Apparently a while back NH made it illegal to sell fertilizer with a nitrogen content that's too high, bc nitrogen run off is bad for rivers. However, there is an exception for [ town owned ] athletic fields. Because of course there is. https://extension.unh.edu/resource/new-hampshires-turf-fertilizer-law-what-you-should-know-fact-sheet …
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2/ The good news is that the law is toothless. It's illegal to sell a fertilizer that puts more than X nitrogen down per acre WHEN USED ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS. So...you just apply at a higher rate. /shrug
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3/ The context for all of this is that (a) I'm establishing new pasture on a ~ 2,000 ft^2 patch at the end of my driveway, (b) I'm fertilizing the lawn later today, (c) I'm thinking ahead to f̶i̶x̶i̶n̶g̶ destroying and rebuilding 1.5 acres of road pasture next spring.
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4/ I continue to think that my farm book, which explains things from first principles / "explain it like I'm five" perspective is going to be quite helpful. 99% of the info that's out there is incoherent / disorganized. Typical: "Seeding rate for X is Y". Except...
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5/ This number is an order of magnitude off from the number that someone else gave. OHHHHHHHH... 1) seed A is coated / pelletized, changing the weight by 2x 2) application B is OVERSEEDING, not initial seeding. But this is never spelled out. Have to grok from context.
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6/ "Ok, so I'm guessing from context that 'over seeding' is to spread seeds over an existing field?" HA HA HA NEWB, NO ! If you broadcast seeds atop an existing field, they will all die bc insufficient contact with soil. OVER seeding means to spread seeds UNDER the crop.
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7/ "wait, UNDER?" yes. "how?" using a seed drill "a seed drill is a kind of drill?" no
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