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Simi valley, ca

Iv put several cu yards of horse manure hay on patch & iv seen grass in it ,So i asked horse owners about it -They said hay was bermuda hay I dont know much about hay ?? Is this ok stuff , probly will grow lots of grass in spring im thinking ? I hope its not same as devil grass ? IS BERMUDA HAY HORSE MANURE AS GOOD AS REGULAR HAY HORSE MANURE ??? THANKS GLENN !

1/4/2008 10:40:38 PM

Simi valley, ca

In first paragraph i ment i put several cu yards of horse manure that came from bermuda hay ! Thanks again !

1/4/2008 10:57:11 PM

porterville, calif.

You might have alot of seed from the bermuda. If it was composted really good and hot seed might be dead. Bermuda is one tough grass. As far which is better , that is another question

1/4/2008 11:35:30 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Bermuda horse manure is great stuff!! Bermuda grass growing in your patch would not be great.It would take over unless you were dilligent.....much like the chickweed horse manure that I have been dealing with for the past 2 years.

1/5/2008 3:21:18 AM

southwest MO

All horse manure has the potential of having seeds in it... The only way to avoid it would be to get manure from horses who live on a strict pelleted diet...
If Bermuda hay is put up at its optimum it should have very little seed in it. Conditions in the fiels dont always allow this. If the grass is mowed and bailed just before seeding out it will be at its highest protien and be most nutrious and palletable.

1/5/2008 9:22:15 AM

Owensboro, Ky.

BG, general question here, with prbly no correct answer, but gonna ask anyways!!! Do farmers harvest hay (of any variety} at it's optimum protein, nutrition,& palletability, or just when they get to it??? Thanks Peace, Wayne

1/5/2008 1:44:32 PM

Mastic Beach, New York

not a farmer..but hay is harvest by cuttings..when hay get's to certin lenght they cut..but depending on weather ,they try and not cut during the wet season..because it has to be dry..if baled when wet it mold very fast..hopes this help..noramlly there 3 cuttings per season. the 2nd cutting is the better one

1/5/2008 2:38:57 PM

Simi valley, ca

Thanks people !! i guess ill keep putting it on, & in vegie patch too !!

1/6/2008 11:01:58 AM

southwest MO

Wayne, Feel as if your baiting me but oh well... Bermuba is a prized horse hay in the parts... So much in fact that if the dont catch it just right they will round bale it for the cows. Its the only grass that is really cropped for hay this area... Lots of mixes they get to as best they can...

1/6/2008 11:09:38 AM

Georgia

Its all about the cuttings Wayne and when the weathers right. The second cuts the best if were talking about optimal nutrients but its all great organic manner. Put it down and break it down ya its all good stuff. Hay why not..

1/6/2008 7:12:00 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Well composted it'll be fine. Real fine really! But as stated, Bermuda is a nasty weed if it does establish. Roundup takes it out only during active growth.

1/6/2008 8:05:50 PM

Owensboro, Ky.

BG, no baiting, just looking for info. Thanks for your input!!! Peace, Wayne

1/7/2008 6:48:43 AM

Boulder County Colorado USA planet Earth

When I was a kid uncle harvested hay after wheat was harvested, so haying would always take second or third seat.

1/7/2008 12:43:53 PM

Simi valley, ca

Just to let you know ,I didnt get a couple bales in patch & they are growing grass out of tops , As for patch I rototilled several times this winter

2/29/2008 1:08:10 AM