Drop dead, hands down yall are the best educational opportunity I have ever had with respect to Hay. I so truly enjoy your videos, they are like desert for me in a wasteland of video drivelle. Scott , obviously you know what a lucky man you are. I am not going to comment on how beautiful your wife is and that her inner beauty is as much or more than her outer beauty. Yalls videos are excellent, and I know how hard you must work to present them. I am a first year farmer attempting my first hay crop. We have had the wettest May on record in Maryland, and I haven't had a window yet, and its halfway thru June. But the omptimist in me is getting worried. Go figure. Thanks again. Cheers Mr. Mark. FFA 1975. 40yrs serving my country, now I get to Farm. Farm Hard, Ride Fast, Be Authentic.
Was gonna wish you good luck, but it’s more just old fashion hard work. Thank you both for bringing us along ! Looking forward to seeing the first bale come off this field.
What a very interesting video never seen that before but of course we don't have that here in England and it never that dry here it will be interesting to see how it will grow and crop good luck with it
Wow, what a smooth operation! We sprigged many bare spots on fairways, but by hand. Used a disc to break the soil, pitchforks & shovels to broadcast (ugh) light discing to work the sprigs in a bit, then rolled the spot. Then we rattled the beads at the sky conjuring up some rain! Lol
Learn something new every day. Never seen grass started like that but I live in Ohio and our weather and dirt is different. Good video, thx and good luck!!!
Guess you learn something new everyday and it is the first time I saw it done this way .. Hope you the best with ur sprigs . Nice for ur better half to bring u lunch
I've never seen grass fields planted this way. The only thing I've seen like this is when we used to have Mint fields here in western Oregon. That doesn't happen anymore since the grounds got contaminated with diseases that kill the mint. That was a really interesting video I'm sure for a lot of people! Thanks as always.
Good job getting that field plowed up. It had a lot of grass to chop in that other video. After you get that field established you can let the Bermuda grow tall until it starts running good and cut it short and use the green cut as sprigs on other prepared acreage. Take an old style manure spreader to spread sprigs and turn a finishing plow on zero angle to crimp in sprig. Works well. Now you have the variety you want and you can continue spreading it. And despite what anyone says in my opinion sprigging coastal is the only way to establish good coastal Bermuda grass. We had 300 acres of sprigged Bermuda fields as a boy in N. Ga. Not sure of what variety it was. Sprigged around 1983-85. Tried Bermuda seeds at times on other pastures with little to no results. I’m sure we had done something wrong.
To those wondering: the grass is coastal bermuda and it propagates from stem nodules. There is a machine that digs the grass,knocks off the excess dirt and breaks up the mass into small sprigs. Then there is a "sprigger" that plants the sprigs.With water and light fertilization it establishes quickly and usually in a years time you end up with a high production field. Fine bladed grass with small stems: cows and horses love it. Protein content varies with input of fertilizer. Hates acidic soil so lime must be applied. Somewhat drought tolerant. Once established it is hard to kill so severe drought means you lose a season but as soon as rains come it will start growing again.
Not as old as dirt but getting closer. With the decades comes a little know how and a brain overflowing with things I don't need to remember and forget things I do need to remember :)
amos snow after doing some research can also grow from seed, just like some thistles that spread from roots also have some viable seed or you wouldn't get them in new areas
Fascinating video to watch a planting process I have never seen before on planting new grass plant transplants. It raises all sorts of interesting questions which I hope you might be able to show and explain later? In the meantime good luck and best wishes for getting this new crop growing and established successfully.
Never seen a process like this thanks for sharing now I feel kinda stupid about the hole thing I guess i'll have to do more research like how they get the sprigs to begin with .Also wanted to say Scott you are one lucky man if that was me out there I would starve before my wife would bring me something to eat and drink . You got good !!
You got a good lady there to bring you lunch out in the field I forgot her name, she needs to talk more don't be bashful! Excellent video I learned a lot never heard of this and I am a retired farmer! Thanks for sharing! Joel
I just planted 52 acres of Sudan sorghum hybrid with a seed drill, and then ran a roller like you to smooth out and compact the dirt for a good seed to soil contact and my neighbor thought I was crazy. Getting ready to plant NK 37 giant Bermuda grass to make small square bails and some alfalfa to.
They showed up with 2 tractors and $priggggers & left with 4 tractors and 200 gallons of water lol Thanx from the left coast near the Krapitol of California
As a country born an bred guy who spent most of his life on farms in Scotland I've never seen or heard of planting grass roots really interesting 😊 wondering if u have any close up footage of the machines that do the planting see how it works? An also a shot of the ground after the roots have been planted 😊
Still blown away that you use grass for hay. Do you have Lucerne hay over in the US. The staple hay here in Australia is Lucerne hay and then you have the supplementary from the broadacre such as wheat and sorghum hay. Not as popular but then in drought you take what you can get. Lots of drought here. Really good to watch. Like the different processes and approach.
The word 'Sprigging', it reminds me of that episode of Cheers where Sam, Cliff and Norm take Woody out hunting at night for some mysterious animal that only comes out at night but it turns out it's just a joke they played on Woody and there is no such thing. I can't for the life of me remember what they called the animal, but it was something silly of course because it was completely made up and Woody fell for it hook, line and sinker LOL
Here in australia we combine grass that has been let go to seed then we drill the grain .never seen grass drilled like that looks kind of like how we Plant potatoes
We were sprigging Bermuda in 1966 In NWArkansas. Lynn Nokes had one of the first Midland Bermuda hybrid patches, and the old spriggers were much less auto. Some poor sap fed springs by hand not with a fork or belt feed. Come out looking like a bag of dirt with eyeballs. if you take roots from a field, the Bermuda comes in all that much better next year.
I thought I'd be the oddball thinking that I was going to be the only to say I'd never heard of this before. It quickly brings me to this question: Why don't you use seed?
You don't plant seeds it is roots ? I'm from Colorado and I've never seen this thanks for showing how you plant grass, I wander if that can be done here or is it for special grasses?
You said they were using your tractor (New Holland) to load the sprigs and Scott was rolling with a New Holland. I thought you had a New Holland and John Deere, new tractor, or did I misunderstand you< Thanks, good video.
One thing that bothers me is they are planting back and forth. When I had tifton 85 sprigged , he left rows that I had to cut by. How will you cut this field?
How long after sprigging with fertilizer and irrigation to you get a first cut? I've heard Jiggs establishes quicker than coastal, but don't know if that is fact or myth.
Polymer crystal absord water up to 100 it size. Help save on water. Roots grow into crystal, And take up the water it need. Check wirh ag. dept. Or on internet.
After 6 weeks of 17hr days with calving I'm looking forward to the break in the tractor from May 1st till middle of June. I posted a vid of our new T9.615 with tracks so it will be smooth as butter. Cheers.
Wow! I figured you would have nothing but weeds and non wanted grasses if you did not spray it with a product like diuron 4L after sprigging that is what we haft to do around here or we will have a field full of crab grass and stuff we do not want in our fields.
My fields have had years of pre emergent on them. I will fight those but I will mechanically do it. I've done it both ways and by far no chemical was a faster spread. I'm not trying to get a clean crop the first year.
No, it's a warm season grass, which is why you won't find it in northern climates. Loves high heat and humidity, hates the cold. It's a hybrid bermuda that doesn't produce viable seed which is why it has to be grown vegetatively via sprigging. Getting rid of any bermuda completely would involve several applications of roundup over a lengthy period of time. Cultivation will only spread the rhizomes and stolons.
THANKS I HAVE 40 ACRES WEST OF CANTON IM THINKING OF DOING HALF OF IT IT ALREADY HAS ALOT OF COASTAL ON IT AND THE SOIL IS QUITE SANDY IVE ALREADY PUT THE LINE DOWN
Scott was a great man and inspiration for me to watch him on his hay operation!!!! RIP!!!!! Thanks for letting his videos stay on utube!!!
Drop dead, hands down yall are the best educational opportunity I have ever had with respect to Hay. I so truly enjoy your videos, they are like desert for me in a wasteland of video drivelle. Scott , obviously you know what a lucky man you are. I am not going to comment on how beautiful your wife is and that her inner beauty is as much or more than her outer beauty. Yalls videos are excellent, and I know how hard you must work to present them. I am a first year farmer attempting my first hay crop. We have had the wettest May on record in Maryland, and I haven't had a window yet, and its halfway thru June. But the omptimist in me is getting worried. Go figure. Thanks again. Cheers Mr. Mark. FFA 1975. 40yrs serving my country, now I get to Farm. Farm Hard, Ride Fast, Be Authentic.
That was a great comment, thank you and good luck
Was gonna wish you good luck, but it’s more just old fashion hard work. Thank you both for bringing us along ! Looking forward to seeing the first bale come off this field.
That will be a great day
Again I learn something new every day! Thanks for the video Scott!
Thanks for watching
I express the hope that your sprigging-and-regrowth project is success in every way.
Thank you for that
Cool video. I guess that semi had a walking floor.
Lunch delivery on the fly. Gotta love that!
It was a good day
Well done 👍🏻 never saw that done before thanks and hope it grows nicely
Thanks, we do too
What a very interesting video never seen that before but of course we don't have that here in England and it never that dry here it will be interesting to see how it will grow and crop good luck with it
I'll need it, thanks
Wow, what a smooth operation! We sprigged many bare spots on fairways, but by hand. Used a disc to break the soil, pitchforks & shovels to broadcast (ugh) light discing to work the sprigs in a bit, then rolled the spot. Then we rattled the beads at the sky conjuring up some rain! Lol
That's how I would do small spots myself, but thirty acres would put me in the ground. Always enjoy reading your post
Thanks hun, i always enjoy watching your videos!
That's interesting I've never seen or heard of this being done before. Very interesting process.
It is
Learn something new every day. Never seen grass started like that but I live in Ohio and our weather and dirt is different. Good video, thx and good luck!!!
Thanks for watching
Guess you learn something new everyday and it is the first time I saw it done this way .. Hope you the best with ur sprigs . Nice for ur better half to bring u lunch
Never heard of this need more information~excellent channel. Mid Ohio Farmer Thanks
See what I can do
Thank you for showing this. First time I have every seen this type of planting hay. We always just seed them.
You're welcome, thank you for watching
I've never seen grass fields planted this way. The only thing I've seen like this is when we used to have Mint fields here in western Oregon. That doesn't happen anymore since the grounds got contaminated with diseases that kill the mint. That was a really interesting video I'm sure for a lot of people! Thanks as always.
Thanks for watching
Got bit a lot pulling Bermuda out of the roses as a kid. Nice seeing it grown for hay. Wonder if the same is done with Saint Augustine.
Teamwork! Thanks for another peek into your endeavours.
:)
Thank you
Good job getting that field plowed up. It had a lot of grass to chop in that other video. After you get that field established you can let the Bermuda grow tall until it starts running good and cut it short and use the green cut as sprigs on other prepared acreage. Take an old style manure spreader to spread sprigs and turn a finishing plow on zero angle to crimp in sprig. Works well. Now you have the variety you want and you can continue spreading it. And despite what anyone says in my opinion sprigging coastal is the only way to establish good coastal Bermuda grass. We had 300 acres of sprigged Bermuda fields as a boy in N. Ga. Not sure of what variety it was. Sprigged around 1983-85. Tried Bermuda seeds at times on other pastures with little to no results. I’m sure we had done something wrong.
Thanks for the info
To those wondering: the grass is coastal bermuda and it propagates from stem nodules. There is a machine that digs the grass,knocks off the excess dirt and breaks up the mass into small sprigs. Then there is a "sprigger" that plants the sprigs.With water and light fertilization it establishes quickly and usually in a years time you end up with a high production field. Fine bladed grass with small stems: cows and horses love it. Protein content varies with input of fertilizer. Hates acidic soil so lime must be applied. Somewhat drought tolerant. Once established it is hard to kill so severe drought means you lose a season but as soon as rains come it will start growing again.
Great explanation
Not as old as dirt but getting closer. With the decades comes a little know how and a brain overflowing with things I don't need to remember and forget things I do need to remember :)
amos snow after doing some research can also grow from seed, just like some thistles that spread from roots also have some viable seed or you wouldn't get them in new areas
Fascinating video to watch a planting process I have never seen before on planting new grass plant transplants. It raises all sorts of interesting questions which I hope you might be able to show and explain later?
In the meantime good luck and best wishes for getting this new crop growing and established successfully.
Thanks
Never seen a process like this thanks for sharing now I feel kinda stupid about the hole thing I guess i'll have to do more research like how they get the sprigs to begin with .Also wanted to say Scott you are one lucky man if that was me out there I would starve before my wife would bring me something to eat and drink . You got good !!
I'm one lucky guy no doubt
You got a good lady there to bring you lunch out in the field I forgot her name, she needs to talk more don't be bashful! Excellent video I learned a lot never heard of this and I am a retired farmer! Thanks for sharing! Joel
Thanks for watching.
Time to get the water running. Good luck with the project.
I'll need it
I had no idea that you could do this. Awesome!
I just planted 52 acres of Sudan sorghum hybrid with a seed drill, and then ran a roller like you to smooth out and compact the dirt for a good seed to soil contact and my neighbor thought I was crazy. Getting ready to plant NK 37 giant Bermuda grass to make small square bails and some alfalfa to.
Good luck! We will both need it
I need all the luck I can get. I should start a UA-cam ch been thinking about it
I would definitely subscribe
Well ya just learn something new everyday and this is one of them days......:)
Happens to me all the time
Field looks good, a lot of work getting it prepared
I worked it until I couldn't tell one pass from the next
Never heard of this, need more information, close up of what is going on, thanks
Next time
thanks
We did this many years ago with bermuda grass. Planted on 24" rows. Within a year or so, there were no gaps in the field.
That's the goal
They showed up with 2 tractors and $priggggers & left with 4 tractors and 200 gallons of water lol
Thanx from the left coast near the Krapitol of California
As a country born an bred guy who spent most of his life on farms in Scotland I've never seen or heard of planting grass roots really interesting 😊 wondering if u have any close up footage of the machines that do the planting see how it works? An also a shot of the ground after the roots have been planted 😊
Do you mean what it looks like now or directly after its planted?
@@NorthTexasHay just after its planted if possible 🤔
Lookin good I sure hope the cold don't hunt ya new sprigs
The ground is warm and I watered. Mother Nature gave me a 1/2 inch that sealed the ground, so I'm not worried at all
Well learnt something new, never seen this before.
I works really well
Great vid as always never seen this done before 👍
Thanks
Still blown away that you use grass for hay. Do you have Lucerne hay over in the US. The staple hay here in Australia is Lucerne hay and then you have the supplementary from the broadacre such as wheat and sorghum hay. Not as popular but then in drought you take what you can get. Lots of drought here. Really good to watch. Like the different processes and approach.
I've never heard of anyone growing Lucerne, Coastal is king in this part of the U.S.
love these river trout trailers
That's pretty interesting. I've never seen sprigs planted. I suppose you get faster growth than starting from seeds.
I think it's slower but they last forever if taken care of properly. Coastal only comes from root
Very interesting and new to me also. I plant everything from seed.
Thanks for watching
Appreciate your stewardship of Gods green earth. Keep up the good work. I've learn a lot for you. Where do you get your spriggs?
Out of east Texas
That was very interesting I would like to see how they harvest the sprigs.
Me too
The word 'Sprigging', it reminds me of that episode of Cheers where Sam, Cliff and Norm take Woody out hunting at night for some mysterious animal that only comes out at night but it turns out it's just a joke they played on Woody and there is no such thing. I can't for the life of me remember what they called the animal, but it was something silly of course because it was completely made up and Woody fell for it hook, line and sinker LOL
Lol
snipe hunting
I agree with Tony, I didn't know you planted hay fields like this. I'm not a farmer, just a wannabe farmer. haha
Most bermuda is planted this way
Here in australia we combine grass that has been let go to seed then we drill the grain .never seen grass drilled like that looks kind of like how we Plant potatoes
I think it's close to the same
I've never seen this before, and I've planted many hayfields, is this unique to Texas, western states?
I don't think so, but I don't know for sure.
It's somewhat common in Alabama and Georgia.
First time I saw it done this way
But ya learn something new everyday
We were sprigging Bermuda in 1966 In NWArkansas. Lynn Nokes had one of the first Midland Bermuda hybrid patches, and the old spriggers were much less auto. Some poor sap fed springs by hand not with a fork or belt feed. Come out looking like a bag of dirt with eyeballs. if you take roots from a field, the Bermuda comes in all that much better next year.
I thought I'd be the oddball thinking that I was going to be the only to say I'd never heard of this before. It quickly brings me to this question: Why don't you use seed?
Coastal doesn't come from seed, only sprig. It's a fantastic horse grass when grown properly
How does the farmer that harvest the Sprigs that you plant repopulate his fields?
Obviously he sprigs :)
I guess I understand, there are only chickens, but no eggs.
I found this info: sampson.ces.ncsu.edu/2013/06/bermudagrass-should-i-sprig-or-seed/
And your off and running!👍
It's that time
Know we rolling ty scot for video
Awesome video y'all! How much are y'all able to cover with a full hopper? Have y'all ever ran any Bermuda Kings?
I have a friend with a bermuda king and he likes it. I think they can run about 30 minutes with it full
Hey Scott glad you guy's are back at it for new season, wish you were on loader that guy is so slow
Have great year
He got faster as he went, but yeah
Are the sprigs waking up yet? I would love to see that we don't have anything like that in West Kentucky.
I think it will be another week or two
Never heard of planting grass this way .
It works well
You don't plant seeds it is roots ? I'm from Colorado and I've never seen this thanks for showing how you plant grass, I wander if that can be done here or is it for special grasses?
Thanks for watching
Interesting video! So you have sprigs delivered which are basically started plant roots, I think. How often do you tear a field up and resprig it?
I hope to never do it again
First for me also.is this the way it is always done ? Good luck.
Coastal, yes sir
You said they were using your tractor (New Holland) to load the sprigs and Scott was rolling with a New Holland. I thought you had a New Holland and John Deere, new tractor, or did I misunderstand you< Thanks, good video.
I have the Deere, she is in hibernation.
Very interesting...I take it you have done this before?
A few times
Interesting never saw grass planted this way. Not at least here in Southern IN.
Works well
first time I have seen this done.
It works well
What made you choose coastal Bermuda over some of the other hydrids? such as Tift 85 for example.
Amount of days it stays tender
When springing how much sprigs u use to sprig per ac. As in how many bales per ac.
never ever seen grass planted this way in my long years I guess I missed out on some things LOL
It's the only way I've seen. I guess I need to get out more
I'm like others never seen this before, I have sowed many fields before I used a cultimulcher after it is sowed don't if it would work on your sowing.
I thought grass was planted only from seeds, I had no idea that you could plant starts like this.
It works really well
I have only herd of planting grass seed, I have never herd of planting that. Would like more info.
It may only be a southern thing, it's the only way I've ever done it
Thanks for sharing do u think u will get a cutting off of it this yr??
Maybe one at the end
What kind of grass who planted an how much cost
One thing that bothers me is they are planting back and forth. When I had tifton 85 sprigged , he left rows that I had to cut by. How will you cut this field?
I'm not sure I understand your question
Why do you roll after the sprigs are planted?
How long after sprigging with fertilizer and irrigation to you get a first cut? I've heard Jiggs establishes quicker than coastal, but don't know if that is fact or myth.
First cut will be at the end of this years cutting season probably late September
100 percent coverage by end of second year
Jiggs will establish quicker but is not as desirable in the horse market as coastal
You’re planting we are having a blizzard here in central Wisconsin
Seems like a world away sometimes
Never seen it done like this before, this seems like a similar process to planting rice?
I've never seen that before
I live near Gilmer in East TX Where do you get your sprigs?
Gary Wallace in canton
Where do u buy the coastal sprig from. I want to do a small field
East Texas, for something smaller than 30 acres you would have to live close to canton
Did a company do the sprigging for you guys.
I have heard of this before infact my great grandpa here in Northwest Arkansas would sell sprigs.
A guy I know from East Texas sprigged it for me, but he does run a business
@@NorthTexasHay do you know the name of the company ?
Please explain what just happened. I'm not an AG guy, in your next video let us know the process of what you did and why.
Ok
What company did you use to do your sprigging
Hodges sprigging
I know y’all done your own plowing and prep work but what does the sprigging cost per acre?
150 to 200
North Texas Hay
Is the company local. I’m wanting to get it done next year
have you ever tried polymer crystals on your fields?
Never heard of it
Polymer crystal absord water up to 100 it size. Help save on water. Roots grow into crystal, And take up the water it need. Check wirh ag. dept. Or on internet.
What is the average cost per acre in texas for the sprigs and custom plantingIt looks to be expensive.
150/200 per acre depending on variables
Not as bad as I thought. Thank goodness you have irrigation to get that investment going.
How come you all don't use a pickup to pull the roller? Cost per hour would be less. 😀
Being able to set your speed, and that roller in the dirt is a pretty heavy pull
What r sprigs
were they using yall`s equipment?
Just the blue tractor to load the sprigs
And our land is covered in white flowers.... oh yeah, no it's just snow. still....
You'll be working your fingers to the bone shortly
After 6 weeks of 17hr days with calving I'm looking forward to the break in the tractor from May 1st till middle of June. I posted a vid of our new T9.615 with tracks so it will be smooth as butter. Cheers.
Hi, am plannig to buy one of these machines. Please let me know how to contact. I am from India.
Are you not going to spray it before you water it?
No chemicals
Wow! I figured you would have nothing but weeds and non wanted grasses if you did not spray it with a product like diuron 4L after sprigging that is what we haft to do around here or we will have a field full of crab grass and stuff we do not want in our fields.
My fields have had years of pre emergent on them. I will fight those but I will mechanically do it. I've done it both ways and by far no chemical was a faster spread. I'm not trying to get a clean crop the first year.
What is the cost difference between sprig and seed
Sprigging will last you forever if taken care of and proper roots are planted. It's almost double the price of seed
Just like strawberries and mint and taters onions any root crop . Keep it up
We will, thanks
What are the benafits, of this method, as its new to me, never seen this in the UK looks spriggin good.
If you take care of the grass it will outlast you
Is this type of grass , FROST HARDY. also how do you get rid of it for crop rotation.
No, it's a warm season grass, which is why you won't find it in northern climates. Loves high heat and humidity, hates the cold. It's a hybrid bermuda that doesn't produce viable seed which is why it has to be grown vegetatively via sprigging. Getting rid of any bermuda completely would involve several applications of roundup over a lengthy period of time. Cultivation will only spread the rhizomes and stolons.
They are using your tractors?
The deeres were theirs
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO DO THAT PER ACRE SCOTT
150 to 200 depending on location and acres
THANKS I HAVE 40 ACRES WEST OF CANTON IM THINKING OF DOING HALF OF IT IT ALREADY HAS ALOT OF COASTAL ON IT AND THE SOIL IS QUITE SANDY IVE ALREADY PUT THE LINE DOWN
Is that your all’s new ford dually
No sir
I'm like others never seen this before, I have sowed many fields before I used a cultimulcher after it is sowed don't if it would work on your sowing.
This is the only way I know to do it