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| 3 growth stages of buffalograss, picture dated Aug 24, 2015 |
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Same view of 3 growth stages of buffalo grass,
picture dated Sept. 28, 2015 |
Established buffalo grass planted July 2014 in foreground, buffalograss planted from plugs June 25 (13 1/2 weeks ago) in center of picture and buffalograss planted August 3, 2015 (8 weeks ago) at top. As you can see, buffalograss spreads quickly. After it is established, water infrequently but deeply. Fertilize twice in the summer in June and August.
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Buffalograss from plugs planted June 25, 2015, left, and
August 3 2015, right. Picture taken August 24, 2015 |
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Buffalo grass plugs, bottom of this picture, planted Aug. 3, 2015,
top of this picture, buffalo grass planted June 25, 2015.
This picture was taken Sept. 28, 2015. |
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Buffalograss plugs planted 18 inches apart Aug. 3, 2015.
Picture taken 3 weeks later, Aug. 24, 2015 |
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Same view of Buffalo plugs planted Aug. 3, 2015,
now 8 weeks after planting. Picture taken Sept. 28, 2015 |
We prepared the soil by spraying weeds with herbicide as they came up every few weeks for the past year. We are still fighting wild morning glory (field bindweed) and have trouble with redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium).
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| Redstem Filaree (Erodium cicutarium) |
The photo above is from swcoloradowildflowers.com. This is an excellent website with beautiful pictures of wildflowers. This is a beautiful picture, but I hate redstem filaree! One plant produces thousands of seeds and they germinate as soon as you begin irrigating an area.
