How to Grow Grass in Winter in Georgia Pastures
- 1). Plant grass seeds in early fall, to give them time to establish before the cold of winter. Choose your grass depending on your region and needs. In Georgia, choose grasses that love warm weather and humidity but can also survive the winter, such as Bermuda grass. Bermuda provides good turf coverage and can also be used as a forage crop, so it provides a good general choice. This grass will be hard to both heat and cold in Georgia. Bermuda grass is not choosy when it comes to soil, and will grow in the clay base of most Georgia pastures.
- 2). Prepare the site for planting. Use a rake to prepare a small site, or a tractor to prepare a large site. Level the plot out to remove hills and valleys, and rake up rocks, litter and old vegetation. Grass seeds suffer if they have to compete against established plants or litter.
- 3). Fill your seed broadcaster with grass seed and sow the seeds. Broadcast them over the site, and aim for 15 to 16 seeds per square inch of soil.
- 4). Mix equal parts topsoil and seed starter fertilizer, and spread 1/2 inch of this mixture over the site to nourish and protect the seeds as they germinate.
- 5). Water the site with 1 to 2 inches of water immediately, and daily until germination. After the grass sprouts, restrict waterings to once a week.
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