Easy Way To Frost Seed Switchgrass 

Seeded today, 3/25 !

I have followed Jeff's method for last 2 years. My switch grass areas have come in clean and beautiful.

Im glad to see these video i got my switchgrass down last week

25+ inches of snow in Northern Wisconsin. Snowed again yesterday but very excited to get going!

Great video! I keep learning from you and taking notes and saving videos. Thank you. Love your content!

Awesome Jeff appreciate everything you do!

Super excited for this year. Planted 10 lbs in 10-15 foot wide rows around food plots and to hide our access. Sprayed simazine last week (Southern Illinois). Just hoping seed does not wash away. Thank you WHS, you guys are great! Most of my leisure time is spent trying to follow your principles.

We still have two feet of snow on the ground with more coming tonight. I sure do appreciate your videos!

Jeff:20+ inches snow in northern WI. Very much looking forward to getting started on the lan you designed for us. Thanks for the specific steps in planting the SG.

Great video. I follow all of your videos and was familiar with everything except wether or not i could frost seed into an existing field with vegetation. Looks like it's a go as long as I follow up with spraying.

I had great success last year frost seeding in DEC, good application of simozine in spring and mowed 3x. From late july after last mowing until 1st frost came back to 2ft tall 1st year. Impressed myself. Thanks for all the tips Jeff.

My switchgrass is coming today. I think I'll need to spray, disc/till spray again at planting. It seems that I can't get liquid simazine here in Michigan but I have my 24D and glyphosate. I have been telling all the fellow hunters I know about your videos. Thank you

Jeff, I purchased the same spreader for this year’s seeding and fertilizing. Can’t wait to see how it performs. Sure will beat casting seed by hand lol.

So did you spray that field the year before

Excellent step by step video Jeff! How many passes to get a 12 foot wide bank of switch along your boundaries?

Can't you frost seed soft seed or does it need to be hard seed. I ask because I prepped my areas last summer and fall and fall planted them with beans and peas. Now it's ready for frost seeding....I think, lol.

4 0z per 1000' sq = 10.89 lbs. per a. If you have a kitchen scale and your doing small areas.

When spraying simazine how moist can the ground be? It doesn't stop raining in SE Wisconsin this spring!

Big fan!!! Your thoughts on alfalfa? Can't recall you ever mentioning it.

Using an Earthway 2750 to frost seed switchgrass. I defintely am having issues with finding the proper setting for the 2750. Can someone please tell me what setting I should use?

i frost seeded my switch at thanksgiving and now that its march and the sandhill cranes are back they are feeding in that area all day i hope they arent able to eat all that little tiny seed

Jeff I really hope you can answer this for me. If I circle my field corn food plot 1/2 acre with 10 foot swath of switch grass will the deer walk through the switch grass to get to the corn and feel safe or will they feel confined?? Thanks for any help.

Would spraying weed-be-gone work, post germination of the switch?

Thanks for the video!! Any idea when John might have the rc big rock available?

I drill seeded switchgrass last summer, I am looking to spray Simazine on it this march yet. How long after or before a rain should that be sprayed? Love your videos!

TY👍🏼🦌

Jeff, I have a question. In this video you said you can mix your 24D and glyphosate. But, do you run all your chemicals through the same sprayer? Pre-and post-emergent, glyphosate, plot start, and plot boost? Do you run them all through throughout the year and do you ever flush your sprayer out before using the next. I know you spray certain stuff at different times of the year, but I’m hesitant to run my glyphosate in the same sprayer as my plot booster. Just looking for some wisdom in this to ease concerns. Thankful for you and love your channel.

What beans and peas do you use

Great info. When you mow later on, how short do you cut it? Thanks!

Jeff, planted switch last year. No weeds, should i still mow the second year?

Frost seeded 4-2-22, switchgrass seedlings showing up 6-7-22. Central WI.

On my second year of frost seeding switch ! I have thatch from mowing and non switch. Can I burn off or just spray ?

Jeff do I need to address any grass (not switch) in switchgrass or does the mowing take care of it over a few years

Simazine will not hurt the broadcast switch grass seed on the ground?

Deer don't bed in switch?

Does Simazine need contact with the ground to be effective, or can you apply it on top of existing duff?

How would you go about establishing switch in and area currently in brome? Northern MO.

Do you have to burn the switch to maintain it. I'm scared of burning personally

Hey Jeff, would it be ok to plant Switch now? I'm in Midwest IL, and spring green up is here! 👍 Thanks

TEMP QUESTION- When you say switch grass germinates in the mid to high 50’s, is that both morning and night time soil temperatures or just day time? Thank you.

How long does it take for second year switch sprout/green up? Will it green up first or does it take warmer soil temps to green up?

Hey Jeff, frost seeded cave in rock today. Getting my boom sprayer (9 ft) ready. What number tee jets do I need for spraying simazine? Thanks for all the great strategy 👍🏻

Going to get some frost seeding of switchgrass done today Jeff! Think spraying simazine around April 1 is too late for South Central WI?

Having trouble finding simazine with all of the shortages. You mention its not as essential as the other sprayings. To compensate I am considering 3 rounds of gly/24d, gly/24d and gly. Would broadcast the seed at time of the third and final spraying. Would you foresee any issues with this altered schedule? (pure gly no 2,4,D on third spraying). Thank you

Will the Simazine keep ferns from coming up?

Is it too late to spray the simazine?

I’m planting Real World switchgrass this weekend. They recommend 5-6 lbs per acre and say that seeding heavier will not be helpful. Do you think I should plant at 8-10 lbs instead?

Looking forward to putting in several acres of Switch but having difficulty finding Simazine. Very few options online. Any ideas?

Jeff where is the best place to buy Switchgrass?

How do I get you to my property in missouri

Whats your thoughts on pockets of switch in woods ? it would have ample light to grow

Hey Jeff, I have been watching for a year and half and did very basic brassica plot added winter rye to it as a cover because the dear destroyed it. Anyways I was able to able to spray plant the edges of the woods and a few open areas inside the parcel. Should I be concerned about the leafs blocking some of the soil or should I just frost seed and go. Worst case I can blow the leaves out and seed on top of the soil. I am not allowed to plant to agg field so I cleared out the sunniest portion of the woods and will be using the no till method. Hoping this works as it’s not an open agg field but grassy knoll with some browse. Have you done anything similar?

Thanks Jeff. What are your thoughts on using RC Tecumseh over CIR/RC Big Rock for drier/sandier soils? Sounds like John Komp is supposed to be getting it in April - just didn't want to be broadcasting it too late.

Hey Jeff, with this years unusual spring in MN/WI (from cold to summer), does the 2 spray plan into frost seeded switch (gly/2-4d and then gly) need to change with soil temps being much higher earlier than normal?

What do you use to weigh the seed or do you guess for lbs/acre?

Question: my SG is doing awesome at 4 years old. Is there an advantage or need to mow the stand?

What are your thoughts on planting John’s screening blend this year then frost seeding switch in the fall when hopefully prices go down?

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Deer hunters and their switchgrass 😂 Forbs people, deer love forbs. Damn, read the research