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<blockquote data-quote="Texan" data-source="post: 114339" data-attributes="member: 416"><p>If Bahia is what works for you, you sure ought to use it. But use it close enough to keep it vegetative and palatable to cows. Guys that don't graze it hard enough and have to run a tractor over it and clip it are just wasting money. And I'll have to admit that I'm sure not real happy with mine now under <em>extremely</em> dry conditions. I've got some that is dying out in big spots where the Coastal is just yellowed. </p><p></p><p>And you can also count me in with the guys that consider it a weed <em>in a Coastal meadow</em>. Or even <em>next</em> to a Coastal meadow. You've got to make the determination early if you're going to let it take over, or fight it. Once you give it some thought, it's too late and it is much harder to control. </p><p></p><p>So why fight it, you ask? Yield is the main reason for me. Where my Coastal meadows yield three rolls per acre, the Bahia consistently does only two rolls, with the same fertilization and moisture. Not to mention the extra time involved with the Bahia. Slower cutting speeds and longer curing times lowers productivity. </p><p></p><p>Is it worth spending the money it will cost to get rid of it? I'm not real sure in my case. I've got some patches in Coastal meadows that I will have to spray next year or else forget it. Everybody has to make up their own mind. I know that given the choice, I'd rather just have Coastal. Unfortunately, I've got some Bahia pastures next to my best Coastal meadows. And like txag said, if you've got Bahia next to Coastal, you've got a never-ending battle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texan, post: 114339, member: 416"] If Bahia is what works for you, you sure ought to use it. But use it close enough to keep it vegetative and palatable to cows. Guys that don't graze it hard enough and have to run a tractor over it and clip it are just wasting money. And I'll have to admit that I'm sure not real happy with mine now under [i]extremely[/i] dry conditions. I've got some that is dying out in big spots where the Coastal is just yellowed. And you can also count me in with the guys that consider it a weed [i]in a Coastal meadow[/i]. Or even [i]next[/i] to a Coastal meadow. You've got to make the determination early if you're going to let it take over, or fight it. Once you give it some thought, it's too late and it is much harder to control. So why fight it, you ask? Yield is the main reason for me. Where my Coastal meadows yield three rolls per acre, the Bahia consistently does only two rolls, with the same fertilization and moisture. Not to mention the extra time involved with the Bahia. Slower cutting speeds and longer curing times lowers productivity. Is it worth spending the money it will cost to get rid of it? I'm not real sure in my case. I've got some patches in Coastal meadows that I will have to spray next year or else forget it. Everybody has to make up their own mind. I know that given the choice, I'd rather just have Coastal. Unfortunately, I've got some Bahia pastures next to my best Coastal meadows. And like txag said, if you've got Bahia next to Coastal, you've got a never-ending battle. [/QUOTE]
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