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The success of winter pastures is in direct correlation to the
amount of rainfall. To the end of the year and throughout the coming winter, the Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting chilly weather with a mixed bag of precipitaion for Florida.
Gilbert’s Hardware & General Store 352.622.3031 7777 NW Hwy 225A Ocala, FL 34482
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Double R Manufacturing, Inc. 800.813.3361 352.873.1441 www.doublermfg.com Last year’s incredibly mild winter in Marion County brought ample sustenance to the perennial Bahia and Bermuda grasses, leaving the county rich in greenery. Annual Ryegrass is often used with the warm-season grasses to extend the grazing season. Before the winter solstice, tropical moisture is expected to meet colder, more stable air sweeping southward as frontal storms. Annual Ryegrass grows best when nighttime temperatures drop below 60 degrees. With the first gratuitous cold front in Nove ber, plan to overseed warm season perennial lawns and permanent grass pastures with Ryegrass. This emerald green herbage will grow over a wide range of soil pH levels but grows best at a pH level of 6.0 to 7.0. Only buy seed varieties adapted to the Southeastern United States as northern varieties will be easily damaged by leaf rust in Florda’s milder temperatures and heavy dew. Seeding rates range from 20 to 30 pounds per acre. Shop around for the best prices. The feed and hardware stores like Gilbert’s Hardware and General Store tend to price 50 pound bags much lower than the nurseries at the big name brand stores. The hardy high-quality forage needs four to six weeks in North Central Florida to establish before a hard frost and two full months to grow deep roots which benefit crop farmers by na urally aerating compact soils with a prolific root system that the summer plant roots can follow. Up north, farmers plant Winter Rye shortly after harvest to prevent erosion. Before broadcasting seed and in the transitional period, having the Bahiagrass short is the key to success. Although tolerant of frequent and intense grazing, reducing foraging until the winter grass is established is recommended. — Julie K. Castro
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