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<blockquote data-quote="bigbluegrass" data-source="post: 1618008" data-attributes="member: 15537"><p>I have some Eastern Gamagrass. I don't hay mine, but I think it would make a very rough hayfield. An established plant has a crown/root that is about 4"-6" above the ground and about 1-2' in diameter. I suppose if you had a stand that was tight enough, maybe the plants would be touching and that might even the field out some. None of my plants are that close together. </p><p></p><p>I rotationally graze mine and have never had a problem grazing it. When you run into problems grazing it is if you let the cows on it continuously. It has a rapid regrowth and recovery time. If you leave the cows on it, they just keep picking at it. Cows love the stuff until the freezes. My biggest issues with it is the cost and difficulty to establish it. The seeds are expensive and following the cold stratification instructions I have only been able to achieve about 10% germination. For the last few years I have been playing with some seeds to see if I can get a higher germination rate. So far, not much luck. I probably won't buy any more seeds, just because of the cost.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigbluegrass, post: 1618008, member: 15537"] I have some Eastern Gamagrass. I don't hay mine, but I think it would make a very rough hayfield. An established plant has a crown/root that is about 4"-6" above the ground and about 1-2' in diameter. I suppose if you had a stand that was tight enough, maybe the plants would be touching and that might even the field out some. None of my plants are that close together. I rotationally graze mine and have never had a problem grazing it. When you run into problems grazing it is if you let the cows on it continuously. It has a rapid regrowth and recovery time. If you leave the cows on it, they just keep picking at it. Cows love the stuff until the freezes. My biggest issues with it is the cost and difficulty to establish it. The seeds are expensive and following the cold stratification instructions I have only been able to achieve about 10% germination. For the last few years I have been playing with some seeds to see if I can get a higher germination rate. So far, not much luck. I probably won't buy any more seeds, just because of the cost. [/QUOTE]
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