Pasture Creation & Reclamation

Land that has gone unmanaged for a decade does not come back with a bush hog. Multiflora rose, autumn olive, and greenbrier build root systems that resent being cut and come back thicker; behind them, young hardwoods have usually already established. Reclaiming that ground properly means removing the root systems, not just what is visible above them, and then rebuilding a seed bed that grass can actually establish in before the invasives return.

The finishing work is what determines whether the pasture holds. West Virginia soils are typically acidic, and seed broadcast onto unamended ground germinates thinly and gets outcompeted within two seasons. We soil test, lime and fertilise to the results, prepare a proper seed bed, and hydroseed so you get fast, dense establishment. Dense grass is the only thing that reliably keeps invasives from coming straight back.