Originally Posted by JohnMark
I have a 1/2 acre old field I am doing t n m in this year. I sprayed 2 weeks ago and went to seed and mow yesterday. The field is pasture grass and weeds about thigh to waist high. I was going to mow at 6” to get the heavy stuff out of the way then seed and mow around 3” but my mower belt broke when I was around 2/3 done mowing at 6”. I seeded into what I had because rain is on the way all week. I dragged it in and seeds made good soil contact. Now my question:

Will going back in 1-2 weeks to mow the grass down further hurt the new seedlings? Or should I just leave it how I left it?


I’d just leave it.