Grass question

mengele

I'm was looking at one of the fields I am cutting for silage this year (normally never cut this one but grass gone a bit out of control here so putting extra into the pit). It was reseeded only about two years ago. But what I have noticed is that some of the grass leaves are very wide. Some blades could be 8 to 10mm wide. Its after growing very tall but some of the blades are very wide. Is this normal? Its hardly some breed of a wild grass in it.

GrasstoMilk

mengele wrote: »

I'm was looking at one of the fields I am cutting for silage this year (normally never cut this one but grass gone a bit out of control here so putting extra into the pit). It was reseeded only about two years ago. But what I have noticed is that some of the grass leaves are very wide. Some blades could be 8 to 10mm wide. Its after growing very tall but some of the blades are very wide. Is this normal? Its hardly some breed of a wild grass in it.

Are the leaves shiney? Glossy looking even?
Pull up a few plants and if the vert base of them are purple they are perennial.

Buford T. Justice XIX

mengele wrote: »

I'm was looking at one of the fields I am cutting for silage this year (normally never cut this one but grass gone a bit out of control here so putting extra into the pit). It was reseeded only about two years ago. But what I have noticed is that some of the grass leaves are very wide. Some blades could be 8 to 10mm wide. Its after growing very tall but some of the blades are very wide. Is this normal? Its hardly some breed of a wild grass in it.

It could be a tetraploid grass plant. Diploids have a narrower leaf and grow more prone to the ground. Tetraploids would have a more erect growth and a wider leaf.

mengele

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

It could be a tetraploid grass plant. Diploids have a narrower leaf and grow more prone to the ground. Tetraploids would have a more erect growth and a wider leaf.

I must check the bag and see. Hopefully I have a few kept as I normally keep the paper grass seed bags to lie on under tractors etc

MfMan

On a related issue, can silage fields be sprayed for weeds at close-up time? I've one field in particular that's very weedy, and now that I'm closing it up, I want to tidy it up a bit. Was thinking of using DB Plus, but I'm not sure if it's specifically for newly-seeded fields. Any ideas?

20silkcut

I have a field of Italian rye grass which has spread into the field beside it.
Very wide blades of grass dotted all around it.
Is there anyone with Italian near you??

mengele

20silkcut wrote: »

I have a field of Italian rye grass which has spread into the field beside it.
Very wide blades of grass dotted all around it.
Is there anyone with Italian near you??

No Italian nearby at all. How well in spread from one field to the next but sure I suppose there is no harm in that is there?

20silkcut

mengele wrote: »

No Italian nearby at all. How well in spread from one field to the next but sure I suppose there is no harm in that is there?

No harm no just looks a bit quare from the road.