I spent all summer using my 8N and 24 inch dirt scoop to haul
enough dirt to fill in this ditch (right side of picture)
The ditch is about 300 feet long.



We live on a corner and I filled it up from the corner to the walnut tree.
http://web.infoave.net/~poohbear2767/panorama.htm

Now it is just dirt and it is too late in the year to plant grass.
So I was thinking of maybe a winter crop like winter wheat or rye
or something that will grow all winter to prevent erosion.
I must have made at least 1000 trips with the tractor to get dirt.
Hate see all that hard work get washed away with the winter rains.

What should I plant to hold the soil in place this winter.
I live 25 miles north of Chattanooga TN.
http://web.infoave.net/~poohbear2767/whereilive.htm

I'm not picky about what grows in my yard. It was a cow field
when we moved here. We just started mowing it.
Usually I spread bird seed out over the bare spots.
It's cheaper than grass seed but it's too late in the year for that.

I just need something to hold the soil in place.
Next summer more dirt will probably go on top of it.

So what do y'all advise for me to do.

Thanks.

Pooh Bear