MObowhunter10
Member
Hey guys,
I planted warm season grasses (big blue stem, switchgrass mix) last January (So January of 2015)...
All I did was no-till drill them into fields, 5 of which being cut bean fields, and 3 of which being hayfields.
I had no idea about how to go about establishing native warm season grasses, I just listened to multiple old style farmers who said basically plant it anywhere over anything and it'll come up and take over in a couple years.
Obviously I messed up, and should have prepared the seed bed better, but I was just wondering, is this a total failure at this point? I can't tell in the hayfields whether any of the warm season grasses are coming up, or if it's just the original timothy grasses etc. I believe the cut beanfields are okay, as I'm pretty sure the stuff thats coming up is the young switch grass and blue stem. Should the warm season grasses be easily noticeable right now, or will I be okay on them?
I planted warm season grasses (big blue stem, switchgrass mix) last January (So January of 2015)...
All I did was no-till drill them into fields, 5 of which being cut bean fields, and 3 of which being hayfields.
I had no idea about how to go about establishing native warm season grasses, I just listened to multiple old style farmers who said basically plant it anywhere over anything and it'll come up and take over in a couple years.
Obviously I messed up, and should have prepared the seed bed better, but I was just wondering, is this a total failure at this point? I can't tell in the hayfields whether any of the warm season grasses are coming up, or if it's just the original timothy grasses etc. I believe the cut beanfields are okay, as I'm pretty sure the stuff thats coming up is the young switch grass and blue stem. Should the warm season grasses be easily noticeable right now, or will I be okay on them?