bird dog
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Here you go. Seed is cheap.
Not where i live. Cows will knock it out. You could occasionally, but, not in pastures grazed regularly.
With barnyard grass being an annual and johnson grass a perennial, each will react very differently from the other. Both are considered weeds here in Ohio. Barnyard grass for the most part is simply ignored by producers (here). Johnson grass on the other hand is very aggressively pursued with elimination the intent. I do know johnson is considered a valuable forage elsewhere.Id rather have this barnyard grass instead of dalis or bahia. But like i said, i'm guessing its like johnson and doesnt like being grazed. A few other grasses took advantage of last years drought. There is a grass that grows at the edge and into the woods. It looks like wheat but the seeds are small. Its everywhere now.
Same here. People waged war on JG when it first showed up. We still have some along the highways but it's not much of a problem anymore.With barnyard grass being an annual and johnson grass a perennial, each will react very differently from the other. Both are considered weeds here in Ohio. Barnyard grass for the most part is simply ignored by producers (here). Johnson grass on the other hand is very aggressively pursued with elimination the intent. I do know johnson is considered a valuable forage elsewhere.
The only time i know of anyone waging war with JG, is the farmer. And let me tell you, that one season that it isnt sprayed, it takes over farmed fields. We baled many acres of it last year. But, let it grow in a pasture where cows graze, wont grow.... it actually makes no sense. one field its killed, but keeps growing, the other eaten and it dies.With barnyard grass being an annual and johnson grass a perennial, each will react very differently from the other. Both are considered weeds here in Ohio. Barnyard grass for the most part is simply ignored by producers (here). Johnson grass on the other hand is very aggressively pursued with elimination the intent. I do know johnson is considered a valuable forage elsewhere.
When a field of johnson grass is sprayed it kills all growing plants but opens up for the seed thats in the ground to sprout.The only time i know of anyone waging war with JG, is the farmer. And let me tell you, that one season that it isnt sprayed, it takes over farmed fields. We baled many acres of it last year. But, let it grow in a pasture where cows graze, wont grow.... it actually makes no sense. one field its killed, but keeps growing, the other eaten and it dies.
We have grass obstacles all over where i live... We have dalis grass. Overnight the heads can grow a fungus that really f's cattle up. Most times cows wont touch it, but calves will. One time we had a whole corral of duck walking calves. Luckily, we did not loose any, but, sure was annoying. I watch the heads and as soon as i see the black sticky, i get out and cut them down. I could do without dalis grass....The flip side of JG:
Johnsongrass is toxic when under stress, including for about 72 hours after a "killing" frost. After a "burn back" frost, it can be toxic for at least 10 days and possibly longer.
I have had this barnyard grass grow really aggressively in a nice hay field that had manure applied over the winter before I baled it. I was concerned the cows wouldn't eat it, but they did eat it once baled with not much problem. If it gets real ripe and seedy, they will pick around it. I did bale it wet and wrap it. I think that helped make it more palatable!? Also it didn't come up the following year due to ensiling it I believe.i looked it up and sure enough, its there. Thanks. Do you know anything about this grass?
I think you are still talking about the barnyard grass. If so, it's an annual. Use a pre-emergent herbicide which will stop it before it ever starts to grow. Once it germinates each year in the spring, y6our options are limited, especially in you stand of perennial grass which you use for hay.I don't know a lot about the pond weed(pond grass) other than it thrives in wet soil or wet sand. It started in a hay field that had a sandy area and was impossible to get rid of. I spray around my pond which is very sandy and keep it under control.