[Jacob-list] Grass Seed

[Dave & Katrina]

I agree, Sue, there is a huge difference in grasses.  The fescue and
Orchard in the back is still nice and high where the sheep have been too
lazy to get to.  They are having to slowly venture farther out. The other
nice thing about those grasses is that they actually grow better if grazed
down hard in the fall. They grow in huge clumps in our pasture and never
are really eaten to the ground. Most grasses take a long time to come up in
the spring if you do that. P.L. Rhohrers in Lanc sell some great mixes or
separately so you can mix them yourself. Not sure if they have a website or
not, but they probably bring it in from Premier anyway.
Funny, in one pasture Dave made one swath with the orchard/fescue mix
before he ran out. He finished up the pasture with another mix...you should
see the difference! I will have to ask him what was in that mix. Kind of a
pain to graze it since they grow at different rates.
Huge thunder storm last night.  I thought it hit something just outside our
window.  YOu can literally see the yard greening up.  yeah.  Katrina


> [Original Message]
> From: <stonecroft235 at juno.com>
> To: <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
 > Date: 8/24/02 10:43:33 AM
> Subject: [Jacob-list] Grass Seed
>
> Here in southeast PA we have been having a severe drought - however, we
> have several pastures which were seeded within the past 2 years with seed
> from Premier - pasture seed developed by Barenbrug seeds called
> Stockmaster mix and marketed by Premier.    The sheep love this stuff 
> and it has proven to be very drought tolerant - even without rain for
> months we have consistently still had some green grass out there for
> grazing this summer - the fescue & orchard grass in the mix were
> developed to be drought resistant - and the ryegrass simply goes dormant
> during the heat of the summer.  Our sheep seemingly like the taste of
> this grass better than some of our previously seeded pastures where we
> used another seed mix.  The seed from Premier is more expensive, but well
> worth it, especially as we have seen during this drought.
> 
> Incidentally, it's raining here this morning -- and everyone is
> rejoicing!!!  (I think I can literally hear the plants & trees gulping up
> much-needed moisture!!!!)
> 
> Sue Martin
> Stonecroft
> 
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