Miscellaneous Grasses

Species Available:
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Species	Creeping Foxtail	Kentucky Bluegrass	Meadow Foxtail
Variety		Troy
Intended Use	Pasture	Pasture	Pasture
Rooting Habit	Sod forming	Sod forming	Bunch-grass
Plant Type	Basal	Basal	Basal
Preferred Growing Conditions	Adapted to soils with continuous moisture	Does best on well drained highly productive soils	Prefers cool conditions and high water tables
Key Features	♦ Excellent flood tolerance	♦ Long-lived ♦ Highly palatable ♦ Tolerance to flooding and close grazing	♦ Excellent flood tolerance
Limitations	Difficult to handle seed	Does not tolerate drought	Difficult to handle seed
Production Period	Spring – Fall	Spring – Fall	Early Spring – Fall
Winter Hardiness	Very Good	Excellent	Good
Drought Tolerance	Poor	Low to Moderate	Low
Flooding Tolerance	High	Moderate	High
Optimum PH	5.5–7.5	5.5–7.5	5.5–7.5
Acidity Tolerance	Moderate to High	Low to Moderate	Moderate to High
Alkalinity Tolerance	Low	Low to Moderate	Moderate
Salanity Tolerance	Low to Moderate	Low	Low
Approx. Seeds/lb	785,000	2,100,000	410,000

Species	Perennial Ryegrass	Reed Canarygrass
Variety		Rival
Intended Use	Pasture	Hay & Pasture
Rooting Habit	Bunch-grass	Sod forming
Plant Type	Basal	Elongating
Preferred Growing Conditions	Medium to high fertility soils with adequate moisture	Grows well on poorly drained soils prone to flooding
Key Features	♦ Very leafy bunchgrass ♦ High quality forage ♦ Susceptible to winterkill ♦ Requires high fertility	♦ Low alkaloid variety ♦ Can be subjected to temporary flowing up to 8 weeks ♦ Excellent winter hardiness
Limitations	Very susceptible to winter killing	Not saline tolerant
Production Period	Mid to Late Summer, Fall	Spring – Summer
Winter Hardiness	Poor	Good
Drought Tolerance	Low	Moderate
Flooding Tolerance	Moderate	Excellent
Optimum PH	5.5–7.5	5.5–7.5
Acidity Tolerance	Moderate	Moderate
Alkalinity Tolerance	Low to Moderate	Moderate
Salanity Tolerance	Low to Moderate	Low
Approx. Seeds/lb	240,000	535,000