Hi everybody, brand new here. I bought a 40 acre tract with about half open pastures. The grass on it is garbage, I seen people on my road try to raise cattle with that same foliage and the cows look boney and bloated eating off that native option of grasses (more like weeds).. Then, I see some on coastal Bermuda and the cattle look great. I am on my second year and have not been able to get any of the local talent to show up as promised to sprig my pasture. So I am at a loss on finding coastal Bermuda and now thinking I may have to seed when spring gets here but with what?. what summer-seed will grow grass to feed cattle with acceptable nutrition levels? and what summer-seeded grasses will spread out and multiply after it starts growing? keep in mind we are super dry from early July to October, highs are in the upper 90s on a cool year, 3 to 6 days or rain per month in the late summer as well, And we get a few hard freezes
The choices in the winter here are easy, rye and oats love my soil. Most of the soil is a sandy loam (sugar sand). So if I fail again to get the pasture sprigged? then what would be the summer seed can I default to?
this is near Limestone and Robertson County Texas
