Originally Posted by cumberland


I could cut the small trees to ground level and mow around the large stumps. There are a few bumpy spots and old ruts from the skidders that I'd like to smooth out, I just hate the idea of going from good soil, covered in trees, to plowed up soil with little OM, trying to go back to good soil. I don't have a disc yet, but I will probably get one to chop up small roots on new ground and to make firebreaks for burning. I'm not a quail hunter, but discing the old roads every 4-5 years would keep a little bare ground and I do like hearing them sing.


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It’s sounds like you’ve got a promising situation to work with. If you can get a bushhog in there then I’d just start bushhogging it and play it by ear as you go. The more you mow it…..the more you should see it revert back to a grassland prairie ecosystem. You’ll likely see some native warm season grasses begin to return. I would imagine that 2-3 mowings during the growing season would be all you needed. If you still had too many woody species like sweetgum after that then you could look to spraying if needed. If not, then you should be ready just to fall right in line with what the rest of us are doing. You could go ahead and broadcast something like cereal rye this fall if you wanted to but just keep your expectations in perspective.


Last edited by CNC; 08/07/18 11:48 AM.
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