PASTURES, MEADOWS & HILLSIDES
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ITEM |
COMMENTS |
Seeding Ratelbs./acre |
Zones |
Drought Toler-ance |
Soil Type |
Height (inches) |
Palat-ability |
Irrigated or Dryland |
Alkaline/Salt Tolerance |
Acid Toler-ance |
| MIXTURES | ||||||||||
| Stover Pasture | All purpose, best for dairy cattle. | 100 |
1,2,4 |
VG |
C |
20-30 |
E |
I |
F |
F |
| Pierce College Horse Pasture | Horses | 100 |
1,2,4 |
G |
C |
20-25 |
E |
I |
F |
F |
| Dryland Pasture | All purpose grazing & erosion control . | 70 |
1,2,4 |
VG |
C |
20-25 |
G |
I,D |
F |
F |
| Pacific Meadow | Best looking. Combination of heat & drought tolerant grasses with touch of wildflowers. | 200 |
1,2,4,5 |
VG |
C,S |
24-36 |
VG |
I |
F |
F |
| Meadow & Erosion Control | Contains fine textured grasses and wildflowers. | 200 |
1,2,4,5 |
G |
C,S |
12-15 |
N/A |
I |
F |
G |
| Hillside Erosion Control | Deep rooted grasses, legumes & wildflowers, quick establishment. | 200 |
1,2,4,5 |
VG |
C |
20-25 |
N/A |
I |
F |
F |
| Dryland Erosion Control | Deep rooted, drought tolerant grasses & legumes. | 60 |
1,2,4,5 |
E |
C |
18-30 |
G |
I,D |
F |
F |
| SINGLE SPECIES | ||||||||||
| Giant Bermudagrass | Quick establishment. Rapid regrowth – excellent palatability. | 12-15 |
1,2,3 |
E |
C,S |
24-36 |
E |
I |
E |
G |
| Orchardgrass | Pasture & hay, shade tolerant. | 40-60 |
1,2,4,5 |
G |
C,S |
24-36 |
VG |
I |
F |
F |
| Tall Fescue | Varieties: Fawn, Ky-31, hay & pasture. Specify ’Endophyte Free‘ seed. | 40-60 |
1,2,4 |
G |
C |
24-36 |
VG |
I |
F |
F |
| Aurora Hard Fescue | Improved fine textured Fescue. Ground cover, meadow, erosion control; better choice than Creeping Red Fescue. | 150-200 |
1,2,4,5 |
VG |
C,S |
12-18 |
N/A |
I,D |
F |
G |
| Creeping Red Fescue | Hillsides, ground cover, popular with wildflowers, shade tolerant. | 150-200 |
1,2,4,5 |
F |
C,S |
12-18 |
N/A |
I |
F |
G |
| Sheeps Fescue | Fine textured, high elevation, mix with wildflowers. | 100-150 |
4,5 |
G |
C,S |
12-18 |
G |
D |
F |
G |
| Kikuyu | Variety: Whittet–excellent forage. | 50-100 |
1,2,3,4 |
E |
C,S |
24-36 |
E |
I |
E |
G |
| KEY: (E) = Excellent, (VG) = Very Good, (G) = Good, (F) = Fair, (P) = Poor, (L) = Low, (M) = Medium, (H) = High |
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ZONE #
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CLIMATE TYPE
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1 2 3 4 5
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Southern Coastal and Foothills Interior Valley Desert Northern Coast and Foothills Mountains |