Gulf South Region Results

Corn and cowpeas were planted first week of May 1994 in Bahia grass.

No chemicals were used.

Cowpeas produced nitrogen for continued Bahia production.

Growth of corn and cow peas planted in Bahia sod

Text Box: It has been observed that peas produce nitrogen as well as forage. Bermuda grass will have an explosion of growth since the Plant-O-Vator® renovates (cultivates), and places fertilizer deep down during interseeding. The same phenomenal growth of Bermuda is achieved when using the Plant-O-Vator® to renovate and fertilize in February and store all the early rain water in the “Plant-O-Vator®-created” reservoir.

Rye grass is shown growing in low, wetland sod.

Grazing was possible without bogging.

Bahia grass was left after corn and peas were cut for silage, making an excellent hay crop one week later.

Again, no chemicals were used.

View of field after corn and clay peas cut for silage

The Plant-O-Vator® is designed for interseeding in existing sod.

MOWERS

RAKES & TEDDERS

FORAGE PRODUCTION EQUIP

Plant-O-Vator

Design of the Plant-O-Vator

Plant-O-Vator Advantages

Interseeding Corn in living Bahia Sod

Interseeding Legumes in Bahia Sod

Legumes for high quality forage

Test Results of Chickasaw Clover

Interseeding Mung Beans in Bahia Sod

Interseeding Cowpeas and Millet iin Bahia Sod

Interseeding Legumes in Bahia Sod

Test results of mung beans and cowpeas

Hay King renovation of bermuda grass

Results of renovating in Bahia Sod

Interseeding Peas and Soybeans in Bahia Sod

Interseeding Silage Corn and Clay Peas in Bahia Sod

Gulf South Region Results

Georgia & Florida Results

Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico Results

Montana Results

Plant-O-Vator Testimonial

Hays barley trials in the Deep South

In healthy Bahia sod, it is possible to grow rye grass and rotationally graze during the winter.

Grazing or “haying off” in early April allows the Bahia grass enough sunlight to become healthy and strong until early May.

Planting a mixture of silage, corn and peas—or Tiff leaf millet and peas—in the Bahia (without chemical control) allows interseeded crops to grow with the Bahia grass.

If cut in the early “roasting ear” stage, the Bahia grass grows out for a few days; then you can cut the hay. (Or simply graze the corn, millet and peas along with the Bahia grass.)

The Bahia will continue producing until it is time to plant rye grass again.

Spring planting (interseeding) may require short-term chemical control of some competing plants such as Bermuda grasses—if your primary object is maximum growth of the interseeded crop and not simply more forage.

With little expense, anyone using imagination can increase forage production while reducing (eliminating) soil erosion, fertilizer and chemical pollution.