I'm new to the forum but wanted to get some advice on growing winter grass. I have a small farm in southern Mississippi that I've planted rye grass for the winter. Should I put nitrogen down to give it a boost or fertilizer?
Winter Grass
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Down in Dixie
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Welcome to the board. A little nitrogen won't hurt but you won't really know what the soil needs without a soil sample.
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Thanks for the response. Sorry I should have said I had a soil sample done already. The PH was a 5.7...... I was just reading up and saw some people suggested adding nitrogen for a "pop" in getting the growing going a lot quicker. It suggested N - 60....
bird dog
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I give mine about 50 lbs of Nitrogen after it gets up and going good and another 50 lbs coming out of winter.
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Thanks I think that's what I'll do too.
kenny thomas
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If your PH is 5.7 you had better work on that now also. It takes lime several months to help.
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I've been working on getting it up. Any suggestions on how often I should lime?
You should add lime until you get the PH where it needs to be. Then I would advise doing a soil test every 2 years to make sure you keep it there. Others may have a different opinion.
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Can I do it every 3 months? Sooner than that or is that too often?
kenny thomas
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Thats too soon. Lime to the soil sample recommendation and then you will have to wait. The recommendation is every 2-3 years if it's non crop where you are not tilling it under. It may take 5 years to see a big change. But you should tell a difference within a year for sure.
kenny thomas
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And according to your soil if your not tilling it in about 2 ton per acre is all you should do with each application.
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Perfect. Thanks for the insight. I limed in May but didn't till it in so next time I'll go ahead and till it in
Nick Wagner
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Earthworms will move it down for free if you give them time. Your worms will probably like hi cal lime better if you can find it too.
If you limed in May, get a fresh test to see what it did to change the PH.
