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Early Fall Plantings
Early fall (August 10 to September 10) planting of grass on firmly packed summerfallow is one of the best times to seed grass under dryland conditions. Planting grass in clean, well-packed crop stubble following an early grain harvest provides an effective seedbed provided early fall rainfall or irrigation water is available to promote rapid seed germination and seedling establishment. With adequate moisture available, the grass seedlings make rapid fall growth and provide productive stands the following season. Plant protective strips of flax on summerfallow for erosion control, moisture conservation and to trap snow to protect the grass seedlings. Do not plant legumes after August 15 on dryland. They generally will not grow large enough to survive the winter unless a late killing frost occurs. Early spring plantings of legumes appears to produce better stands than late fall seedlings on dryland. Establishment of irrigated alfalfa stands has been successful when planted the first week of August at Oakes.
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