Foggy's Deertopia Proving Grounds - Happenings

[SD51555]

I wonder if sun hemp wouldn’t survive in your sand?


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[SD51555]

Sun hemp summary from Grok:

https://x.com/i/grok/share/UYNnkBNrwZfL9Ehugx13Yhyl1

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[SD51555]

I’m sure there are more considerations, but might be a way to get back to a heavy biomass layer and get some relief for other fall species that need some protection.

I tossed a couple pounds on my new plot to see what happens.

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[Foggy47]

Switch or no switch.....that is the question.

 

[Brian662]

When you start seeing it, it will be much smaller than that I believe.

 

[homerj]

Looks like witch grass or fall panicum to my eyes

 

[Bill]

I'm voting for you Foggy. Peel back one of the blades and look for those hairs.

Checkout the pic here.

Switchgrass | Cornell Weed Identification

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[Badgers80]

You and me are both going through it with first year switch, foggy. I frost seeded it this past winter, and I’m not feeling too great about it now.

One way to ID it is to roll the stem back and forth between two fingers. If it’s nice and round all around like a toothpick or pencil, it’s likely switch. If it feels more flat on two sides, I believe that’s foxtail.

One more thing too, switch won’t have shoots off the bottom of the plant in a 45 degree angle like your plant does.

 

[TreeDaddy]

Everything that I have read suggests that the first year often seems like a failure

Perhaps its different with newer varieties

I have a small ,first year stand of Alamo switch that I'm trying to stay optimistic about

bill