Ranchero Frio Bermuda Pasture Grass Seed

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A Warm Season Perennial Grass Blend
of 3-4 Bermuda Grass Varieties
Includes Cheyenne II, Giant & Mohawk Bermuda Seed

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Ranchero Frio Bermuda Grass Pasture Benefits

Ranchero Frio Bermuda Grass Yields

Texas A&M Research Center-Overton, TX - Updated 1/28/03
 

Entry*	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	AVERAGE
Cheyenne	2408	3430	6640	8928	13431	6967
Ranchero Frio	1943	2912	8984	9991	12428	7251
KF CD194	1914	3664	7407	72525	10075	6117
Wrangler	-	-	188	6744	7550	4827
Coastal	1611	3739	8507	9440	11549	6969
Tifton 85**	5044	8064	12915	12032	15680	10747

 *Planted spring 1997 | **sprigs

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RANCHERO 2010 BLEND INFO*

IMPORTANT NOTE: Percentages listed are approximate. Seeds are coated.
(Approximate Percentages %): BLEND COMPONENTS:

• 27.5% Mohawk Bermuda Grass Seed
• 09% Giant Bermuda Grass Seed
• 12% Cheyenne II (SWI-810) Bermuda Grass Seed
• Coated Bermuda seed - 51% Inert matter of which 49% is coating.

*Inert matter of 50.9% includes 49.00% coating material. Current mixture is an un-hulled coated seed. Mix subject to change due to availability of varieties included. The actual percentages included in the mixture and percentages of each variety included in a specific mix may change / vary slightly between lots. Some seed lots may contain the variety Cheyenne in the mixture. If actual varieties are critical in your purchase decision, please confirm with Seedland prior to shipment.

Read comments about this blend.
Read test data on Cheyenne & Ranchero Frio.
Ranchero Brochure - Pennington Seed PDF.

Planting Ranchero Frio Bermuda Grass Seed Blend

ADAPTATION AREA

Planting Rate: 15 lbs/acre. (15 lbs recommended rate). Planting Time: Spring after danger of frost, when soil temp is 65 Degrees F Method: Well prepared, firm seedbed 1/8 inch deep

Read more planting tips for Ranchero Frio Bermuda in Pennington's Guide To Seeding Forage Bermuda Grass
(Word Doc.)

VARIETY INFORMATION:

• Read about Giant Bermuda Grass
• Read about Cheyenne Bermuda Grass (may not be in seed blend)
• Read about Cheyenne II Bermuda Grass Bermuda
• More info on Mohawk Bermuda Grass in Pastures - A Cold tolerant variety with good stem growth.

Read trial data that shows Yields For Ranchero Frio.
Read planting tips on correct establishment of pastures from seeds.

Ranchero Frio Uses:

• Pasture for beef, horses, sheep and dairy animals
• Hay Production
• Erosion control where a strong, fast establishing sod is needed

Why Use Mohawk, Giant & Cheyenne II In Your Pasture?

About Cheyenne Bermuda...Did you do know that Cheyenne and most of the other named Forage Bermudas came from their initial use in Turf Breeding & Marketing Programs. As time goes on we will probably see more of this.

For example... We did not know how Mohawk (originally and still used as a turf variety) would work at first, but we put it into forage trials. Then we see results that it often out yields Wrangler, Guymon, and several sprigged varieties and even some of the seed blends sold on the market. This got the forage department excited and we started using it in the Ranchero Frio Blend. Managed like forage, we should get several benefits from Mohawk.

1. The fast germination of Mohawk may help with weed and unwanted grass competition.
2. Cold tolerance (High with Mohawk)
3. Disease resistance
4. High yields / Even produces in higher salinity soils.
5. More leaves per stem area
6. Lower growing plant may help creep under the Giant and Cheyenne to fill in faster (this also may help in situation when you have Giant winter kill)

Also, While Giant is known for its great production the first year (it comes out fast and establishes quick). Mohawk also does a great job and has good yield in the establishment year. That's why we want to keep it as a component of the blend.

Difference Between Ranchero & Giant Bermuda Grass Seed Blends

Some pasture blends are a mixture of common and giant blend (Examples include Texas Tough, Pasto Rico Blend, etc.) Ranchero Frio is a blend of 2 certified varieties, Cheyenne II and Mohawk along with Giant Bermuda. Yields will be similar to Texas Tough, as will establishment and hardiness. (Ranchero would definitely have more cold tolerance / ability to survive low temps with less winter damage). The biggest difference will be in leafiness. Ranchero Frio variety blend will be leafier and have less stem than Texas Tough

Texas A&M Research Center-Overton, TX - Updated 1/28/03

 *Planted spring 1997 | **sprigs

Bermudagrass Variety Trial – Haskell, OK

*sprigged

Bermudagrass Variety Trial - Blackstone, VA 2001 & 2002 Year Averages.

*Planted 6/26/01 ** 2001 Blend included Cheyenne & Wrangler
Test data above supplied by Pennington Seed, Inc.

More articles on Bermuda pastures at Pennington Seed

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