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Post by fence on Feb 3, 2020 10:29:52 GMT -6
Just got a call. Their digging them now, only 15 acres worth and my grounds ready. Plowed up good and fluffy with a crust and moist soil under. I don't have a skid steer at home all out on jobs. I'm calling in lots of favors right now. I plan to load the bales in my dump trailer and spread by hand. Then plow and roll. Probably be going into the night.
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Post by M-5 on Feb 3, 2020 10:39:21 GMT -6
Just got a call. Their digging them now, only 15 acres worth and my grounds ready. Plowed up good and fluffy with a crust and moist soil under. I don't have a skid steer at home all out on jobs. I'm calling in lots of favors right now. I plan to load the bales in my dump trailer and spread by hand. Then plow and roll. Probably be going into the night. You should be in good shape. Im gonna try a few more acres like last year if weather works out. |
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Post by highgrit on Feb 3, 2020 11:47:34 GMT -6
Sounds like a lot work.
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Post by 1982vett on Feb 3, 2020 13:34:27 GMT -6
Are you going to get wet?
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Post by fence on Feb 3, 2020 13:54:04 GMT -6
Are you going to get wet? Drizzling rain right now |
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Post by dave on Feb 3, 2020 18:07:51 GMT -6
When I first read that I thought it said "spring coming today". My thought was, well just because that rodent didn't see his shadow..... that is mighty fast results.
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Post by 1982vett on Feb 4, 2020 5:13:10 GMT -6
Are you going to get wet? Drizzling rain right now Looked like it wanted to for a while but it didn’t. |
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Post by fence on Feb 4, 2020 8:38:57 GMT -6
Got a little sticky but that's better than dry. Had to repair the scraper on the roller before we got started. Had two men throwing spriggs and three walking shaking out the bigger clumps. I feel pretty good about it.    image share picture hosting sites |
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Feb 11, 2020 17:39:39 GMT -6
Going to sprig some newly opened ground this spring.
The ground has some native grass on it, but we pushed cedars and opened up another ~ 20 acres, so that it can be fertilized and transitioned to improved pasture.
Do you generally have success spreading dormant sprigs?
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Post by fence on Feb 11, 2020 18:19:29 GMT -6
Going to sprig some newly opened ground this spring. The ground has some native grass on it, but we pushed cedars and opened up another ~ 20 acres, so that it can be fertilized and transitioned to improved pasture. Do you generally have success spreading dormant sprigs? They did well for me last year. I'm working on cleared cedar break as well. I'm clearing what I can each year and growing haygrazer on it for two seasons to eliminate as much competing grass as possible and to improve the soil. I feel many people make a mistake by wanting to disc their ground up one more time right before they sprig. When you break the ground open you lose your moisture. I like to get my ground good several weeks before and let it just set and get some rains. Sprig and roll it immediately. Last year I didn't get rain for a few weeks after sprigging. Preserving that moisture I believe made the difference. |
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Feb 11, 2020 18:38:26 GMT -6
Yeah, I agree that a lot of moisture gets lost when you open the ground.
I can see a real difference in notill ground on winter pasture.
I think this old stand will get choked out pretty quick. But I like having it there to hold the soil since this on a slope.
Might just try to drill some in. Still a thought that's being kicked around.
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Post by M-5 on Feb 11, 2020 18:58:04 GMT -6
I got a little 2 acre spot that used to be my garden area and I have decided to try a seeded Bermuda. Cheyenne II . I just want to try something on this little spot and it will be a good control area it's laid out last 3 years . I just really wanted to plow up some dirt too.
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Post by birddog on Feb 11, 2020 19:50:33 GMT -6
For Coastal Bermuda sprigs, February is the best month in my area. If you are using Tifton sprigs its best to wait until March.
Putting them in while dormant puts them on equal footing with the weeds that come up in a few weeks. Putting them in later and the weeds will out grow them.
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Feb 11, 2020 20:03:46 GMT -6
I got a little 2 acre spot that used to be my garden area and I have decided to try a seeded Bermuda. Cheyenne II . I just want to try something on this little spot and it will be a good control area it's laid out last 3 years . I just really wanted to plow up some dirt too. Cheyenne from what I've read is supposed to compete with some of the sprigged varieties. I haven't seen anything about Cheyenne II. |
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Post by the illustrious potentate on Feb 11, 2020 20:15:07 GMT -6
For Coastal Bermuda sprigs, February is the best month in my area. If you are using Tifton sprigs its best to wait until March. Putting them in while dormant puts them on equal footing with the weeds that come up in a few weeks. Putting them in later and the weeds will out grow them. Just going off off of how it appears, I bet down around Bryant, spring is a month ahead of us. Not sure how far off that latitude is from you. |
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