Festulolium is a cross between a fescue and a ryegrass.
Description
Festulolium is a cross between a fescue and a ryegrass. There are thousands of ways to cross, but these are the best available in the world.
Management
Festulolium fertilizer requirement are intermediate between ryegrass and tall fescue.
Establishment
Seed size is identical in size and weight with tall fescue and they mix well together without separating. Seeding rate as a nurse crop with tall fescue and alfalfa is between 2 to 3 lbs per acre. For pastures in the upper Midwest, we use 5 lbs per acre. For a pure stand the seeding rate is the same as tall fescue. This is not commonly done as stand life is approximately 3 years with the fist year being the most productive and declining from there on. However this characteristic with its fast establishment makes it an excellent nurse crop for alfalfa and tall fescue.
Mahulena
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- Early Heading
- Very high yield potential
- Robust and persistent
- Drought tolerant
- Very early spring growth
- Excellent rust resistence
Perun
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- Our most popular choice as a nurse crop for spring-seeded alfalfa or clover and tall fescue for either haylage or pasture
- A very rapid establishing grass
- As with Lofa, a very high sugar grass
- Meadow fescue/ryegrass cross
- Available in organic
Zones: 1,2,3,4
Barfest
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- Product of Barenbrug USA
- Late maturing variety developed for better persistence
- Winter-hardy, highly palatable, and less heading
- Exhibits excellent rust resistance and performs well in heavier soil
Lofa
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- A fast establishing component in high quality forage quality
- Companion planted with alfalfa or over seeded into winter damaged stands
- Emergency feed
- Winter Hardy