gcreekrch said:
littlejoe said:
any of you guys ever try fertilizing it? maybe when ground is froze?
All swamp grass needs is lots of water and marginal soil to make a crop. We tried fertilizing a time or two, it was a touch greener and maybe a little thicker than usual but not much different in tonnage. Feeding cows in poorer areas makes a big difference over time and doesn't cost as much.
Reason i asked is there was a guy here who was a real proponent of fertilizing subby stuff--figured you got back 4$ for every $ spent--said it was the best ground to own--already irrigated for free--said cows would summer graze it better next season, that it took about 3 yrs of fertilizing and it would really show, different/better varietys would come in.
I got one neighbor who would fertilize it after it solided up, with floatation tires, put lotsa cows on it early and leave 'em all summer. said they did good and you couldn't hurt it--i got maybe 80 acres of it on ground i rent for winter pasture, well sheltered and about as tall as a cow---maybe a 1000 acre field total--but they'll really work this in storms and cold weather---horrible rough, gotta really be careful with a horse crossing it
