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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 703384" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>Lots of questions that depending on what you do. Some might need a different answer. </p><p></p><p>Lets start out with it growing "wild rye". Going to assume it is the same Gulfcoast ryegrass growing thru out Central Texas. If it has grown a nice stand each year all you might want to do is fertilize it in the spring when it starts warming up. If you fertilize a lot and don't get it cut it will tend to choke out what ever grasses you already have which is my next question. Is the native stuff prairie grasses?</p><p></p><p>I'll usually put out about 150 - 200 lbs of 30-10-10 on whatever "prarie grass meadow" I want to cut anywhere from late February to mid March to cut in early to late April. Really depends on your present fertility and soil as to what you really would need. I don't seed anything because mine makes plenty of seed after the first cutting.</p><p></p><p>Gulfcoast ryegrass seed I bought ran $17.50 a 50" bag. Since you already have some ryegrass growing 10-15 lbs broadcast and dragging would probably be enough, especially with the moisture we are getting now. Don't want much old growth on top of it. Shredding and a lot of "trash" on top of the ground isn't good. A little is OK. Seed needs to make good soil contact.</p><p></p><p>AS long as you don't let the ryegrass linger to long in the spring, what ever grass you already have should come back. Early baling is the key for that. Might just get two balings from it before the end of May.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 703384, member: 7795"] Lots of questions that depending on what you do. Some might need a different answer. Lets start out with it growing "wild rye". Going to assume it is the same Gulfcoast ryegrass growing thru out Central Texas. If it has grown a nice stand each year all you might want to do is fertilize it in the spring when it starts warming up. If you fertilize a lot and don't get it cut it will tend to choke out what ever grasses you already have which is my next question. Is the native stuff prairie grasses? I'll usually put out about 150 - 200 lbs of 30-10-10 on whatever "prarie grass meadow" I want to cut anywhere from late February to mid March to cut in early to late April. Really depends on your present fertility and soil as to what you really would need. I don't seed anything because mine makes plenty of seed after the first cutting. Gulfcoast ryegrass seed I bought ran $17.50 a 50" bag. Since you already have some ryegrass growing 10-15 lbs broadcast and dragging would probably be enough, especially with the moisture we are getting now. Don't want much old growth on top of it. Shredding and a lot of "trash" on top of the ground isn't good. A little is OK. Seed needs to make good soil contact. AS long as you don't let the ryegrass linger to long in the spring, what ever grass you already have should come back. Early baling is the key for that. Might just get two balings from it before the end of May. [/QUOTE]
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