Known in the usa as orchard grass.
Cocksfoot grass seed.
Cocksfoot is an endophyte free species which can be safely grazed in summer.
Where it grows rainfall.
However seedlings are susceptible at sowing and agricote grass seed treatment is recommended where these pests are a risk.
It is a vigorous grass so quick to establish ground cover when sown in good growing conditions.
Super fine leaved cocksfoot.
Cocksfoot is also useful for hay production.
Cocksfoot is slower to establish than ryegrass.
450 mm southern nsw 750 mm northern nsw.
Cocksfoot is a good example of an alternative species as it is significantly different to ryegrass and offers a range of benefits but does have some disadvantages.
In a ryegrass based pasture little cocksfoot is often seen until the first summer.
Moderately slow to establish it has limited winter growth but does add to the overall feed availability as part of the feed offered.
Suits lambing and calving patterns in medium rainfall dryland systems.
Minimum average rainfall for species.
Cocksfoot a very persistent perennial grass that tolerates moisture stress moderate soil fertility set stocking situations as well as sandy and acid soils.
Pasture type and use.
Cocksfoot seed can be sown at any time of the year when soil conditions are suitable.
Prairie grass is a highly productive perennial grass that has the unique trait of being extremely palatable to the grazing animal at every stage of development even when in full seed head.
Reliable palatable summer feed where moisture is available.
Its expanding tussocks exclude and its tall growth overshadows smaller.
40 50 higher tiller density than most other cocksfoots.
Cocksfoot is a competitive grass particularly with lax mowing or grazing management.
Cocksfoot is 15 140cm tall.
Cocksfoot has no endophyte and is therefore safe to graze low over summer.
A valuable forage plant used extensively in long term perennial pastures for medium to high rainfall sheep and beef production.
Cocksfoot dactylis glomerata description.
Increased early spring production with high total dm.
Average seeds per kg 100 000.
Sow in autumn or spring irrigated and tablelands.
Its forage quality is usually lower than perennial ryegrass this assumes that perennial ryegrass is growing and available to be grazed in summer and it can be particularly poor quality if seedheads are present through summer.
Ideally suited to higher fertility soils where there is reliable high annual rainfall and or irrigation available to get the most out of the species.
A tussocky perennial grass suited to low fertility soils.
Some continental type cultivars have been developed for dairy production.
Very small with 95 000 to 1 300 000 seeds kg.
Flowers from may september.
When grown with red clover it is very good at suppressing weeds.