Does anyone in and around my area on here know what would be a good grass to add to a pasture for grazing in my area? It is just a normal fescue type field grass. I live in East Tennessee. So could anyone from the Tennesse, North Carolina, Virginia, or Kentucky area fill me in?
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I would think that orchard grass would do well on that end of the state. It likes a cooler type climate. It does well in West Tennesee, and we are hotter. As long as you don't over graze it, it sticks around for a long time. It has more nutrients than bermuda and fescue.
fitz
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CopeMan,
Check your pm.
Fitz
Check your pm.
Fitz
BC
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Johnsongrass and other members of the sorghum family can get prussic acid. This compound is very similar to cyanide. It occurs to these species if they become drought stressed and then get some rain and a quick burst of growth AND the new regrowth after it has been frosted and not killed in the fall. It usually dissapates in about 2 weeks.
With the dry weather nitrate poisoning is becoming a problem. Here is a link for more information:
http://forages.tamu.edu/PDF/nitrate.pdf
Pray for rain, we need it in northeast Texas.
With the dry weather nitrate poisoning is becoming a problem. Here is a link for more information:
http://forages.tamu.edu/PDF/nitrate.pdf
Pray for rain, we need it in northeast Texas.
