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<blockquote data-quote="skyline" data-source="post: 566952" data-attributes="member: 5305"><p>I'm east of you on I-20. Last year I planted TAM90 ryegrass in October by disking with my disk turned straight, followed by broadcast seeding and a drag with a chain harrow. I didn't fertilize. Really didn't have anything of significance up until Spring, but I did have some grazing in the Spring. It was my third year to do it. Here's what I have learned....</p><p></p><p>1. I plan to add clover to it this year to help with nitrogen fixation, due to the high cost of fertilizer.</p><p>2. I'm going to make sure the pasture is grazed or mowed to almost nothing before I do it this year. The places with higher grass had no ryegrass last year. The places with a lower dormant grass stand came on much faster.</p><p>3. I plan to be more aggressive with my disk this year and put about a 20 degree pitch on the blades. I really don't think it's going to hurt my bahai, and I think it might actually help to rejuvenate the old coastal bermuda. Everywhere that I till on my place comes back with bermuda grass instead of the bahai.</p><p>4. I'm going to fertilize this year after I get the initial germination. </p><p>5. I'm planning to do this to about 3 times as many acres as I did last year as my 6 acre pasture wasn't big enough to be worth the effort. The deer were eating it as fast as it came up, and putting my cows on the remainder didn't provide enough grazing to make it very worthwhile.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to you and let us know what you decide and how it turns out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skyline, post: 566952, member: 5305"] I'm east of you on I-20. Last year I planted TAM90 ryegrass in October by disking with my disk turned straight, followed by broadcast seeding and a drag with a chain harrow. I didn't fertilize. Really didn't have anything of significance up until Spring, but I did have some grazing in the Spring. It was my third year to do it. Here's what I have learned.... 1. I plan to add clover to it this year to help with nitrogen fixation, due to the high cost of fertilizer. 2. I'm going to make sure the pasture is grazed or mowed to almost nothing before I do it this year. The places with higher grass had no ryegrass last year. The places with a lower dormant grass stand came on much faster. 3. I plan to be more aggressive with my disk this year and put about a 20 degree pitch on the blades. I really don't think it's going to hurt my bahai, and I think it might actually help to rejuvenate the old coastal bermuda. Everywhere that I till on my place comes back with bermuda grass instead of the bahai. 4. I'm going to fertilize this year after I get the initial germination. 5. I'm planning to do this to about 3 times as many acres as I did last year as my 6 acre pasture wasn't big enough to be worth the effort. The deer were eating it as fast as it came up, and putting my cows on the remainder didn't provide enough grazing to make it very worthwhile. Good luck to you and let us know what you decide and how it turns out. [/QUOTE]
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