Winter ryegrass planting

[WARRIORWELDING]

First, what and where would be a good purchase for a towable drop spreader? Thinking like last minute purchase.....ere late planning.
Thinking drop spreader so I don't waste or try seeding the entire drive. Will use behind zero turn

Second how much of what fertilizer? Lime? Previously field. Area is clay and fill dirt mix. Should have got this done earlier. Trying to seed some erosion control downs sides of driveway and around shop.

Planning to heavily shake out hay straw mix for cover. Will be adding hopefully temporary water breaks along the drive.

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

Thoughts on adding some fescue seed? Its a bit late in the season. Frost was lite in Alexander County behind the place I work this morning.

 

[anvilrubi]

Keep in mind fescue needs lots of rain or lots of irrigation

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

Orchard grass?

 

[mommucked]

I aerated, put out fast acting lime, starter fert. and a few weeks later sowed a buttload of Rye in my steep, mostly dirt/trees/leaves backyard a few years ago after all the leaves fell and were mowed up about mid November. It grew thick and 3' high and was green all winter until it laid down and mid summer heat killed it. The dead grass kept the usual jungle of stiltgrass from coming back and helped w erosion last summer. Fall came and I was about to sow some again. I mowed, limed/fertilized. 2 weeks later I was about to buy more seed and the yard blew up w more Rye than the year before. The uncut/dead rye hulls apparently dropped a bunch of seed that sprung last fall and lasted till this summer. I've limed/fert. again 2 weeks ago and I'm seeding some right now and more in a few weeks when the leaves are about gone.

 

[hunterdan]

I just seeded our driveway with lowes contractor blend hoping to solve erosion. It did the job sprouting in a week and having full coverage within 3-4 weeks. I did not cover with straw but did agitate the surface on areas that had become slick.
Pics soon

 

[trailhugger]

I seeded close to an acre almost two weeks ago with a $60 broadcast spreader from HD. I can dial in the rate (at least semi-accurately) and I get my extreecize at the same time. Rye for lawns is 5-10#/1000sf. Starter fertilizer should be at a rate of 5#/1000sf but check the numbers. Lime depends on your soil but 5-20#/1000. Probably gypsum, too... look at what RQ told me in the Lawn and Landscape thread this past Monday or Tuesday.

Good luck!

 

[R Q]

You're overthinking it bit, just use a broadcast spreader and be careful by the driveway and you'll be fine. Not much need in adding any fescue as the rye will choke it out. Use starter at the rate on package. Get annual rye grass unless you want it to comeback every year, then use perinneal rye grass but don't expect it to flourish next year. Sometimes the local farm store will have ryegrass cheaper than the pro stores. You can cut the seeding rate a bit too because it germinates very easily. It will burn next May-June so consider that.

 

[WARRIORWELDING]

I over think most things. Small handicap of mine.

 

[R Q]

I over think most things. Small handicap of mine.

Me too! lol Good luck!