Description

Tall-growing, cool-season, perennial grass.

Uses

Hay, pasture.

Advantages

Later maturing than orchardgrass or tall fescue. Highly palatable as hay or pasture. Forms sod from rhizomes.

Disadvantages

Only adapted to the northern tier of counties in Kentucky and even then only on north- or northeast-facing slopes. Seed is fluffy and may fail to flow in some seeders. Somewhat slow to establish. Subject to foliar diseases. Little production after first harvest.

Seeding

Rate: 15-20 lb/a
Depth: ½ in
Primary Date: Aug 15-Oct 1
Secondary Date: Feb 1-Apr 15

Harvest

First harvest: May 15-Jun 1
Annual yield: 2-4 tons dry matter/a

Publications

• Forage Identification and Use Guide
• Grain & Forage Crop Guide for Kentucky
• Native Warm Season Perennial Grasses for Forages in Kentucky
• Establishing Native Warm-Season Grasses for Livestock Forage in the Mid-South 
• Grazing Native Warm-Season Grasses in the Mid-South
• Native Warm-Season Grasses for Mid-South Forage Production
• Producing Hay from Native Warm-Season Grasses in the Mid-South