kanlow switch stands on our farm in central WI. We used swith to surround sizable Ag fields as visual screens that allow us to get in and out of our stands. That has been a...

I planted Egyptian wheat into newly planted Switch (same year-2014). I am sure the competition set it back but I was inpatient waiting for a visual screen. I will let you know how the switch with the EW faired as I have pure switch right next to it.

As for drilling switch...I had this done professionally last year because I learned about frost seeding too late in the game & the company was working on a Wetland reserve project elsewhere on my property. It was planted in early June in central Wisconsin and did very well on my higher sights...

I got my SFM75 from Keystone and as I knew it is a powder. I was hoping it would come with a volumetric measuring device but it does not. I dont have a way of weighing such small amounts as 2-4 oz. I know this issue has been touched on before but does anyone have a weight to volume conversion...

Gotcha! Thanks for the clarification. We've been getting down to ~32degrees F at night. Pretty heavy frost this am.

Thanks Paul. Is there a soil temperature in the fall that correlates to switchgrass dormancy? Should it be completely brown? Unfortunately, I will not be able to apply the SFA75 for another week or two on the sites to plant this winter. Is this harmful to the frost seeded switch or just less...

Paul (and anyone else), I have tried to read most of this thread and I feel as though I have learned a lot. I really appreciate all the advice everyone gives but I am a bit confused about the use of SFA-75 this fall. I had understood that SFA-75 was safe on growing SG as long as it is dormant...

Sorry...based on your 7/1/14 entry it looks like I can just use crimson for both.

I am getting ready to order my seed for my fall plots & especially the cereal grain rotation. So as to limit the different kind of seed that I need to order, can I use Crimson Clover for my "fall red clover" and my spring "soil builder red clover". This fall I will use your most recent recipe...

P.S. hoping to spray 1st/2nd year SG this weekend??

I do see your reply above Paul about it being risky to apply glypho now but is there a soil temperature threshhold below which spraying may still be safe? Wisconsin has been very cold & wet this spring!

Thanks Paul!

P.S. does anyone have a recommendation for a cheap, durable cool season grass that I can use for my vehicle trails that I mow around my farm?

Do you guys have oak wilt down there? Are the hybrids such as Burr X resistant by chance?

I have three different areas that I am attempting to convert to SG for cover. Two were broadcast last spring after sub-optimal prep and not really cared for as I didn't find this great site until recently. They are technically 2nd year stands though many of the seeds may be just germinating this...

Thanks Sligh1 & dbltree. I can & will have atrazine applied legally. I will also go straight SG but may mix CIR with Kanlo in my lower peat site as it can get pretty wet. I figure then it will be survival of the fittest. CIR is better suited for the north while Kanlo is supposed to tolerate wet...

This is my first post so please bear with me. I have a farm in central Wisconsin and wish to improve the whitetail cover in several ways including with NWSG. I have read several pages of this thread and have learned a lot. After initially planning to plant a NWSG blend of big blue, IG, CIR...