Planting Bermuda Grass

Planting Bermuda grass for grazing cattle
Great Plains seed drill, John Deere 6403 and Ford 5600 Tractor
Texas Tough Bermuda Grass Mix
www.turnerseed.com/texas-toug...

[@HeritageFarmsTexas]

Great video. New follower. We are in North Texas and I’m studying what kind of grass I want to put out this spring. Appreciate the video.

[@LewisRenovation]

I've had good luck with Cowboy Bermuda from Turner seed. Both times I've planted it I've been able to graze in the Fall. I've also planted WW B-Dahl four times and it's amazing stuff for grazing cattle

[@skeon67]

Great video, I see the Cowboy Bermuda and the WW, are these coastal types? I’m also wondering if I could use a Hay King or aerator and broadcast Bermuda over my mixed grass?

[@LewisRenovation]

Coastal is a type of Bermuda that can only be planted by sprigging "roots" that are dug out of the ground. Cowboy is a mixture of several types of Bermuda that can be grown from seed. WW B Dahl is a bluestem bunch grass that is grown from really tiny seeds. It's amazing for cow grazing and cow hay as long as there isn't sometimes standing water.

[@hvguy]

5lbs per acre seems so little. I've read elsewhere that 20lbs would work too. Any disadvantages with seeding too much?

[@LewisRenovation]

I think the concern with over seeding, besides price, is all the additional new grass sprouts compete with each other for water

[@dontblameme6328]

I'm usually listening to either Aaron Watson, Craig Morgan, or Ted Nugent while I work.

[@LewisRenovation]

Quite a variety of music!

[@sandralittlejohn3816]

Waylon

[@LewisRenovation]

Nice choice!

[@slange455]

What part of Texas is this ?

[@LewisRenovation]

Central near Temple. Are you from Texas as well?

[@garrymitcham7693]

I need to plant my pasture which was almost all sandburs. 1 hour SE of San Antonio. I thought bermuda seed was sterile? I'm looking into SPRIGGING with Coastal Bermuda.

[@LewisRenovation]

Coastal, Jiggs, & Tifton must be sprigged but there are other varieties of Bermuda that can be seeded like common and giant. I planted a 3 type mix called Texas Tuff

[@garrymitcham7693]

@@LewisRenovation thanks Lewis. I planted Elbon rye in September. It's not a perrinial but I wanted to have something other than sandburs. I'm now wondering how to get pasture grazing grass started where I planted the rye. My thought is to seed into the rye then roll crimp it down onto the seeds.

[@LewisRenovation]

@@garrymitcham7693 I would round up the rye at the beginning of April and seed or sprig at the end of April

[@Sweetearth1958]

Don't die from the Roundup.

[@LewisRenovation]

I’ll try not to

[@farmingforfunandprofit940]

Obviously you are planting a common type of Bermuda because ours is a Hybrid Cross so the seed are sterile so we have to plant spriggs.......(Tifton 44)

[@LewisRenovation]

It’s an improved variety of Bermuda with viable seeds. I have pasture of half Jiggs and have this seeded variety and they produce the same

[@billyburns4390]

AC/DC

[@LewisRenovation]

Very nice! Music from my high school years

[@oscarramirez6698]

Can you come to Lacoste Texas and seed my 10 acres

[@LewisRenovation]

Might be a long drive on a tractor 😀

[@FOMHLMAO]

Just country music please❤

[@LewisRenovation]

Country music is all good!

[@FOMHLMAO]

@@LewisRenovation ❤️❤️ Yes it is! Happy New Year and stay country!

[@skeon67]

Texas Red Dirt music

[@LewisRenovation]

Yes. My favorite too.

[@monyelaraby5121]

Hi Is there work Iam speak just arabic

[@LewisRenovation]

Thanks

[@bobocaterpillar3697]

leave yourself a bigger headland, then you don't have to make such a harsh turn around

[@johnnyholland8765]

I guess that equipment belongs to you. If you were as violent turning around on my equipment I would fire you. Be kind to your equipment...

[@LewisRenovation]

20 years of using the split breaks as they are intended and the tractor is still going strong

[@massey_2298]

​@@LewisRenovation well, that is what they're for. Lol

[@LewisRenovation]

@massey_2298 exactly! Thanks for commenting