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Seed Newly Cleared Land to Prevent Erosion

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What happens here

Josh uses a handheld seed spreader to broadcast tall fescue grass seed across approximately 40-42 acres of newly cleared land. He explains the critical importance of this step for preventing soil erosion, especially on the farm's characteristic 'stoney ridge' rocky soil, which is high in clay and iron (hence its red color). He points out existing washouts and gullies near the driveway as evidence of past erosion, highlighting that established grass cover is essential to hold the soil in place. He also notes areas he missed during a previous pass with a no-till seed drill, emphasizing the need to go back and manually re-seed these patches to ensure full coverage. The spring season, with its cool temperatures and moist ground, is ideal for the seeds to germinate and establish effectively.

Goal: Distribute grass seed over newly cleared, rocky land using a handheld spreader, focusing on even coverage and re-seeding missed spots to prevent soil erosion.

Tools and materials

  • Handheld seed spreader — Distributing grass seed evenly across the land
  • Tall fescue grass seed — Seeding cleared land to prevent erosion and establish new pasture

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the butt guys once again we're using this hand cedar and what you see here you can see red soil and what you can't see is when you get right up on top of it it looks almost barren the soil is more red because it's more clay and it contains more iron so that's the red dirt of North Carolina so you might be asking yourself why is Josh telling me so much about grass and about seeding and about this because this is farming this is real this is important not allowing the soil to wash off down the hill is majorly important that are not sown this grass on this hill and then if I don't give it the attention that it needs my hillside is going to wash down into the creek and that's not what we want that's why we keep talking about this so this is what I mean by washing this is right beside the driveway here and if you look at the other side it's also washing and we put hay out on it to try and stop it from washing let's ride up here a little bit so as we ride out here you can tell I'll show you where I miss spots and you know everybody's not perfect when I went around with this no-till seed drill I missed some spots and I'll show you real quick so this by here is a spot that I missed and as I rounded this turn several times I missed rings right there right there right there right there I've got to go back see those over you wanted real farming you wanted to the truth you wanted the truth about owning land and this is the truth this is hard work we got to get it done we're gonna bust our butts here the feed store closes at 7 we want to get out of here before dark and go get some feed and the old hundred our truck take it for a drive take you guys for a ride in it too so it's time to boogie mrs. Tony Ridge and I have a nice system worked out now right yeah

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