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Optima Brand Orchard Grass
Performance/Management
- Late-maturing, long-lived, winter-hardy perennial bunchgrass that can be grown alone or in a mixture for hay or pasture
- Widely adapted orchardgrass with increased tillering to produce a dense stand without the clumping of traditional varieties
- Excellent rust resistance
- An ideal component in mixtures with alfalfa
Description
Agronomics
- Yield: 5
- Maturity: 4
- Palatability: 4
- Digestibility: 4
- Disease Tolerance: 3
- Stand Density: 3
- Winter Hardiness: 4
- Drought Tolerance: 5
- Grazing Adaptability: 5
- Fit Grass/Legume Mix: 5
- Leaf Texture: 4
Seeding Rates
- Drilled Pure Stand: 20 to 25 lbs per acre
- Brodcast Pure Stand: 25 to 25 lbs per acre
- Interceding: 10 to 15 lbs per acre
- Over Rost Seeding: 10 to 15 lbs per acre
- Grass/Hay Mixture: 4 to 5 lbs per acre
