Originally Posted By: cdcrosshunt
The problem with rye grass is that it will continue to come up where you plant it year after year. It will out compete anything else you try and plant there later. I would stay away from ryegrass for that reason. We just planted a late plot with rye grain (elbon rye). Rye grain grows just as easily as ryegrass without the problems and is more preferred over ryegrass. Wheat will also do fine this time of year and is highly preferred by wildlife.


If this is true, why am I forced to buy 40-50 bags of Gulf Annual Ryegrass each year to plant in the same pastures year in and year out? If I skip a year planting ryegrass, I have no grazing.

Ryegrass is a high protein, easily digested grass as is the cereal grains. Wheat, Oats, and Rye.

Ryegrass is very compatable with clovers and other legumes.

About 10 years ago, I ran out of Gulf Annual Ryegrass seed while planting and finished off a 25 acre field with some leftover Oats (a Coker variety). I'm guessing 4-5 acres were Oats.

The whole field was fertilized and limed the exact same way. I got to watch this field closely as it was next to my house.

There was no preference between the two by deer or cows.

If Annual Ryegrass was such a problem in re-seeding every year, I would never be disking food plots. I'd just drill in some clover on top of it and be done..