Planting Recommendations for Buck
Busters Fall Seed Mixes
Optimum planting time in most locations in the southeast is Sept. 1 - Nov. 1 but can be planted earlier or later in more northern and
southern locations. Plant 60 days before first average frost date in
fall.
Planting rate is 50 lbs. per acre.(except for our 8 lb. Go-Pack)
Soil tests are recommended. A pH of 6.0 - 6.5 is desirable.
Soil should be well tilled and seeds should be lightly
covered 1/4 - 1/2 inch deep.
No till: fair to good results can be obtained with no till. Burn
down with Glyphosate or any other burn down herbicide
(desirable but not critical), bush hog as low to the ground as
possible, seed through the sod or use grain drill, fertilize as recommended.
Fertilizer recommendations: Fall
13-13-13 at planting .................... 100 - 200 lbs.
and 30-60 days later
Ammonia Nitrate ......................... 100 - 200 lbs.
NOTE: Do not mix seed and fertilizer in the hopper together. Broadcast seed, fertilize, and then cover.
Fertilizer recommendations: Spring
Fertilize again as spring green up begins:
50 lbs. per acre of Ammonia Nitrate
