new pasture

[D Land]

In the north Georgia area, which months can orchard grass be successfully planted for new pasture?

Which months for fescue?

 

[Beefy]

you got me.

is that some kind of bermuda or bahia grass?
just kidding.

 

[dun]

Generally if the soil temp is in the 50's and the threat of freezing is past, you can plant either of them by drilling or no-tilling. I've never had any luck broadcast and rolling with OG or fescue. Timothy and clover seem to work ok that way, as does WW.

dun

 

[D Land]

Would OG or fescue planted in early spring be well enough established to withstand summer heat/drought?

 

[Crowderfarms]

Would OG or fescue planted in early spring be well enough established to withstand summer heat/drought?

Heat, no problem. Drought could be real questionable.

 

[dun]

Would OG or fescue planted in early spring be well enough established to withstand summer heat/drought?

Heat, no problem. Drought could be real questionable.

That's a very good point. Even established OG doesn;t recover well from drought and the non-toxic fescues don;t recover well either in comparison to the endophyte infected stuff. The lack of persistence of the non-endophyte stuff is per a neighbor that jumped on that bandwagon a couple of years ago. We got some rain and have grass to spare, he's still feeding hay.

dun