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akroberts

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Welcome to SS from Northern California. Looking forward to seeing pictures and videos. If you are wanting to plant some certain veggies that normally would not do good hopefully someone else here has some good advice for you. Have you tried planting corn. It might do good if you can plant it in rows facing North - South.
 

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Much hated Bermuda! Hahaha! I’m in East Texas, Bermuda is used for grazing animals and makes fine hay. I have Bermuda growing on my 25 acres and Bahia grass, plus many forbs. Bermuda does well in the heat in the southern United States.

Why is Bermuda so hated?
 
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Much hated Bermuda! Hahaha! I’m in East Texas, Bermuda is used for grazing animals and makes fine hay. I have Bermuda growing on my 25 acres and Bahia grass, plus many forbs. Bermuda does well in the heat in the southern Inited States.

Why is Bermuda so hated?
Even if I have Bermuda grass I wouldn't know it. The only grass I know is crab grass. I would love to get it gone but it's going to take a long time to get there
 

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Even if I have Bermuda grass I wouldn't know it. The only grass I know is crab grass. I would love to get it gone but it's going to take a long time to get there
I have some crab grass too, also some Dallis grass and several others that together make up a good mixed field. Not much grass now, due to winter kill. I have a type of brome, it only gets 12 to 14 inches tall. It comes in the winter and dies back in the spring.

You can use a plant I. D. App to take pictures of what grows on your place and then you will know what you have.
 

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some of the grasses people bring in for animal grazing are not really adapted to an area as well as the native plants and they may also crowd out or eliminated native grasses which then affects things like encouraging fire. the local animals and insects are also usually affected. if you can avoid bringing in invasive species it is usually a good idea.

i was just reading about Tropical Soda Apples. oy, now there's another one you don't want to have showing up. :(
 
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