after dry weather

[Herefordcross]

After being dry with no precipitation for a few months and then getting large amounts of rain it seems like the grass won't stop growing but, it doesn't have much body to it, much like in the early spring grass. Do you guys notice this too?

 

[Cabo]

Does it give your cows the green squirts like it does mine?

 

[novaman]

Just speculating here. When its really dry there are no minerals and nutrients being adsorbed and put into solution for the grass to use so the growth stops. When the rain comes some of these nutrients get adsorped again by the water but since it wasn't a constant process the plant is probably not getting as much nutrition as it normally would and therefore doesn't look as lush. I may be way off but just something to think about.

 

[msscamp]

After being dry with no precipitation for a few months and then getting large amounts of rain it seems like the grass won't stop growing but, it doesn't have much body to it, much like in the early spring grass. Do you guys notice this too?

Yes, I have noticed that. It's the same type of scenario, but different conditions - the grass is responding to the rain following a droughty period like it does to spring rains following winter. The nutrients are there again and the grass is growing, but it is going to take a little time for the grass to get back up to par. I'm not trying to be a smarty pants here, and I believe the term is drought stressed.

 

[dun]

One thing that people forget is that the fall flush follwing a drought can also lead tp grass tetany just like in the spring. Fall before last an area west of us had a severe probelm with cows keeling over. Took one sharp vet to figure out the problem and with the feeding of hi-mag minerals the problem stopped.

dun

 

[Herefordcross]

novaman
doesn't look as lush

It looks more lush than it does in the spring.

Dun wrote:
lead tp grass tetany just like in the spring

And they thought I was nuts putting a couple of hi mag blocks out. 8) :lol:

 

[hayray]

One thing that people forget is that the fall flush follwing a drought can also lead tp grass tetany just like in the spring. Fall before last an area west of us had a severe probelm with cows keeling over. Took one sharp vet to figure out the problem and with the feeding of hi-mag minerals the problem stopped.

dun

that is good to hear, I just switched back to hi-mag for the fall on a hunch that the lush fall pasture might have the same effect as the spring green up. Thanks for the info.