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In East Texas, we use bermuda and bahia as our main grass. It grows from about a month after frost in the spring until a killing freeze in the fall. In the spring and early summer it is great and will get cows fat. As it gets hot and dry, the quality drops and we supplement with protein to aid in digestion. We are not fortunate enough to get by on grass and water only. The reason stockpiling either bermuda or bahia works in this area is we mow it and fertilize like for a hay cutting. It mimics spring growth. With the cooler temperatures going into the fall, the grass cell walls do not thicken as they do in summer heat to protect the plant and digestibility holds longer.