Green Spirit

Green Spirit Italian Ryegrass

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Green Spirit Italian ryegrass provides excellent quality forage for up to two years, with quick regrowth, very early development in the spring, and prolonged fall growing period in the fall, this seed species usually has greater overall productivity than other cool season grasses.

  • Blend of diploid & tetraploid Italian ryegrasses
  • Combines high sugars, high yield, and leafiness of tetraploids with dense tillering and rapid seedling growth of diploids
  • Excellent rust resistance
  • Little to no seed heads during first year

$8.50 – $85.00


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ITALIAN RYEGRASS

Quick re-growth, early spring development and prolonged fall growth. High quality forage without low-quality stems and seed heads: will not head out in the seeding year unless a hard freeze sets in after seed has germinated. Behaves as an annual in the Upper Midwest. Recognized as excellent rotation crop for plowdown or emergency feed.

 

Best Use:

Best suited as a pasture crop seeded at full rate. When seeded at lower rate, can be used in hay mixtures and as a nurse crop for alfalfa seedings.

Adaptation:

Best on heavier, moisture-holding soils. Keep off of droughty ground.

Management:

Begin grazing at 4″-6″ and stop when the grass is down to 2″-3″.

Planting Date:

March-May, Aug. 1-15 (for late fall grazing).

Seeding:

30-35 lbs/acre alone or 3-4 lbs/acre as alfalfa cover crop.

Suggestions:

Use instead of small grain as cover crop over new alfalfa seedings. Can produce up to half ton more of additional hay in seeding year than a small grain. Seeding heavier than recommended amount may smother alfalfa seeding. Seed early spring onto pasture that has been closely grazed the previous fall to improve yield and quality.

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