I'm brand new to hay farming and want to grow hay on a 6 acre field. I'm trying to get alittle independance from buying. I started with a field that was comletely lost to a very thick infiltration of weed. Field was 5 feet high. I mowed it and waited until it started to grow back and then burnt it with roundup. There was some straglers that I uses 2-4D on. I then ripped the field since it was clay soil followed by a deep tilling. Got my soil samples back and the numbers are good enough for now. I planted 50 % orchard 30% timothy rye and Kentucky blue The snow has just left us and the field since we are in upstate NY. The field currently looks like a lawn. My question is: when should I do the first mowing ? Is there any rule regarding mowing hay after the first planting? I don't need the hay at this time. Should I let go longer than baling height be let it thicken up? Any and allsuggestions will be appreciated. ...rookie here.
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