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  • BAT GUANO WITH HUMATE - Improve the condition of your soil and plants with a mix of bat guano and humic acid. We have combined two of the best natural soil additives into one product! This mix can be applied directly to flowerbeds or turf grasses. We sell in retail quantities of 10# for $16 or 40# for $55.  Bulk pricing available.

  • BLACKJACK BERMUDAGRASS offers a deep dark green color, strong drought tolerance, and quick traffic recovery. This low maintenance Bermudagrass provides a carpet like density and once established has good cold tolerance. For best results it needs 6-8 hours of sunlight with a mowing height of 1 ½ to 2 inches.

  • LABLAB - is a warm season annual legume that will tolerate a wide variety of soils and produces high quality forage that can exceed 30% protein (dry matter) with an excellent balance of calcium to phosphorus. We have it in stock and ready for pick up or delivery, but quantities are limited. Please call for current prices and availability.

PlantingCalendar

  • These planting dates can help you plan ahead and give you the best chance at success.  They are given as general guidance but do not guarantee any success, ever.  Please call for more specific guidance. 

  • February 15th to August 1st.

    Warm season annual grasses/forbs: Haygrazers, LabLab, etc.

  • February 15th to June 15th

    King’s Dove and Quail Mix:  Plant in May or June for maturity in September.  King's Spring Annual Legume Mix

  • March 1st to May 31st, August 15th to September 30th.

    Bermudagrass Lawns and Pastures:  Either can be planted throughout the summer if sufficient irrigation is available. 

  • March 1st to May 31st, August 15th to September 30th.

    Warm Season perennial grasses/forbs for Rangeland or Pasture

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Shortspike Windmillgrass, Welder

Welder Germplasm shortspike windmillgrass is naturally occurring hybrid between the native grasses Chloris cucullata and Chloris verticillata. It is a perennial grass which produces seed and also spreads vegetatively by stolons. The mature foliage height ...

Sideoats Grama

A native, perennial, warm-season midsized grass; upright and leafy, 1 1/2 ft. tall, with scaly rhizomes, leaves are flat and rough to touch. Most widely adapted Grama grass in Texas, found generally throughout the U.S. east of the Rockies and in Mexico. ...

Slender Grama, Dilley

Dilley slender grama is a warm season perennial grass native to southern Texas. It is low growing, 1-2 1/2 feet in height. The grass produces multiple heads that bear 5-9 seed spikes, each bearing 5-8 seeds. It will flower and produce seed throughout the ...

Switchgrass, Alamo

Alamo, a relatively new variety of Switchgrass (Panicum Virgatum L.) released by The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station was originally selected on the north bank of the Frio River by Soil Conservation Service Personnel. Plants are blue-green and usuall ...

Switchgrass, Blackwell

A native, perennial, warm-season, upright grass, forms dense clumps and colonies with creeping rhizomes. Robust, with vigorous root system, 3-6 feet tall, with bluish leaf blades up to 2 feet long. Found mostly along creeks, streams and protected areas, a ...

Texas Grama, Atascosa

Atascosa Germplasm Texas grama is a warm season perennial grass native to southern Texas. The low-growing, dense bunchgrass grow 1-2 1/2 feet in height and produces multiple heads, each bearing a spike containing 5-14 seed spikes with 3-5 seeds per spike. ...

Tridens, Purpletop

Purpletop is a native,warm season, perennial, bunchgrass with erect tufted culms. It is 35 to 75 inches tall. Purpletop is adapted to areas of the eastern half of Texas with more than 30 inches of rainfall and seed supply can be limited. Planting rates va ...

Whiplash Pappusgrass, Webb

Webb Germplasm is a blend of 3 populations of whiplash pappusgrass (Pappophorum vaginatum Buckley) from the South Texas Plains. Whiplash pappusgrass grows on coastal, saline, and alkaline sites in low areas, and on calcareous soils. Plant in early spring ...

Wildrye, Canada

Canada Wildrye (aka Prairie Wildrye) is a cool season, native, perennial bunchgrass that is very similar to Virginia Wildrye and often found together. It is usually short lived and makes for fair grazing. Canada Wildrye is usually used in rangeland grass ...

Wildrye, Virginia

Virginia Wildrye is a cool season, native, perennial bunchgrass that is very similar to Canada Wildrye and often found together. It is usually short lived and makes for fair grazing. Virginia Wildrye is usually used in rangeland grass mixes and for recla ...