Quick-N-Big Crabgrass was developed mainly for it's faster germination and quick growth in the spring and early summer. Quick-N-Big Crabgrass is more of a stooling grass than the Red River variety. Quick-N-Big Crabgrass is excellent for more northern regions, where Crabgrass is grown. Product Detail Fast germination Hay production Higher yields Sandy or clay loam soils  Well drained soil Product Information "Quick-N-Big" Crabgrass Seed has its name because it germinates faster, grows quicker, reaches grazing stage—or hay stage or maturity—quicker. Quick-N-Big is a bigger, taller plant than Red River. This species of Crabgrass does have runners, but not as many as Red River. For hay production, be sure not to allow Quick-N-Big to pass maturity, and harvesting height should be higher than Red River or Bermuda Grasses. Quick-N-Big Crabgrass produces faster growth and higher yields earlier than Red River Crabgrass.  Crabgrass is generally thought of as a weed, but many cattlemen in the southern regions of the United States consider it a high-producing, high-quality forage in a double-cropping system behind small grain Winter annual forages such as Wheat, Rye, and Triticale. Crabgrass is a Summer annual forage which is propagated by seed, either volunteer or planted.