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Re: [RC] [RC] Bermuda questions - Jim Holland

Hmmmm...actually it DOES stand up good to grazing...if you do it
properly. If you cross fence and ROTATE your horses to give it a chance
to recover, it does so strongly and quickly...and the horses love it. 
Another advantage is that unless you trample in into oblivion, if there
is the slightest root left, it will come back...no reseeding necessary.

The DOWN side is that there is nothing there in winter.  Love the
Bermuda...but hard to beat Kentucky 31 Fescue unless you have mares and
foals.

In my pastures I have Kentucky 31 (primarily), Orchard Grass, Broome,
Bermuda (too cold here in the winter for it to take over), miscellaneous
other "wild" grasses (no clue), Dandelions, 3 kinds of clover, wild
onions, and other weeds.  My guys love the variety as the seasons
change. Never spray for weeds (except spot spray for some obnoxious
ones), just mow it frequently to about 5 inches, fertilize "lightly"
three times a year, and rotate the guys through 5 small pastures every
week. Usually looks like a golf course...works for me!

Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and Mahada Magic

Truman Prevatt wrote:

Bermuda is a "runner grass," i.e., it spreads by runners. In FL the ag
agents will tell you that it makes good grass for hay but it doens't
make good pasture since it doesn't stand up that well to grazing.

Truman

Laurie Durgin wrote:

Bermuda is really tough, once it gets going , it takes over. It likes
warm weather. We don't plant it here in the south till May(whereas
fescue gets seeded Nov. thru. Feb.)It grows great summer, turns yellow
and dormat in winter. It doesn't ususally greenup here till May or so.
So the farmers her plan on fescue for late fall, winter, spring , and
bermuda for wummer/early fall.We are in zone 7 (Atlanta metro).
Laurie and Rascal





From: heidi sowards <ribbitttreefrog@xxxxxxxxx>
To: * * <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [RC]   Bermuda questions Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2003 11:40:15
-0800 (PST)

Hi, just wondering about planting bermuda grass in my
pasture. I'm located in Washington state and have been
trying to get some info. on this particular pasture seed.
No one around here carries it or so it seems, but I've read
a few ads in some horse journals regarding its good points.
(They're ads, so I expect they don't tell what the
drawbacks are!) Anyone have any info. on this stuff? I'd
love to plant something that is supposed to hold up to
horses walking over it all day! Thanks! I do know it does
best in full sun, roots are deep, withstands traffic, but
that's about it.



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Replies
Re: [RC] [RC] Bermuda questions, Laurie Durgin
Re: [RC] [RC] Bermuda questions, Truman Prevatt