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Discussion on Florida Pasture-Is Bahia best- only grass available?
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Bethyg2
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Posted on Monday, Jun 14, 2004 - 11:36 am:
Hi- I was wondering if some more experienced horsepeople here in Fla. plant bahia grass this time of year, or is there something nicer I should be aware of? Today I had my 18,000 sq ft pasture turned, graded, and de-weeded. That cost a lot, but they wanted $1000 just to seed it with Bahia. Way too much in my opinion so I told them don't do it. So now I have a bare lot and was wondering if there was a better grass for Florida. My other pastures have St Augustine, I have no idea how that happened (it's a new property for me), but this pasture was mostly weeds so it had to go. Bahia doesn't have that deep green color the horses seem to love. I am no Thomas Jefferson, so I am not really good at rotation of the land, but am trying to learn. Any advice would be much appreciated.Plus names of grassing contractors that don't require your firstborn son would be great too. -Beth Gordon, S. Fla. (PS I have no irrigation!!!-Yet. And it isn't supposed to rain that much this week.)
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Oscarvv
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 15, 2004 - 6:30 pm:
Hi Beth
I am up near Ocala and Bahia is what we seeded with. We were told 30-40lbs per acre for relatively bare pasture. The seed prices have gone through the roof. We bought wholesale and it was $90/50lb bag.
From what I remember St Augustine can not be seeded. It must be planted with plugs.
Can you contact your local extension agent and ask them your questions?
Good luck
~Barbara
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Bethyg2
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 15, 2004 - 11:32 pm:
Thanks, Barbara,
Did you irrigate or rely on natural rainfall? I'd hate to waste money and then- surprise,no rain for three weeks.All the contractors say you don't need irrigation but I wonder. -Beth
ps Palm Beach county extension office is more geared (by their own description) towards "urban gardening."
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Bethyg2
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Posted on Tuesday, Jun 15, 2004 - 11:32 pm:
Thanks, Barbara,
Did you irrigate or rely on natural rainfall? I'd hate to waste money and then- surprise,no rain for three weeks.All the contractors say you don't need irrigation but I wonder. -Beth
ps Palm Beach county extension office is more geared (by their own description) towards "urban gardening."
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Oscarvv
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Posted on Wednesday, Jun 16, 2004 - 7:43 am:
Hi Beth
No, we didn't irrigate. The big worry this time of the year is that you get too much rain at once and the seed gets washed away. We had 6" this past Sunday night! We did drag the pasture after seeding to help cover the seeds.
~B
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