Caustic Burno":30444eki said:
I have had soiled sampled and I have a coastal hay field quite a few people have coastal in the area second to bahia. The problem I ran into is a rust due to I have so much bottom land. I even put in a drainage system to control the rain run off. I lost, learned no matter what the experts say you can't fight mother nature and coastal can't take wet feet for extended periods like our winters and 60 inches of rain a year in creek bottom pastures.
Good point!! So, if you have wet soil, although all other conditions remain good, don't go with Coastal. Now,
if you don't have consistently wet soil then Tifton 85 or Coastal might work just fine if soil recommendations dictate!!!
I tried seeding some Cheyenne Bermuda seeds one time in a moist area = didn't work. But, all the Jiggs tops I planted elsewhere popped up like a jack-in-the box and have done well ever since then. A neighbor of ours planted Tifton topps on his land and they too did well although it took about 2 years for them to really show well and bale.