Once the land is mined of its nutrients, a low quantity and quality forage is produced. Fertilizing Pastures If only one fertilization is planned, wait to fertilize pastures until around June 1. This will stretch the forage supply. This provides a means of allowing livestock to graze young, high quality forage. Using a rotational grazing scheme allows a higher utilization of forage.
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Livestock can be maintained on young forage, and excess forage in other pastures can be harvested for hay. Summer Legumes These include alfalfa, cowpeas, Lespedeza and alyce clover. The production of any summer legume is very limited now. May. Alfalfa is showing promise when interplanted into coastal bermudagrass on some soils. Alfalfa planting is done in October on soils that have a pH of 7.0 or higher, and well drained.