Jack E. Rechcigl Limpograss is a popular grass grown for cattle in Florida. When managed correctly, limpograss can be a high yielding and good quality grass. Few studies have been conducted to evaluate the fertilizer and limestone requirements for limpograss. Thus, growers were forced to guess as to how much fertilizer and lime to apply to limpograss pastures. With today's low cattle prices and escalating costs of fertilizers it is essential that we carefully evaluate how much to spend on pasture management in the hope of obtaining a profit.
Pasture fertilization is one of the most expensive costs in beef production.
It is no longer realistic to apply high rates of fertilizer on pastures and expect greater profits from increased pasture and cattle production. Over the past three years the Range Cattle Research and Education Center evaluated the fertilization and lime requirements for limpograss. Results indicate that limpograss will respond to small amounts of either phosphorus or potassium. O should be applied per acre in a onetime application in early spring. Our nitrogen studies show that limpograss will respond to as high as 300 pounds of nitrogen per acre.