Type: Warm season perennial
Adaptation: Across the southern 1/3 of the U.S. from California, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri to Virginia. Particularly well-suited to sandy soils, but will thrive in most well-drained loam soils.
Uses: Ranchero Frio can be used for both grazing and hay production throughout the spring and summer months.
Benefits: Ranchero Frio establishes rapidly and provides cover in 45 to 60 days under desirable growing conditions. Extremely drought and cold tolerant. High yielding.
Nutrition: Crude Protein: 8 to 14%, TDN: 50 to 55%, NDF: 60 to 70%. Environmental conditions and management practices will determine individual results.
Management: Delay grazing until forage is 8" to 10" tall. On established bermuda stands, apply 50-75 lbs/A of nitrogen for each cutting of hay. If grazed, apply up to 150 lbs. of nitrogen per year in split applications throughout the summer. The last nitrogen application each year should be made a minimum of 6-8 weeks prior to the expected date of a killing frost to help prevent cold injury. Do not graze or clip for hay shorter than 2". Rotate animals more often during periods of drought stress.
Planting:
• Rate: 15 lbs. per acre drilled or broadcast.
• Depth: Plant no deeper than 1/8"
• Date: Late spring through early summer when soil temperatures are 65 degrees fahrenheit or above.
• Fertilization: Apply 20-30 lbs./acre nitrogen at planting time.
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