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<blockquote data-quote="Rajela" data-source="post: 1327825" data-attributes="member: 22152"><p>No Dun....Clover or most Clovers are an annual any where. Now most do have a reseeding capability and so does Rye Grass if you let it go to seed an it is managed properly but it is actually an annual that has to reseeded each year and dies in the hot summer months. Fescue is a cool season perennial grass and will go dormant in the summer and the return from the roots in the fall or when the weather cools down. </p><p></p><p>If I am cutting Rye or Clover for hay the reseeding possibility just want exist because I will be cutting before the grass has time to make a mature seed head. Now there will be some hard seed from the previous seeding that will germinate the following year but it want be much so it has to be reseeded annually to maintain a good stand.</p><p></p><p>The conclusion to all this is if your in the south or an area that primarily has warm season grasses and cutting any type of annual cool season grass for hay then your can scalp it as low as you want be cause it will not come back from the roots. If your in an area that has primarily cool season grasses then you would be better served to cut a tad bit higher to give the cool season grass a better chance of surviving the warm summer months ahead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rajela, post: 1327825, member: 22152"] No Dun....Clover or most Clovers are an annual any where. Now most do have a reseeding capability and so does Rye Grass if you let it go to seed an it is managed properly but it is actually an annual that has to reseeded each year and dies in the hot summer months. Fescue is a cool season perennial grass and will go dormant in the summer and the return from the roots in the fall or when the weather cools down. If I am cutting Rye or Clover for hay the reseeding possibility just want exist because I will be cutting before the grass has time to make a mature seed head. Now there will be some hard seed from the previous seeding that will germinate the following year but it want be much so it has to be reseeded annually to maintain a good stand. The conclusion to all this is if your in the south or an area that primarily has warm season grasses and cutting any type of annual cool season grass for hay then your can scalp it as low as you want be cause it will not come back from the roots. If your in an area that has primarily cool season grasses then you would be better served to cut a tad bit higher to give the cool season grass a better chance of surviving the warm summer months ahead. [/QUOTE]
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