Texas Wintergrass

Most people don't know Texas  Wintergrass is commonly known as "speargrass".   Texas Wintergrass is a perennial that comes out each fall from roots and grows all winter before seeding out in May.  The seed are the spears that kids throw at each other!

This grass has good nutritional qualities now but as it matures it loses quality. Fortunately we have other newly emerged plants in early spring that take up the slack. 

One problem with this grass has been the invasion of this grass into bermudagrass hayfields. The drought has caused much of this and producers are scrambling to get rid of it.  Our only options are chemical controls in the winter.