Grassing Lots

[hereford_jock]

I have a 3 to 5 acre lot that we use to calve cows out on from mid-february to mid-may, if its somewhat dry it works great but with the spring rain in southeast nebraska its turning into quite the mud mess. I would like some suggestions on what type of grass or grasses i could seed in there this spring to cover all summer and give this area some stability in the winter time.

 

[plumber_greg]

You've had mud like we have the last two years. I planted sudangrass on mine. The first year I pastured it in the summer and thought in the winter it was better than nothing. This year I let it grow and fall over, and am going that route again. Lot better place to calve and I think the ground is solider than it would be with weeds. The new sudangrass isn't quite as toxic after a frost as older kinds, but I still take care. gs

 

[msscamp]

I have a 3 to 5 acre lot that we use to calve cows out on from mid-february to mid-may, if its somewhat dry it works great but with the spring rain in southeast nebraska its turning into quite the mud mess. I would like some suggestions on what type of grass or grasses i could seed in there this spring to cover all summer and give this area some stability in the winter time.

Considering you're right across the state line from me, and depending on how many cows you're calving out in this lot, there isn't a whole lot in the way of grass that is going to stand up in our kind of weather for that long of a period of time on that small of a plot of ground. March, April, and May can be very wet months in our neck of the woods!

 

[hereford_jock]

where are you from msscamp?

 

[msscamp]

where are you from msscamp?

I live a few miles west of Torrington. My bad - I either misread or my dyslexia kicked in again. Somehow I mistook southeast Nebraska for something else entirely - sorry.