Sprigging coastal ???

[animalhse]

I want to sprigg an area that is difficult for sprigging equipment to get to. Has anyone ever sprigged coastal using another method? I was thinking of disking the area the spreading the springs out and running the disk over it again with blades slightly angled at a low depth. What are your thoughts?

[cosmiccowboy]

If your ground is prepared and you catch your rains right you can even do that with fresh coastal hay.

[hogbuster]

i have seen it done by disking lightly and rolling it after that and it turned out good

[tiny's taxiderm]

i have seen it done by disking lightly and rolling it after that and it turned out good

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[animalhse]

Did they disk the sprigs after spreading them or just rolled them?

i have seen it done by disking lightly and rolling it after that and it turned out good

[cosmiccowboy]

BTW, I presume you know you should wait a couple more months to do it...nights are still too cool...

[animalhse]

BTW, I presume you know you should wait a couple more months to do it...nights are still too cool...

I wasn't sure how late to wait. I called yesterday and they're cutting sprigs and baling them for sale already???

[cosmiccowboy]

I wasn't sure how late to wait. I called yesterday and they're cutting sprigs and baling them for sale already???

Oh, they will be happy to sell you some now and then sell you more next year...

You can take your chances but if I were you I'd wait.

[Russ81]

Also if it's hard to get sprigging equipment in what are you doing this for besides hay production?

[Jaspro]

Oh, they will be happy to sell you some now and then sell you more next year...

You can take your chances but if I were you I'd wait.

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Another trick is about 2weeks before your ready to sprig cover the bales with a tarp and keep them very moist. That's the way we have always done it and it works great.

[animalhse]

Thanks, appreciate the info.

Oh, they will be happy to sell you some now and then sell you more next year...

You can take your chances but if I were you I'd wait.

[animalhse]

The area I'm sprigging is on the other side of an old railroad. we're taking out the mesquites and sprigging it to improve the pasture for rotational grazing.

Also if it's hard to get sprigging equipment in what are you doing this for besides hay production?

[cosmiccowboy]

Good rule of thumb is to sprig coastal when the bluebonnets bloom in your area.

[GR5]

Sprigs and tops are different. I have planted 2 different hay fields with sprigs. One was coastal and the other jiggs. Sprigs have roots and the tops are fresh cut and are let alone until the tops are long and stemmie. usually tops are not available til June are later. Sprigs are available any time and all of mine have been planted in Feburary and all did wonderful. Coastal was planted with a sprigging machine and jigs was planted with a disc

[cosmiccowboy]

Sprigs and tops are different. I have planted 2 different hay fields with sprigs. One was coastal and the other jiggs. Sprigs have roots and the tops are fresh cut and are let alone until the tops are long and stemmie. usually tops are not available til June are later. Sprigs are available any time and all of mine have been planted in Feburary and all did wonderful. Coastal was planted with a sprigging machine and jigs was planted with a disc

Might be location....I don't pretend to know about raising coastal in East Texas but I know here in South Texas it seems to make a difference. It only took me once to learn to be patient. A month or two doesn't make a huge difference in spread by the time it goes dormant in the fall but I get a lot better "stick rate" down here planting sprigs around the first of April than in February. It probably has something to do with rain averages. They tend to dry out down here before the nights get warm and it's time to grow if you put them in too early.