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Hancock Seed is dedicated to delivering the best seeds possible to our customers. Hancock Seed grows and harvests many of our products, and we acquire the majority of the rest from other family farmers.
All these seeds are processed, packaged and shipped from Hancock Farm. This helps us ensure that our high standards are met. Unlike much of the competition, we refuse to sell you a seed that was not gathered during the last harvest. You will always receive fresh product from Hancock.
Every seed we grow comes with 40 years of experience behind it...you can rest assured that all of our products are cultivated in a method that assures its potential for growth.
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Western Wheatgrass is a native, cool-season perennial sod forming grass. It reproduces from underground rhizomes and seed. Growth starts in early fall, remains green in winter and has most growth in the spring reaching a height of one to three ft. The seeds are rough but can be planted with a regular seed drill.
Product Information
- Application or Use: Pasture, Food Plot, Cattle Grazing, Livestock Forage, Hay Production, Erosion Control
- Germination Time: 14 - 21 days, under optimal conditions. Allow 3-4 weeks for the unstratified seed to break dormancy and germinate, under optimal conditions.
- Growing Locations: Transition Zone, Cool Season, Warm Season Zone
- Height: 1- 3 feet
- Sunlight Requirements: 6 - 8 hours, full sun for best results
- Advantages: Provides natural habitat for wildlife such as birds and gopher turtles.
- When to Plant: Recommended planting time is spring and fall when night time temperatures are consistently below 65 degrees.
All classes of livestock find Western Wheatgrass, a nutritious forage, palatable especially in springtime when forage is green. Western Wheatgrass can stand closer grazing than most native grasses. Western Wheatgrass grows in areas from the Texas Panhandle as far north as Canada and from the West Coast. It can be found growing on hillsides, plains, and often found in old lake beds and well drained bottomlands. It is the most drought tolerant of the cool-season grasses - it requires approximately 10 inches of precipitation as a minimum. It is moderately alkaline tolerant; therefore, it is a good choice for reclamation of surface mine spoil sites. This seed also has approximately 110,000 seeds per pound.
"Arriba" is an aggressive sod forming grass with good seeding vigor and is an important conservation plant. With adequate moisture it provides large amounts of nutritious forage. It is best adapted to all of Colorado, Western Kansas, New Mexico, and Texas. "Barton" is an intermediate height, leafy grass. Test have indicated "Barton " to be more disease resistant and a better forage producer than some of the other varieties. "Barton" is used throughout the United States especially in Texas and the Central Plains States.
**Note: Arriba variety is preferred and most commonly shipped**
*Product packaging may appear different than what is pictured.
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.