Controlling/eliminating speargrass
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Mrcopier
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Dang does that hurt as much as it looks?
Speargrass is texas winter grass. Its really quite desirable for grazing in late winter early spring grazing.
If you don't want it simply spray with glyphosate in the winter while your warm season grass is dormant. Common practice in coastal hayfields.
I bet you miss it .
If you don't want it simply spray with glyphosate in the winter while your warm season grass is dormant. Common practice in coastal hayfields.
I bet you miss it .
You are right. I was actually looking to plant it for winter grazing since it was a native.
No, we played with it as kids and would throw it at each other. Some times it will stick in clothes and and stuff.
GoWyo
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Kind of like our needle and thread grass. Pointy seed and a long awn. It is native here and is one of the best grasses for grazing and is definitely the best for dormant season grazing. I have dug those seeds out of bovine eyes when we get a good seed flush of it. Sheep guys don't like it as much because it gets in the wool.
Sounds simular. We have never had eye problems with it.
Hpacres440p
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Our cows aren’t eating it now that the seed heads are present…hope mowing the mature stuff down makes it more palatable. It’s definitely plentiful (if they’ll eat it). Really not comfortable getting them working through socks though…
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Hpacres440p
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Control of the mature grass is more what I’m looking for, I guess. They just won’t eat it when it goes to seed
It should be fading out here pretty quick. Its a cool season grass. If you shred it it you may not see it until next fall.
Remember the area where it is and out more cow pressure on it next year.
