Our property is heavily wooded, but up close to the barns where the goats have cleared we have small pasutres. We usually throw out rye grass in the fall. Is there a good pasture grass that can be thrown out, broadcast that is also hardy for the south and drought resistant? Also addys on where to purchase the seed etc. Not only grazed by the goats, we do have donkeys also. I would really appreciate answers that include something that has worked for you! Vicki

-- Vicki McGaugh TX (vickilonesomedoe@hotmail.com), March 12, 2002

Answers

http://www.alseed.com/product.php

Would be a good resource for you, except they are located up here in Minnesota and concentrate on nothern grasses & forage. I hope you find some such for your southern area.

Anything I have to say just would not apply to your climate.

--->Paul

-- paul (ramblerplm@hotmail.com), March 12, 2002.

Native American Seeds, http://www.seedsource.com/ has a number of Texas native seeds and native grass seeds.

-- BC (desertdweller44@yahoo.com), March 12, 2002.

Hi Vicki,

Where you are located, I suspect crabgrass would thrive. Believe it or not, but it is really high in nutrients and thrives in the hot and dry and alot of other places. It seeds by broadcasting very easily. My cattle loved it and the pygmy goats ate it but there were so many brambles that they ate the roses first always. Don't tell your city neighbors though because they hate crqabgrass in their yards!

Oscar

-- Oscar H. Will III (owill@mail.whittier.edu), March 13, 2002.

Forgot the rest of your question....

Lorenz OK Seeds

PO Box 835 Okeene, Oklahoma 73763 E-mail: okseeds@okeene.com Phone: 580 822 3655 Fax: 580 822 3630

They make specific mention of overseeding rye....

-- Oscar H. Will III (owill@mail.whittier.edu), March 13, 2002.

Vicki,

Bahia grass is very common here in Florida for spring/summer/fall pasture. It's pretty drought tolerant and adaptive to varying soil types. Pensacola bahia is probably the best. A search on most of the Gulf Coast states cooperative extension service websites should give you a wealth of info on this.

.......Alan.

-- Alan (athagan@atlantic.net), March 13, 2002.