Utah
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Hi, I haven't posted very often, but I have a beginners question on pastures if you all could help:
I have 3 acres in pasture split in thirds by hot wire. The grass is mostly poor quality in my opinion but it is green with plenty of irrigation water and I added nitrogen. I dont know the grass types and there is a VERY small clover that doesn't grow more than about an inch above ground. The tall grass is something like a "salt grass" from what the neighbors have said. The soil is more clay-like and harder on the surface yet the water table is fairly high with a higher salt content.
There are two steers that can't keep up with the growth (next year I'll probably get five or six steers to grow out). Four horses graze occasionally but they are so selective that in one day they have eaten all of the good grass down to nothing. So I get them off after only a few days while the rest of the pasture over-grows and then I have to mow.
If I wanted to start over maybe one third at a time, what would you all suggest? Are there mixtures of seed that wont get so selectively eaten? Will this keep the weeds down? Is there anything that only loves weeds?
Thank you for any reply, be patient, I am still new...
I have 3 acres in pasture split in thirds by hot wire. The grass is mostly poor quality in my opinion but it is green with plenty of irrigation water and I added nitrogen. I dont know the grass types and there is a VERY small clover that doesn't grow more than about an inch above ground. The tall grass is something like a "salt grass" from what the neighbors have said. The soil is more clay-like and harder on the surface yet the water table is fairly high with a higher salt content.
There are two steers that can't keep up with the growth (next year I'll probably get five or six steers to grow out). Four horses graze occasionally but they are so selective that in one day they have eaten all of the good grass down to nothing. So I get them off after only a few days while the rest of the pasture over-grows and then I have to mow.
If I wanted to start over maybe one third at a time, what would you all suggest? Are there mixtures of seed that wont get so selectively eaten? Will this keep the weeds down? Is there anything that only loves weeds?
Thank you for any reply, be patient, I am still new...