Bermuda Grass

[Kingfisher]

Is there any reason not to grow this grass for Cattle? Thanks in advance.

 

[Jogeephus]

I wouldn't want common bermuda.

 

[hillrancher]

The only reason this year not enought moisture to get the seed to sprout.

 

[CCRanch]

Go with Bahaia. Somehow it grows even in this drought.

 

[Brute 23]

Only Bermuda that I would plant is Tifton, Coastal, Jiggs....

 

[cowboy43]

Bermuda needs to be matched to the correct soils, planting it in the wrong soils can be a very expensive experience. With the cost of fertilizer it is more profitable to go with the improved native grasses.

 

[1982vett]

Go with Bahaia. Somehow it grows even in this drought.

Wish someone would tell that to mine....

 

[JSCATTLE]

Go with Bahaia. Somehow it grows even in this drought.

Wish someone would tell that to mine....

I keep seeing people saying that bahaia grows in drought better than Bermuda ... but it doesn't work like that on my place ... the Bermuda is growing and the bahaia is brown and looks like it could catch fire at any minute... maybe its because its sandy soil here .

 

[Flying G]

What are the reasons people dont like common bermuda?

 

[pdfangus]

We have common bermuda in our back field and the field use to be a solid stand fescue. Last years long drought gave the bermuda a chance to compete and this year even with rain the bermuda has overpowered the fescue.

Now this field has not been grazed yet this year. It is so far from the working pens that the new neighbor finds reasons not to put the cows back there. the fescue heads were clipped but clipped pretty high. I was out there sunday and had bedded deer jumping up out of the well over knee high bermuda grass.

research at our local extension forage research facilites is indicating that some of the local commons when managed right can compete with the improved varieties.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

common makes good hay.. but tough for cattle to graze.. my horse's love it ""upper and lower choppers""" but the cows wait till it goe's dorment to graze

 

[1982vett]

Go with Bahaia. Somehow it grows even in this drought.

Wish someone would tell that to mine....

I keep seeing people saying that bahaia grows in drought better than Bermuda ... but it doesn't work like that on my place ... the Bermuda is growing and the bahaia is brown and looks like it could catch fire at any minute... maybe its because its sandy soil here .

The brown dead looking spots are where the bahaia had choked out the coastal bermuda (ie...the green areas). Not really much to catch fire, the cows do generally keep it grazed to the ground. But I see no difference between bahaia on the blackland vs. lighter sandy soils.

 

[Brute 23]

Go with Bahaia. Somehow it grows even in this drought.

Wish someone would tell that to mine....

I keep seeing people saying that bahaia grows in drought better than Bermuda ... but it doesn't work like that on my place ... the Bermuda is growing and the bahaia is brown and looks like it could catch fire at any minute... maybe its because its sandy soil here .

Same here.

 

[dcara]

The Common on my place keeps a much lower/horizantal growth profile than the Coastal I sprigged a few years back. So I get much better hay production from the Coastal just because it stands up better. The Coastal also seems to be handling the drought better. The Common usually stays greener about a month longer into the fall than the Coastal. Soil is a sandy loam.

 

[Jogeephus]

My common would be good for a putting green.

 

[Kingfisher]

The brown dead looking spots are where the bahaia had choked out the coastal bermuda (ie...the green areas). Not really much to catch fire, the cows do generally keep it grazed to the ground. But I see no difference between bahaia on the blackland vs. lighter sandy soils.[/quote]

What are those two weeds that are sticking up in the middle of that brown patch? That is what is all over my buddys place I can not identify......Thanks in advance.

 

[novatech]

The brown dead looking spots are where the bahaia had choked out the coastal bermuda (ie...the green areas). Not really much to catch fire, the cows do generally keep it grazed to the ground. But I see no difference between bahaia on the blackland vs. lighter sandy soils.

What are those two weeds that are sticking up in the middle of that brown patch? That is what is all over my buddys place I can not identify......Thanks in advance.[/quote]
Coastal and Tifton 85 fields look the same here. The tifton has either died out or gone dormant. Either way it will come back from the seed bank if we ever get rain.
The 2 weeds look like Wooly Croton.
http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/okwild/woollycroton.html

 

[1982vett]

Tis Wooly Croton........and their are a lot more than just two...LOL...however they are starving for water just like the grass so not problem just yet.

 

[JSCATTLE]

Tis Wooly Croton........and their are a lot more than just two...LOL...however they are starving for water just like the grass so not problem just yet.

Is that what some call goat weed?

 

[baleflipper]

Did you know there was an Outlaw in South Texas back in the day called KingFisher?