Goodlife
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I have some Yellow Nutsedge (also called nutgrass) and Cupgrass (also called Hairy Cupgrass) in my pasture. Niether shows up on any of the nutrient tables I have. Are either or both of these a decent cattle grass? This pasture was wheat till spring and I am converting it to pasture. I am watching to see what comes up naturally. Fescue, Crabgrass, Timothy, Woolly Cupgrass, and this Nutsedge is what I have identified so far as coming up naturally. Got some white clover as well.
Is this Nutsedge or Cupgrass okay or should I be trying to do something to get rid of them as I am developinig this pasture ground? I would like to put some cattle on it in the spring of 2014. So I am taking the next year to get it in the best shape possible. I looked them up and the cupgrass is an annual so if I mow before it comes to a seedhead it will probably disappear anyway. The nutsedge is a perennial though.
If I should get rid of them, any suggestions on how to do that?
Thanks
Ed
Is this Nutsedge or Cupgrass okay or should I be trying to do something to get rid of them as I am developinig this pasture ground? I would like to put some cattle on it in the spring of 2014. So I am taking the next year to get it in the best shape possible. I looked them up and the cupgrass is an annual so if I mow before it comes to a seedhead it will probably disappear anyway. The nutsedge is a perennial though.
If I should get rid of them, any suggestions on how to do that?
Thanks
Ed