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Cutting Orchard Grass

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BillC

03-10-2007 17:23:55




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Is there any feeling weather a sickle bar Mower conditioner is easier on the grass than a disk Mower conditioner. I've had a lot of grass die in the last two years after 2nd cutting with a disk MoCo.




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Edd in KY

03-12-2007 03:33:02




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 Re: Cutting Orchard Grass in reply to BillC, 03-10-2007 17:23:55  
Hey..to KYhayman. What is your recommendation and experience for fertilizing grass hay here in KY. I'm in the Bluegrass area, some fields are a mixture of blue, fescue, orchard and timothy. One is pure timothy. Interested in rate,timing and yields. Many thanks.



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barnrat

03-11-2007 13:39:02




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 Re: Cutting Orchard Grass in reply to BillC, 03-10-2007 17:23:55  
You need around 4 inches of stubble after you mow on grasses. The younger you cut them the better they grow back, gettem before the heads pop out. Dosn't matter what type of machine you use to mow just make sure its set high enough to get that 4 inches. I grow primarily orchard grass and take 4-5 cutting every year. 50 units of N to the acre after each cutting dosn't hurt anything either.



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kyhayman

03-11-2007 16:53:03




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 Re: Cutting Orchard Grass in reply to barnrat, 03-11-2007 13:39:02  
I cut at a 1/2 to 2" with a discmower, strictly depends on the rocks and obstructions in the field. All kinds of hay, all kinds of field conditions. Regrowth and survival is more a function of fertiliy, climate, and management that cutting height. A good health stand should tiller nack out and fill in even if its scalped in a few places. I have noticed a definite delay in regrowth and vigor if the ends are shattered rather than cut clean. Thats one reason I sharpen my disc mower blades daily (10 hrs) and replace weekly (50-70 hrs).

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Edd in KY

03-11-2007 10:56:16




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 Re: Cutting Orchard Grass in reply to BillC, 03-10-2007 17:23:55  
Well I'm sure not an expert on it, but I cut about 100 acres of grass a year for hay. It seems to me that the grass cut with a sickle mower comes back faster and stronger than grass beat to death with a disc mower. I have both, but would prefer to use the sickle mower because it seems to do less damage to the ground, the hay and the stubble. The disc mower is faster and easier thats for sure...but at a price.

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