huntermq32 Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 I was woundering how tall I should let my monster mix get before I mow it. The clover has its flowers already and the plot is at 11 inches. Weeds are pretty scarce to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2Hunt Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 If the clover does not have to flower for reseeding, mow it now. By mowing it now you will control the grasses and weeds plus generate new tender growth in the clover. This will also keep your protien levels up by keeping the plant growing. Mow it down to about 6 inches and watch the clover explode with growth. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 I would mow it now. Had been letting our entire field get to hay cutting heights and cutting the plots with the rest of the field, unfortunately that allowed more weeds to develop in the plots. Think we will be mowing our clovers a little more frequently in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted May 21, 2007 Report Share Posted May 21, 2007 yesterday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 I don't know--if the guy wants some free seeds and weeds are not a problem I don't see anything wrong with letting the clover produce some seed and once the flowers start to die then mow it. Now if weeds are starting to be a problem then I'd mow it right away. Another option would be to mow half of it to regenerate some new tender growth for the deer and then let the other 1/2 produce seed. Then later in the summer when it starts to flower again switch which side you mow--just a thought. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted May 22, 2007 Report Share Posted May 22, 2007 hunter mg32 never mentioned anything about reseeding..I beleive he was refering to the flowering as the right time to mow... Thats why I said to mow it yesterday..11" clover will get old and stemmy real quick...thats not what you want for your deer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Mow, Mow, Letmgrow [ no pun intended ] If you have good clover it will recover strongly with the weeds taking a beating. By good clover I mean the varieties which reseed from the roots not just the flower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntermq32 Posted May 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2007 We haven't had much rain around here I didn't know if that matterd as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 26, 2007 Report Share Posted May 26, 2007 We haven't had much rain around here I didn't know if that matterd as well. Think I would still mow it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidd Posted June 4, 2007 Report Share Posted June 4, 2007 mow it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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