Deepsouth":c3x02ie5 said:Cmf1, your grass looks good. That dry spell through fall sure set the ryegrass back. I fed half my hay before I was able to turn them on the rye a few days before Christmas. I did put out protien tubs when they were on the hay. Grass has been doing pretty good since we started getting rain in mid December. Your place and cows both look great. Which parish are you in?
mojaxcow":2wyxhx5a said:A little different here in Indiana. I have -8 degrees this morning. The grass is not growing real well right now! My greys are huddled together on the south side of a hill.
Not a Happy day here!
TennesseeTuxedo":2pk5gpwl said:Inyati, these gals make yours look svelte.
cmf1":j9ilp7yp said:Deepsouth":j9ilp7yp said:Cmf1, your grass looks good. That dry spell through fall sure set the ryegrass back. I fed half my hay before I was able to turn them on the rye a few days before Christmas. I did put out protien tubs when they were on the hay. Grass has been doing pretty good since we started getting rain in mid December. Your place and cows both look great. Which parish are you in?
I broadcast 150# 13-13-13 with a little over 50# of mixed Gulf and Prine on Oct. 27.
Then clipped most of it fairly low.
Didn't think it was going to take well at all because the rain shut down completely.
I'm pretty much sold now on spreading, then clipping.
I guess the mulching helps it hold whatever moisture it can get.
The areas I clipped then spread have been much slower to come on and not as thick.
I did hit it with 120# of ammonia mid december. I'm hoping that will carry it through to spring green.
I'm just south of I-12 in the free state of Livingston Parish. Way to close to Baton Rouge.
Thanks for the comments.
Bigfoot":1dcx4s9b said:Am I reading your post correctly--------Is that 50 pounds of seed to the acre?
TexasBred":mj6wb9yx said:Looks like you wasted a lot of money. Those cows don't need ryegrass...they need a "diet". ;-) Appears the hay was more than adequate. Would be a great place for some under conditioned cows though.