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Tucker Orchardgrass is a high yielding Orchardgrass, producing palatable, digestible forage. Tucker will increase animal health and nutrition, therefore decreasing input costs and increasing profits.
Product Information
- Application or Use: Pasture, Cattle Forage, Livestock Grazing, Silage, Green Chop, Cover Crop, Hay Production
- Germination Time: 21 - 28 days, under optimal conditions
- Growing Locations: Transition Zone, Cool Season
- Height: 8 - 20 inches
- Sunlight Requirements: 6 - 8 hours
- Advantages: Increased forage, hardy and persistent, adapts well to a variety of soils, from clay loam, to sandy loam.
- When to Plant: Recommended planting time is spring and fall when nighttime temperatures are consistently below 65 degrees.
Inavale Orchardgrass is used for pasture, hay, green chop, and silage. It established quickly to provide exceptional palatability and digestibility.
Product Details
- High yielding forage
- Exhibits high levels of frost tolerance and winter hardiness
- Heat tolerant, drought and disease resistant
- Highly palatable
Product Information:
Tucker orchardgrass was developed by OreGro Research from a five clone polycross from several top performing varieties. Exhibiting early to medium maturity, Tucker is an excellent choice for mixing alfalfa for producing high quality hay for horses and cattle. It also mixes well
with other cool-season grasses like tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, timothy, and brome. With high yields of palatable, digestible forage, Tucker will increase animal health and nutrition, therefore decreasing input costs and increasing profits. The optimum level of yield to quality ratio will usually maximize at the boot stage.
Tucker Orchardgrass is commonly grazed by cattle, sheep, goats, and horses.
*Product packaging may appear different than what is pictured.
Plant this seed at a rate of 15 - 25 lbs. per acre when drilling or at a rate of 20-30 lbs. per acre when broadcasting. The seed needs to be sown at a depth of 1/4 inch during the fall months.
Instructions
When choosing to start a new lawn, remove old vegetation by using a de-thatcher, power rake or tiller to kill the existing vegetation. Rake or drag the area to remove debris and dead grass for a clean area. Ensure the soil is leveled and loosened to allow the seed to have good soil contact once spread on a clean seed bed.
If you have an area with heavy weed coverage, we recommend starting fresh by killing and removing the existing vegetation. If you choose to use chemicals, herbicides or fertilizers, you must check with the product's manufacturer prior to planting new seed to ensure the proper waiting period.
When overseeding an existing area, mow your lawn at the lowest setting and bag the clippingsx. Rake or drag any areas that have dead thatch or debris.