Grass is a strange colour

blonde10

Evening all.
I've noticed a lot of brown/red colour grass on a grazing bit of ground..its like grass that's lacking in something..abd cattle won't touch it..any suggestions on what would cure it
...cheers

Say my name

blonde10 wrote: »

Evening all.
I've noticed a lot of brown/red colour grass on a grazing bit of ground..its like grass that's lacking in something..abd cattle won't touch it..any suggestions on what would cure it
...cheers

Throw up a picture if you can.
One of the pasture and another close up.
There could be a few possibilities after this wet winter but a picture would help.

farawaygrass

blonde10 wrote: »

Evening all.
I've noticed a lot of brown/red colour grass on a grazing bit of ground..its like grass that's lacking in something..abd cattle won't touch it..any suggestions on what would cure it
...cheers

I noticed the same and only said it you the auld lad yesterday. He’d know real answer. Only thing different to you is that stock are eating it. I’d say it was such a stressful year on grass and it might be a cause

Mooooo

Could be a number of things, could be n coming up in a burst as well. Could get a forage analysis done

CloughCasey1

Same as here top 4 inches of the regrowth brownish colour.

moll3

have it here as well looked more purpleish in my eyes said to myself lacking in p

CloughCasey1

moll3 wrote: »

have it here as well looked more purpleish in my eyes said to myself lacking in p

The worst field got 3 bags 10-10-20 after overseeding last Autumn, was well dosed in fym in Feb after grazing and got bag urea before that plus bat sulcan early april and bag 18-6-12 5%S last week.

cd07

Sounds very like a phosphorus deficiency. Usually starts purple colour moving to brown as time goes by

Mooooo

CloughCasey1 wrote: »

The worst field got 3 bags 10-10-20 after overseeding last Autumn, was well dosed in fym in Feb after grazing and got bag urea before that plus bat sulcan early april and bag 18-6-12 5%S last week.

Could well be most of the N coming in a burst now. Another thing it could be could be too much chloride in the soil but would need more expensive soil tests to check that. The potash in the fert you applied is in chloride form, apparently the sulphate form is better but harder to get.

Neddyusa

cd07 wrote: »

Sounds very like a phosphorus deficiency. Usually starts purple colour moving to brown as time goes by

Thats exactly it.

There was a few nights with grass frost here in the past week and it has burned the tips of the grass in low Phosphorus fields.

Take note of these fields now lads - tis cheaper than a soil test

Brown Podzol

Leaf scorch, caused by wind and cold temperatures.

GrasstoMilk

Brown Podzol wrote: »

Leaf scorch, caused by wind and cold temperatures.

That's exactly what it is. Lots of it this year and it's usually April we get in not mid may

mahoney_j

Brown Podzol wrote: »

Leaf scorch, caused by wind and cold temperatures.

Yep that’s it ,grass frost most nights still .happening here too tios of leaves going purple .seemingly cold locks up phosphorus

corks finest

blonde10 wrote: »

Evening all.
I've noticed a lot of brown/red colour grass on a grazing bit of ground..its like grass that's lacking in something..abd cattle won't touch it..any suggestions on what would cure it
...cheers

Want to change your supplier

blue5000

Purple grass sounds like P deficiency, as others have already said. Is it the whole leaf or just the tip and edge?