Sudan Grass Knowledge Anyone
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Any of you have any experience with Sudan Grass? I believe it is a perennial can be drilled right into existing pasture land.
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Re: Sudan Grass Knowledge Anyone
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You can't believe everything what you read on the web. I did some research and of course it said it is a perennial and can be grown in north Montana ad does well.
I hope to get into to see a professional if I can get the best fit for me and my objective in planting the right crop.
Thanks
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Re: Sudan Grass Knowledge Anyone
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Somewhat drought tolerant short season annual. Let it go to seed and is good for the pheasants and quail. I've always grown the Piper variety.
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Re: Sudan Grass Knowledge Anyone
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They grow some here to put up for cattle feed. Some years it gets 5-6 foot.
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Re: Sudan Grass Knowledge Anyone
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Snowy is it possible you are thinking about sainfoin? I have read that can be interseeded into pasture.
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Snowy is it possible you are thinking about sainfoin? I have read that can be interseeded into pasture. No, I was asking about Sudan Grass but a few days ago I did start a thread here on Sainfoin and that is something I want to try. In fact I'm waiting for the Montana State Ag Dept. that does research on Sainfoin in Montana to get back to me. A lot of it grown here in the west so I know it does well here. I just have questions before I plant.
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Re: Sudan Grass Knowledge Anyone
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I have a patch of sainfoin. My BIL grows 100's of acres of it south of Gt Falls. Deer really like it.
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Re: Sudan Grass Knowledge Anyone
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I used to use Sudan grass as a rotation crop on irrigated ground. I found if you planted the seeds at about twice what is recommended it will get starved for light and produce a lot more leaves and the stems do not get so big. It can get up to 10 o 12 feet tall on irrigated ground. It makes a lot of feed per acre. Now I am using and African grass called Teff. It is also an annual grass but much finer than Sudan. It will make 3 good cuttings most years and is much better feed.
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I used to use Sudan grass as a rotation crop on irrigated ground. I found if you planted the seeds at about twice what is recommended it will get starved for light and produce a lot more leaves and the stems do not get so big. It can get up to 10 o 12 feet tall on irrigated ground. It makes a lot of feed per acre. Now I am using and African grass called Teff. It is also an annual grass but much finer than Sudan. It will make 3 good cuttings most years and is much better feed. Thanks bowhunter good information.
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