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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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Wiregrass is a 3 to 5 ft.-tall native warm-season perennial. The essential value of Wiregrass is as base fuel for a fire-dependent ecosystem and the habitat it provides for wildlife such as bobwhite quail and the endangered gopher turtles.
Product Information
- Application or Use: Pasture, Wildlife Habitat, Erosion Control
- Germination Time: 7 - 14 days, under optimal conditions. Allow 3-4 weeks for the unstratified seed to break dormancy and germinate, under optimal conditions.
- Growing Locations: Warm Season
- 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 summer when night time temperatures are consistently 65+ degrees.
Product Detail
- Warm season perennial
- Well drained sandy soil
- Full sun or partial shade
- Plant in spring and summer
- Provides habitat for wildlife
Product Information
Wiregrass is a 3 to 5 ft.-tall native warm-season perennial. Wiregrass is a warm-season grass flowering in late spring with a slender seed bearing panicle. Seeds have three spreading awns. It grows on well-drained sandy types of soil and full sun or part shade sites. The essential value of Wiregrass is as base fuel for a fire-dependent ecosystem and the habitat it provides for wildlife such as bobwhite quail and the endangered gopher turtles. We purposely left approx 8% of the native wildflowers in the wiregrass for quail food. Wiregrass grows best in full sun to partial shade.
Please note during the harvesting process we choose to keep the Wiregrass as "bulk material." This means the materials have not been de-awned, de-bearded or conditioned. This is the best and most natural type of seed to plant for field and restoration plantings. So do not be surprised to see some pieces and stems mixed in with the seeds on this variety, but know that we thrash, scalp, and sift this once harvested to get it as fluid as possible. It will easily pass through a grasslander drill, or can be blown on with a straw blower.
*Product packaging may appear different than what is pictured.
Plant between March and August, after the last chance of frost, at a rate of 20 lbs. per acre. Plant at a depth of 1/4 in. Wiregrass grows best in soil that has a pH between 5.5 and 6.5.
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.