Sprigging Service

Description of Service:

All three varieties of hay are planted vegetatively from rhizomes (or underground stems). The rhizomes are dug from our clean, established fields using mechanical planters. You can begin sprigging as early as January and complete by late June. If you have irrigation available, planting as late as September can be successful.  Minimum acreage requirements:  10 acres on Peanuts & 20 acres on bermudagrasses.  If your acreage is close to the requirements, please call.  We still may be able to accommodate your job.

Our service does not include any site or ground preparation.  We recommend tilling, harrowing or bottom-plowing the field several times.  It should be clean of any other grasses or weeds & smooth.  If the field formerly had pine trees, all stumps & limbs must be removed so that our equipment is not damaged.

Perennial Peanut Features at a Glance

* Grows well in FL, S. GA, and southern portions of Gulf States
* No known insects or diseases
* Does not require nitrogen as do traditional grass forages
* High tolerance to little or no water after establishment
* Crude protein 16-18%
* Digestibility 60-65%
* Complete perennial peanut description

Tifton 85 Features at a Glance

* Fast-growing
* Produces high volumes
* Wide blade
* High nutrients
* Responds well to fertilizer and weed control programs
* Complete Tifton 85 description

Coastal Features at a Glance

* Fast-Growing
* Good nutrient value
* Responds well to fertilizer and weed control programs
* Good "all around" forage
* Produces high volume
* Complete coastal description

Sprigging Service Options

We can do any of the following:

* Plant our material in your field  (minimum acreage requirements:  Peanuts: 10 acres; coastal, Tifton or Alicia: 20 acres)
* Transplant your material (minimum 40 acres on all forage types)
* Provide sprigs for purchase

Upon your decision to plant or transplant, please call us at 386.963.5438 to determine a time-frame. Under good conditions we can plant 5 acres per hour of bermudagrass and 3 acres per hour of peanuts. We can move our equipment and material to your location. If the sprigging service is not feasible for you, we are able to deliver/ship the sprigs to you.

This page last updated:  03/15/2007