Frost seeding

[kpkot]

Anyone have experience? Was looking to frost seed about a one acre area with clover. Any tips? Most importantly what's the best time?

[LET EM GROW]

Ive never done this before but will be trying this year in already existing clover plots, 

As i understand it, you want to do so when the day temperature gets high enough to thaw the ground and soften it up, and then at night it freezes over... doing this over and over again they say will draw seed into the ground some.. this is how I have understood it...

 

So id say March time frame,early April.. and just play it by what the temps are doing during those weeks? 

[phade]

It works, but for a new plot, you'll have to deal with a lot of competition and that usually means chemicals.

 

Frost seeding works well in existing plots.

 

If you simply have grass problems and not broadleaf competition, Cleth can be used if it is a straight clover plot. We've done it before. Plot doesn't come out looking ready for a magazine in many cases, but for the effort/money, it will draw deer in to feed.

[thphtm]

I have tried it 2 times , both times the the birds ate the seed before it grew.

[Four Season Whitetail's]

I do it every year in the pens. Just wait and try to catch the last part of winter thaw when there is still a bit of snow and broadcast right into the snow. If you are on a hillside you will get some runoff. I always go on the heavy side with the seeds when winter frost seeding.

[G-Man]

The best way is to spray and kill off weed in,late summer, seed March and less compitition and seed has more chance with less compitition

[kpkot]

Thank you all for the replies. My original plan was just to frost seed a small two acre field that's currently mowed grass. I think I will do as suggested and spray, plant, then frost seed following year.

[phade]

If you are going to go through all that you might as well fall seed...alto of people prefer fall seeding clover anyhow.