Texas Spring/Summer Thread

CowboyRon · May 1, 2017

We are about 15 minutes from Canton. We are thankful that the tornadoes missed us but it was bad. We still don't have power, and I just got cell service a few hours ago.

Kyle_in_Tex · May 1, 2017

I've seen some pictures. It was bad. Prayers for those in the path.

CowboyRon · May 1, 2017

I'm planning on driving by there today. I told my boss I needed to be home, my mom is bed ridden, luckily we have a generator.

two_bit_score · May 2, 2017

Hope everyone in the Canton Van Zant County area is now safe and accounted for! Praying for those who lost homes and family.

CowboyRon · May 2, 2017

We got electricity last night after 3 days, and when I went downtown yesterday everything was operating. Here's a couple of not so good pics on state highway 198 about 9 miles from my house.

bindian · May 2, 2017

Wow. Glad Y'all are alright. Do you know anybody that lost their home?
hugs, Brandi

CowboyRon · May 2, 2017

Personally no, lots of people will be without power for at least another week.

lostcreekranch · May 6, 2017

Chopping wild flowers.

Wild flowers are weeds ....... with nice flowers!

SirReal63 · May 6, 2017

Beautiful property! I hope ours looks like that in another decade ir two.

lostcreekranch · May 6, 2017

I've made great progress, on our ranch, since I retired, a year ago. This place was 3' high weeds everywhere when we bought it. This pasture has been my ag experiment. I've used no herbicides and mowed it 2-3 time a year. Now, all Bermuda and native grasses. Herbicides would have eliminated the wildflowers but, wife likes them so, they stay.

txdon · May 6, 2017

rlgustafson said:
Wild flowers are weeds ....... with nice flowers!

I call them my excuse for not mowing. I have to wait for them to go to seed, then since it's too hot and I don't have a cab I have to wait till fall, then it's too dusty, then I figure just wait till February and everything will be dead and on the ground anyway. Then Spring flowers come and the cycle starts over.

lostcreekranch · May 6, 2017

txdon said:
I call them my excuse for not mowing. I have to wait for them to go to seed, then since it's too hot and I don't have a cab I have to wait till fall, then it's too dusty, then I figure just wait till February and everything will be dead and on the ground anyway. Then Spring flowers come and the cycle starts over.

Great excuse Don, use it as long as you can.

lostcreekranch · May 6, 2017

txdon · May 6, 2017

Nice pic.

lostcreekranch · May 6, 2017

Very nice!

Kyle_in_Tex · May 7, 2017

I just mixed up a small batch of Dupont Cimarron Plus in my 25 gallon sprayer to spray the bahia growing in my yard and a few spots in the pasture.

This year is the year of the dandelions...they grow so fast and if you mow them, they still grow back a "poof ball"...

lostcreekranch · May 7, 2017

Kyle_in_Tex said:
I just mixed up a small batch of Dupont Cimarron Plus in my 25 gallon sprayer to spray the bahia growing in my yard and a few spots in the pasture.

This year is the year of the dandelions...they grow so fast and if you mow them, they still grow back a "poof ball"...

Kyle, does the Cimarron work well on the Bahia? We have a lot of it around our house which we built in the middle of one of our pastures. You can mow and a few days later the Bahia is 12" high and yard looks like crap.

Kyle_in_Tex · May 8, 2017

rlgustafson said:
Kyle, does the Cimarron work well on the Bahia? We have a lot of it around our house which we built in the middle of one of our pastures. You can mow and a few days later the Bahia is 12" high and yard looks like crap.

Yes, but they recommend putting it on before it shoots up the twin seed heads, but I've applied it before with great success. I know it's kicking rear on the dandelions. It takes 2-3 weeks to really shunt the bahia. It is amazing that such a small amount of something can do so much. You can buy generic for about $18 for 2 oz. I don't remember what the bigger 8 oz costs, maybe $45?

Next up, dalis grass vs MSMA (I should've already applied it. Just been busy with so much.)

robbyr · May 10, 2017

Yall's pastures look great. Ours looks like a thin grass carpet and dirt. And clumps of mesquite I've been fighting several years. Does anyone else get bahai and dallis grass mixed up or just me?

Kyle_in_Tex · May 10, 2017

Bahia is brighter green. Dalis has wider leaves and grows outward from a central clump. Only MSMA will kill dalis in a Bermuda grass field. Of course round up will kill it but kills the surrounding Bermuda.