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Hey guys I have a problem. My neighbers farm hand cultivated a 20 foot wide strip right through my monster mix plot. Will it grow back or is toast? Instead of paying for the mistake the farmer said he will give me some Alfalfa seed but I have to do all the work. Is alfalfa better than my monster mix or do you think I should plant more monster mix.If the moster mix will grow back hopefully I won't have to do anything what do you guys think?

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Cultivated? How much soil/root disturbance occured. If the strip was "cultivated" so much it is essentially exposed soil it makes no difference if your plot was annual or perennial, the plants in that strip are history.

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Cultivated? How much soil/root disturbance occured. If the strip was "cultivated" so much it is essentially exposed soil it makes no difference if your plot was annual or perennial

This is true, really would depend on how deep and how thoroughly the strip was cultivated. If it was not too deep with too much disturbance, still think the clovers in that mix might grow back.

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I think it was 90% bare soil showing. The tool I rented to plant this is out for 2 more weeks so even if I wanted to replant my hands are tied right now. I have to use this farmers property to excess this parcel so he basicly told me that if I make him pay for the damage he won't let me park on his land any more.He wasn't as polite as that so I realy had to bite my tounge. This guy is a millonair so money is no object he just likes to kick around the little guy so to speek. Well let me tell ya I would love to well I better not say.

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Instead of paying for the mistake the farmer said he will give me some Alfalfa seed but I have to do all the work.

I have to use this farmers property to excess this parcel so he basicly told me that if I make him pay for the damage he won't let me park on his land any more.He wasn't as polite as that so I realy had to bite my tounge.

Given the situation as you explained, I would drop it and not bother this guy. Lose access to your hunting ground, the plot will not matter if it grows back or not.

I think it was 90% bare soil showing.

Still might be a chance, being that you have to wait a couple weeks anyways, would just wait and see what happens. Have turned ground here where clovers exist with a disc on several occasions, only for the clovers to come back.

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Clovers are pretty deep rooted, figured they might be ok. They will spread given time, especially if you cut them right after they come to seed.

Since you plan to over seed, you might just sew what area you plan to over seed, in right before a rain if the ground is still a little loose. Either that or running a drag or a roller either way should work just fine, although a drag might further disturb the re establishing clovers and might be better off to use a roller if you have access to one.

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