This mix is sold for sheep and goat pastures, but Dalrymple says it also works well for stocker cattle. A crabgrass-barnyardgrass mix. This mix volunteers like common crabgrass but does better on wetter, tighter land. Pogue Seed Co. in Kenedy, Texas, is marketing three interesting varieties geared toward South Texas, northern Mexico and areas with similar climates. This blend is known for its blight and cold tolerance.
Blight causes severe reductions in forage and seed yields.
In tests during the past three winters, the Pecos blend survived at Fort Stockton and Cross Plains in Texas, while Common and Nueces did not survive the cold, notes Pogue. However, these winters were mild, so Pogue doesn't claim cold tolerance that far north in colder winters. Laredo buffelgrass blend. The best attribute of this blend appears to be blight tolerance. This forage is for areas south of I-20 in Texas.