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<blockquote data-quote="Earl Thigpen" data-source="post: 340215" data-attributes="member: 3999"><p>Well, that's why I led into this with the statement "I've never been able to get a good stand of Rye ...." I've tried for several year to overseed my coastal fields with Rye and never got any of it to come up. Two years I planted Rye in a fertilized clear field and never got it to come up enough to turn the cows on it which is why I asked about the germ. differences. Just seemed like it took weeks for it to show green and when it did it just would not grow. Maybe it's because we just don't have Winters here in this part of Texas - maybe it's just too darn'd hot. Don't have the problem with Oats or Winter Wheat, though.</p><p></p><p>I notice some of the highway construction crews around here use Rye as ground cover and same thing there. Long germination, slow growth but your right, if you wait long enough (two months or so) eventually it does come on. Two months of Winter and we're ready to get back in the fields. In fact, I just prepared one of my fields for Hay Grazer last weekend. Probably drill next week. First cuttin' for hay will probably be in April.</p><p></p><p>In fact, a friend of mine asked about planting something for his horses for the Winter. He wanted to plant Rye (which he did). I asked him how sucessful he was last Summer and if he was going to do it again and his response was "HELL NO, didn't get enough up to run a billy goat". </p><p></p><p>Thanks for your come back. I'm always up for learnin' something new so if any of you have any suggestions on what I might be doin' wrong - say so. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Earl Thigpen, post: 340215, member: 3999"] Well, that's why I led into this with the statement "I've never been able to get a good stand of Rye ...." I've tried for several year to overseed my coastal fields with Rye and never got any of it to come up. Two years I planted Rye in a fertilized clear field and never got it to come up enough to turn the cows on it which is why I asked about the germ. differences. Just seemed like it took weeks for it to show green and when it did it just would not grow. Maybe it's because we just don't have Winters here in this part of Texas - maybe it's just too darn'd hot. Don't have the problem with Oats or Winter Wheat, though. I notice some of the highway construction crews around here use Rye as ground cover and same thing there. Long germination, slow growth but your right, if you wait long enough (two months or so) eventually it does come on. Two months of Winter and we're ready to get back in the fields. In fact, I just prepared one of my fields for Hay Grazer last weekend. Probably drill next week. First cuttin' for hay will probably be in April. In fact, a friend of mine asked about planting something for his horses for the Winter. He wanted to plant Rye (which he did). I asked him how sucessful he was last Summer and if he was going to do it again and his response was "HELL NO, didn't get enough up to run a billy goat". Thanks for your come back. I'm always up for learnin' something new so if any of you have any suggestions on what I might be doin' wrong - say so. :) [/QUOTE]
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