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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 407832" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>I agree with most everything that is was said but am just making observations based on this situation. Under normal conditions I would not be raising my grass this way but we are desperate for hay so I'm looking outside the box a bit.</p><p></p><p>Apical dominance is a phenomenon caused by the hormone auxin. Auxin inhibits lateral shoot growth. Apparently, once the seed head is made, the production of auxin is reduced and lateral shoot growth can occur. I understand this very well in trees and shrubs but in grasses - I don't. </p><p></p><p>Probably 90% of the people I know told me it would quit growing while one friend - who raises turf grass and hay for a living - said it might slow down some but not to cut it until it was ready. According to him, grass will boot with environmental stress. We had drought as well as unseasonably cool nights which kicked the seed production. (He had a field under pivot that headed out early - cool nights.)</p><p></p><p>Anyway, using my neighbors hayfield that was cut when it seeded as a control plot, I should know the best route to go in three months.</p><p></p><p>As for the nutritional value, I would have prefered to have cut it sooner and it is not what I call feed hay, but it is hay and it beats getting 2.5 rolls an acre cause I can always supplement poor hay. </p><p></p><p>Using my friend's field as a control, I should have some good food for thought in a couple of months.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 407832, member: 4362"] I agree with most everything that is was said but am just making observations based on this situation. Under normal conditions I would not be raising my grass this way but we are desperate for hay so I'm looking outside the box a bit. Apical dominance is a phenomenon caused by the hormone auxin. Auxin inhibits lateral shoot growth. Apparently, once the seed head is made, the production of auxin is reduced and lateral shoot growth can occur. I understand this very well in trees and shrubs but in grasses - I don't. Probably 90% of the people I know told me it would quit growing while one friend - who raises turf grass and hay for a living - said it might slow down some but not to cut it until it was ready. According to him, grass will boot with environmental stress. We had drought as well as unseasonably cool nights which kicked the seed production. (He had a field under pivot that headed out early - cool nights.) Anyway, using my neighbors hayfield that was cut when it seeded as a control plot, I should know the best route to go in three months. As for the nutritional value, I would have prefered to have cut it sooner and it is not what I call feed hay, but it is hay and it beats getting 2.5 rolls an acre cause I can always supplement poor hay. Using my friend's field as a control, I should have some good food for thought in a couple of months. [/QUOTE]
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