Grass planting techniques
In terms of weather elements, fast-growing grass in temperatures from 27- 35 degrees C and a pH of 4.5 - 7. However, each species has its own characteristics. Currently, the selection mainly grass two grasses are elephant grass and lemon grass.
Technical cow elephant grass
Soil conditions
Napier grass is one of the popular herbs that can grow anywhere whether it is high ground, low ground or even the hillside. However, if you want to grow elephant grass for high yielding cows maid favorable, you should have more choice humus soil with high humidity.
Before planting grass, soil should be plowed at a depth of 20-25cm thoroughly clean as well as the surrounding grass.
- How to grow:
Napier grass cattle is an asexual species should be planted by itself. When choosing varieties, select the type of buds, not too young and not old. Then you cut the grass cuttings taper length 20-25 cm / hom, hom each set 3-5 germ eye.
However, the grass should not grow always tight but should leave after a few days in conditions before planting shade is best. If you wait too long, the grass is difficult to germinate. Besides, the doco elephant cows are grown from cuttings so doing you let the gap grow 30 x 40 m, making each row to subsequent care.
- The fertilizer:
Elephant grass, fertilize the cattle need to be noticed. Depending on the quality of land that you can choose appropriate fertilizer.
Typically, 1ha grass should be applied about 15-20 tons of manure, 250 -300 kg superphosphate, 100-200 kg KCL, 400-500 kg of urea within a year. Of these, use of manure and superphosphate to manuring. KCL and urea for top dressing.
Some considerations when caring for and harvesting the grass:
After the cow elephant grass is 10-15 days, please check the rate germination to planting grass where grass dies.
After each harvest you need to clean soil to regenerate grass grow fast, high yield. Average one-year grass will be harvested from 6-10 times, including the 1st from 2-3 months after planting, the next time will be from 30 to 40 days during the rainy season or 60 days during the dry season. You should harvest 1m grass being the best, if the price for grass too, component nutritional value will deteriorate. However, if too young grass, cows will eat at ease diarrhea.
Citronella grass planting techniques cattle
- Soil conditions:
Citronella grass cows can be grown on different types of soil by a pretty good drought tolerance. However, the best type of soil is sandy soil still has depth 15-20 cm.
- How to grow:
Citronella grass to cows, first you need to clean up the soil, eliminating weeds. Then you can choose the form of grass with stalks or seed.
Currently, planted with cloves form is preferred both by the ability to grow fast. With this method, you need to seed with 2 -2.5 tonnes / ha; planted in rows spaced 40-60 cm, 15 cm deep; 10 cm thick soil cover, to open the tops. From seed form will need 10 - 15 kg / ha and seed as normal.
- The fertilizer:
Lemon grass, fertilize similar cow elephant grass and you may consider appropriate fertilizer.
