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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3987913" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>I took on the task of ridding 40 acres of Johnson grass several years back. It had been on that field for over 10 years.</p><p>First was the big spring burn. About two weeks later, they sprouted so had a COOP spray rig come in and kill it.</p><p>Waited a few weeks and planted corn. Turned into a complete disaster with the Johnson grass taking over once more.</p><p>Consulted OSU finding my issue was going to be latent seeds in the soil from past years when it headed out and dropped seeds year after year. Heavy tillage was the long term solution so it took the rest of that summer and the next, pulling a chisel with peanut sweeps to pop the Johnson grass rhizomes out of the ground to dry every three weeks or so which also stirred around the latent seeds that germinated.</p><p>Turned into a clean 45 bushel wheat field the next summer.</p><p>You really don’t want Bermuda grass if you’re interested in wildlife. Bermuda offers no food source, and no loafing areas to give overhead protection from predators. Not really that good for cattle either. Your best choice would be the native grass that would offer everything bermuda doesn’t.</p><p>Getting rid of that Johnson grass permanently is going to be your biggest challenge.</p><p>Edit: think about putting in sand plum patches. It takes a few years for the seedlings to mature and fill in but they are great cover for birds and deer love the fruits.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3987913, member: 5412"] I took on the task of ridding 40 acres of Johnson grass several years back. It had been on that field for over 10 years. First was the big spring burn. About two weeks later, they sprouted so had a COOP spray rig come in and kill it. Waited a few weeks and planted corn. Turned into a complete disaster with the Johnson grass taking over once more. Consulted OSU finding my issue was going to be latent seeds in the soil from past years when it headed out and dropped seeds year after year. Heavy tillage was the long term solution so it took the rest of that summer and the next, pulling a chisel with peanut sweeps to pop the Johnson grass rhizomes out of the ground to dry every three weeks or so which also stirred around the latent seeds that germinated. Turned into a clean 45 bushel wheat field the next summer. You really don’t want Bermuda grass if you’re interested in wildlife. Bermuda offers no food source, and no loafing areas to give overhead protection from predators. Not really that good for cattle either. Your best choice would be the native grass that would offer everything bermuda doesn’t. Getting rid of that Johnson grass permanently is going to be your biggest challenge. Edit: think about putting in sand plum patches. It takes a few years for the seedlings to mature and fill in but they are great cover for birds and deer love the fruits. [/QUOTE]
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