On 10/1/07, Virginia Tupper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Do you grow it just to enrich your soil or do you let your horses > graze on it in the winter? > (I know nothing about growing hay, etc) > > V >
I grow it for both. But Virginia, you need to contact your govt. dept of agriculture or feed store coop or whatever they have in canada and have your soil tested and analyzed. Then you can go for there on having a great pasture. We had ours done and found out the ratio of lime and fertilzer, how many pounds per acre and the best grass to plant. For instance, we were told based on our soil to plant either pensacola or argentine bahia. People who live only ten minutes away were saying oh thats crazy, tifton 9 is so much cheaper and just as good. But we had already planted pensacola. Then we find out from an old farmer "good thing you did, Pensacola seed won't germinate if its planted too deep amd with sandy soil when you disc up the ground and then drag the area to cover the seed, it is usually buried too deep to germinate." So see, there is a lot to learn and it depends on your location and soil type. Also, just a word to the wise, seems we have learned the best grasses for hay are not the best grasses for pasture and vice versa. not really sure why. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
