Grasses and Cover Crops  04/01/20 9:07:32 AM

 
Organic Annual Ryegrass*   Good for wet soil, emergency cover, and rapid biomass
Rapid establishment     Poor drought tolerance and winter survival  
High yielding            
Excellent choice for quick coverage in thin hay stands, new pasture seedings, and cover cropping  
Can be used as a nurse crop for alfalfa        
Seed 30-35 lb/acre alone; 4-5 lb/acre as a cover crop with alfalfa  
               
Green Spirit Italian Ryegrass      
     
         
         
           
               
Organic Fleet Meadow Brome 25 lbs    
Sod-forming grass with excellent persistence    
Very high quality, excellent choice as a long-term hay companion  
Very good production in early spring        
Slower to establish and slower growth in the summer months    
Best adapted to heavier silt-loam or clay-loam soils      
Seed 15-20 lbs/acre alone; 4-12 lbs/acre in mixtures    
               
Organic Luxor Orchardgrass      
Improved tetraploid variety          
Very fast establishment and high yielding      
Best adapted to heavy, moisture holding soils      
Upright growth habit well suited for haying or grazing    
               
Organic Calibra Perennial Ryegrass    
Improved tetraploid variety        
Very fast establishment and high yielding      
Best adapted to heavy, moisture holding soils      
Upright growth habit well suited for haying or grazing    
Later maturing than unimproved varieties      
Excellent disease resistance and winter-hardiness      
Seed 6-12 lbs/acre in a mix or 25-35 lbs/acre straight    
               
Organic Laura Meadow Fescue      
High yielding and fast establishing      
Excellent persistence in heavier/water-logged soils    
Early maturing; widely adaptable        
More palatable than tall fescue        
Endophyte-free            
Seed 20-25 lb/acre alone; 4-10 lb/acre in mixtures      
From DLF              
               
Organic Kora Tall Fescue      
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Deep rooted, very drought tolerant      
Endophyte-Free          
Kora establishes and matures at a similar rate to alfalfa making it a great companion grass in hay fields  
Time your first cutting or grazing on the grass maturity for best palatability season-long  
Excellent combination of high yields with very good digestibility  
Endophyte-Free            
Seed 20-25 lb/acre alone; 4-8 lb/acre in mixtures      
From DLF              
               
Organic Smooth Brome 25 lbs      
Sod-forming grass with excellent persistence      
Very high quality, excellent choice as a long-term hay companion  
Very good production in early spring        
Slower to establish and slower growth in the summer months    
Best adapted to heavier silt-loam or clay-loam soils      
Seed 15-20 lbs/acre alone; 4-12 lbs/acre in mixtures    
               
Organic Climax Timothy      
High-quality, high-sugar grass well suited for hay or pasture  
Best production on heavy soils        
Best use as alfalfa or red clover companion      
Seed 8 lb/acre alone; 1-3 lb/acre in mixtures      
 
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