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DENSE SHADE MIX is
well adapted to areas of 60% or more daily shade in mature landscapes. Dense Shade Mix has low maintenance requirements
for water, fertilizer, and lime.
Requires 2-3 hours of filtered sunshine per day.
CONTAINS: 40% Longfellow II Chewings Fescue, 35%
Titanium Tall Fescue, 15% Spartin II Hard Fescue, and 10% Navigator
Red Fescue.
AREA FOR USE: North of the Mason Dixon line.
RATE: 4-5 lbs. per 1,000 ft. 2
WHEN TO PLANT: Apr 1 - Jun 10 or Aug 1 - Oct 1.
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EARLY GREEN - A landscaper’s mix that will tolerate
both full sun and up to 60% shade.
Early Green is adapted to a wide range of climate and
soil conditions and requires a medium level of fertilizer and
lime maintenance. Early Green is fine textured and repairs well
after wear or damage. It
is a high quality blend with a competitive price that will improve
your reputation without emptying your bank account.
CONTAINS:
35% Longfellow II Chewings Fescue, 35% Applaud II Perennial
Ryegrass, 15% Granite Kentucky Bluegrass and 15% Moonlight Kentucky
Bluegrass.
AREA FOR USE: North of the Mason Dixon line.
RATE: 4 lbs. per 1,000 ft. 2
WHEN TO PLANT: Apr 1 - Jun 10 or Aug 1 - Oct 1.
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LO-MO is
designed to significantly reduce maintenance inputs. Up to an 80% reduction in mowing is possible at a three-inch cut
or higher. Once-a-year
fertilization in the fall will adequately maintain this turf
once it is established. LO-MO is very drought tolerant despite some
loss of color during hot dry periods.
LO-MO can tolerate a wide range of pH and prefers slow
release or organic nitrogen.
CONTAINS:
60% Spartin II Hard Fescue and 40% Azay Sheeps Fescue.
AREA FOR USE: North
of New York City.
RATE: 4-5 lbs. per 1,000 ft. 2
WHEN TO PLANT:
Apr 1 - Jun 10 or Aug 1 - Oct 1.
NOTES: Fall seeding is much preferred due to weed competition
in the spring. LO-MO germinates reasonabl quickly but establishes
slowly. In time it will
form a dense, fine textured turf.
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SUPER BLUE offers
the highest turf quality and color available for customers with
extraordinary expectations—absolutely superb color and texture.
Requires a narrow pH range of 6.0-7.0, three fertilizations
per year, and adequate water throughout the season.
Super Blue is cold tolerant and repairs well from damage.
CONTAINS:
30% Washington Kentucky Bluegrass, 30% Granite Kentucky Bluegrass,
25% Applaud II Perennial Ryegrass, and 15% Longfellow II Chewings
Fescue.
AREA FOR USE: North of the Mason Dixon line.
RATE: 3 lbs. per 1,000 ft. 2
WHEN TO PLANT: Apr 1 - Jun 10 or Aug 1 - Oct 1.
NOTES: fall seeding establishes more readily than planting in
the spring and is preferred.
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GREENWALK is designed for use as a grass walkway
between rows of nursery stock, apple trees, blueberries, raspberries,
Christmas trees, etc. Its
main benefit is once-a-year mowing in mid-June.
Additionally it is a light feeder and does not significantly
use fertilizer applied for the intended crop.
Greenwalk provides a one-time, erosion resistant, alternative
to herbicides for weed control in commercial perennial crops.
CONTAINS:
100% Spartin II Hard Fescue.
AREA FOR USE: North of New York City.
RATE: 2-3 lbs. per 1,000 ft. 2
WHEN TO PLANT: Apr 1 - Jun 10 or Aug 1 - Oct 1.
NOTES: fall seeding is much preferred due to weed competition. Greenwalk germinates in reasonable time but establishes slowly.
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ATHLETIC FIELD MIX – is a fine textured
mix with good recuperative potential and wear tolerance. This
blend prefers full sunlight, but will tolerate slight shading.
Athletic Field Blend does better with regular maintenance
programs.
CONTAINS:
40% Blue Angel Kentucky Bluegrass, 20% Touchdown Kentucky Bluegrass,
20% America Kentucky Bluegrass, and 20% Futura 3000 Rerennial
Ryegrass.
AREA FOR USE: North of the Mason Dixon line.
RATE: 4 lbs. per 1,000 ft.2
WHEN TO PLANT: Spring or fall but fall is preferred.
NOTES: Futura 3000 is a mix of three different perennial ryegrasses,
all with high levels of endophytes. Only 20% perennial ryegrass is used in this
blend to prevent the bluegrasses from being smothered. Ryegrasses typically germinate 10 – 14 days
before bluegrass and can create a canopy that will prevent sunlight
from reaching the bluegrass seedlings.
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BROMEGRASS
; Smooth Bromegrass is a leafy
sod-forming perennial which spreads underground by rhizomes.
Under conditions of readily available soil nitrogen,
the percentage of crude protein is very high during early plant
growth. Digestible protein
decreases rapidly with maturity. Digestive dry matter increases until the initiation
of seed. The large amount
of green forage produced early and late in the season provides
grazing through a longer period than many other grasses.
A spring planting does best; fall-sown mixtures may suffer
winter injury. New seedlings
tend to be rough and stemmy; however, older stands will become
increasingly sodbound and yield finer stemmed forage with a
high proportion of leaves to stems. Some skill in cutting management is required
because if the crown buds are not ready to grow, then a dormant
period may follow too early a cutting.
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BUCKWHEAT - Should be planted from late June to Mid-July to give a seed
or cover crop. Sown
during this time, it will normally flower in the cool temperatures
of September; earlier plantings risk flowering during hot weather
which reduces bee travel and pollination.
It is well adapted to poor soils and will lodge on highly
fertile soils. The best
time to till buckwheat into the soils is when it blooms; however,
the bees should be allowed to work the white blossoms for a
few days. Combine harvesting
must be done as soon as most of the grain is ripe, but before
significant shattering occurs. Common buckwheat is a mixture of types generally
well adapted to northeastern conditions.
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CLOVER
- Alsike, Altaswede Red, Arlington Red, Dutch White, Field White,
Haifa White, Ladino, Medium Red, and Yellow Blossom Sweet.
Alsike clover tillers profusely from the
crown, with stems at least as long or longer than those of red
clover but more slender and prostrate.
Stems and leaves are smooth, hands are somewhat smaller
than red clover and the flowers are pink or white.
Inclusion of timothy with alsike is highly desirable
since the clover is likely to lodge badly and make curing difficult. Alsike usually produces only one crop of hay. Establishment is often possible on poorly drained
and overflow land. It lacks persistence, living only two years.
It is susceptible to many diseases and insect damage.
Ladino clover is a giant version of white clover
that is smooth with prostrate growth habit.
The plant develops a primary, which dies before or during
the second year of growth.
Perenniality eventually depends upon the secondary root
system from the nodes of stolons and upon the proportion and
rate of auxiliary buds developing into stolons rather than flowers.
Ladino contains a high percentage of crude protein and amino
acids. Bloat is particularly associated with grazing
of lush green legumes, such as white clover, but proper management
and methods of control can minimize the danger.
It is almost impossible to dry for hay.
Red clover is the Vermont State Flower. All red clovers may be grouped into three divisions: early flowering,
late flowering, and wild red.
It is a herbaceous plant made up of numerous leafy stems
rising from a crown. Fertile
well drained soils of high moisture-holding capacity are best
for growing red clover. An early spring seeding is favored. It is used
extensively in pasture mixes and for renovating old pastures.
The inclusion of grass in clover pastures is desirable to control
soil erosion and cattle are less likely to bloat on mixtures.
Red clover is subject to a number of diseases and limited
to a 3-year productive life. Arlington red clover has
high resistance to northern anthracnose and powdery mildew.
It is an early flowering variety.
Medium red clover is an early flowering type which
produces two-three hay crops per year and has biennial or short-lived
perennial growth habit. Sweet clover thrives under a wide range
of soil and climate conditions with one restriction—it does
not tolerate acid soils. It
is one of the first plants to invade and make a successful growth
on highway cuts where nonacid subsoil is exposed.
Flowers are either white or yellow.
The yellow flowered species (Melilotus officianalis)
tends to be finer stemmed and of better quality but is earlier
maturing and somewhat less productive than the white. Requirements
for establishing are similar to those for alfalfa except the
hard seed should be properly scarified before seeding.
White clover in general is a decumbent, perennial legume best adapted to moist,
fine-textured soils and cool humid climates.
It spreads by means of shallow rooting stolons.
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CROWNVETCH
– is a perennial legume with dark green foliage and pinkish-lavender
to white clusters of flowers with a mature plant height of 3
feet. It is prostrate
in nature, with indeterminate growth.
Flowers bloom on long stalks from June to September.
Crownvetch reproduces by rhizomes and by dropping seeds. It takes 2-3 years to establish but once established,
it grows aggressively to crowd out weeds and grass. It grows in a variety of soils with low fertility
and has excellent drought tolerance but poor shade tolerance
and it prefers a pH over 5.5.
Seed at 25 pounds per acre.
Where erosion is a problem, seed with a nurse crop.
It is very slow to germinate.
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CONSERVATION
MIX – Contains 35 percent creeping red fescue, 25 percent turf type tall fescue, 10
percent Kentucky bluegrass,
12 percent turf type perennial
ryegrass, 15 percent annual
ryegrass, 3 percent white
clover. Conservation mix has fine to coarse textured
grasses designed to suit a wide range of soil types and conditions. It has good recuperative potential and will
tolerate sun and medium shade.
commonly used for road sides and gentle slopes but also
used as a lawn mix for poorer soils.
Seed at 5 pounds per 1000 ft2.
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FIELD PEAS,
(Canada) are an annual legume similar to Garden Peas
but lacking in sweetness and flavor. Primarily grown for soil
improvement but often combined with a small grain for forage.
Legumes provide nitrogen as a green manure.
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FORAGE
MIX (T-A) – Contains 80 percent timothy
and 20 percent alsike
clover. T-A is for hay, silage, or green chop. It will tolerate somewhat pooly drained soils
and moderately acid soils.
Alsike is sensitive to drought contitions.
Seed at 15 pounds per acre.
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FORAGE
MIX (T-A-R)
– Contains 50 percent timothy, 20 percent alsike clover,
and 30 percent medium
red clover. T-A-R is for hay, silage, or green chop. It will tolerate somewhat pooly drained soils and moderately acid
soils. It includes medium
red clover, an early flowering red which encourages availability
of two crops for haying. Alsike
is sensitive to drought contitions. Seed at 15 pounds per acre.
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FORAGE
MIX (T-A-R-A) – Contains 30 percent timothy,
40 percent alfalfa,
20 percent medium red clover, and 10 percent alsike clover. alfalfa is not recommended for poorly drained areas, but is highly
drought tolerant. Alfalfa
also reduces risk of bloat. Seed at 15 pounds per acre.
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HAIRY
VETCH - is adapted to light sandy soils as well as heavier
ones. The plants may
be conspicuously hairy or nearly hairless and usually have purple
flowers and glabrous pods. A nearly hairless selection called
smooth vetch but sold as hairy vetch, is the most commonly vetch
in the US. Vetches should be pastured only when the ground is
dry to avoid soil compaction and to reduce possibility of bloat
in cattle and sheep. Vetches are usually harvested for hay when
the first pods are well developed. Diseases of vetches include anthracnose, leaf
spot, and downy mildew, several stem and root rots, rust and
root-knot nematodes. Many
of the insects attracted to forage legumes attack vetches.
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MILLET,
(Japanese) – is a rapidly growing annual with slender,
erect and leafy culms. Grows well under cool conditions.
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OATS
; Gem, Hulless, Rodeo.
Garry is a very tall, later maturing, white
oat. Garry is an excellent straw producer and makes a good choice
for green chop as it has poor lodging resistance. It is resistant
to most races of stem rust.
Newdak was developed in North Dakota and co-released
with Cornell. It is a white oat and has been a high yielding
oat in Cornell trials. Newdak’s test weight is between Ogle and Porter and its lodging
resistance is slightly less than Porter.
Newdak has higher feeding value per bushel than other
varieties due to higher groat content and less hull.
Newdak is resistant to rust and other common diseases
of oats, including Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus.
Porter has excellent kernel size and test weight.
Porter has a light tan kernel but if harvested early,
appears almost white. Straw
height is similar to Newdak and taller than Ogle and Hercules;
the lodging resistance is not as good as Hercules.
Test weight is higher than Newdak and Ogle, and has excellent
resistance to loose smut and Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus.
Prairie is a new high yielding oat that was developed
by the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station.
Prairie is the highest yielding oat in New York Trials
for 1994 – 97. The oat is light colored.
Straw strength and test weight is equal to Newdak.
Height is equal or slightly less than Newdak. Prairie has excellent tolerance to Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus.
Maturity is between Ogle and Porter.
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ORCHARDGRASS;
Niva , Potomac, and Tekapo. Orchardgrass is a cool-season grass
that grows in clumps, producing open sod. It starts growth early
in the spring, develops rapidly and flowers during late May
or early June. Orchardgrass is shade tolerant, but also will
withstand high light intensity. It will persist on shallow,
reasonably infertile soil and be moderately productive. At the vegetative growth stage, it approaches
the feeding value of alfalfa, whereas, at full bloom it has
approximately half value. Farmers customarily cut first-cut
orchardgrass at full bloom or later. In part, this results from
use of early heading cultivars. In addition, heading occurs when field curing
of hay is difficult due to inclement weather, and farmers often
delay cutting to more favorable hay making weather. By this
time it is often in poor condition when stored. Since this is
the usual procedure, its potential feeding value has been underestimated.
When high quality is important, orchardgrass should be
cut for hay or silage at head emergence.
Growth characteristics make it suited to early spring
pasture and better suited to rotational grazing than continuous
grazing. Ladino clover
is well suited for use in combination with orchardgrass for
pasture.
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HORSE HAY- Is a blend of 40 percent
Green Mountain Timothy, 33 percent 89/20 Alfalfa, and 27 percent
Medium Red Clover. Seed at 16# per acre.
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PASTURE MIX – Contains 20 percent Diploid Perennial Ryegrass, 20 percent Tetraploid
Perennial Ryegrass, 20 percent Potomac
Orchardgrass, 20 percent Uncertified
Climax Timothy, 10 percent Troy Kentucky Bluegrass, 5 percent Ladino White Clover, and 5 percent Medium Red Clover. The pasture mix is designed for horses but
will provide good feeding value for all grazing animals. It contains a tetraploid ryegrass to prevent
bloat. It tolerates
a wide fange of soil types with good recuperative potential.
Seed at 25 pounds per acre.
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PLOW-DOWN MIX
– Contains 60 percent Altaswede Red Clover and 40 percent
yellow blossom sweet clover and is design specifically as a
green manure. Both clovers are considered ‘year clovers’ and
do not winter over well. Inoculation with rhizobacteria is recommended
before planting. Seed at 10 pounds per acre in soils with a
pH range of 5-7 (ideal range 6-7).
-7 (ideal range 6-7).
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REED
CANARY GRASS ; Vantage and Chiefton. Reed
Canarygrass is a long lived clumpy perennial with coarse rhizomes.
It grows from 4 to 7 feet tall. It is used for pasture, silage,
hay and erosion control. This very versatile grass is also excellent
for stabilizing waterways, healing and controlling gullies and
protecting shorelines of ponds and reservoirs from wave action.
It flowers from June through July. It grows best under cool,
moist conditions, but is adapted to a wide variety of soil moisture
conditions including non-tidal marshes, stream banks, lake shores,
moist woods, and fresh tidal marshes. Establish by seeding 12
to 14 pounds per acre in spring or late summer.
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RYEGRASS
, Annual – has a fine
to medium texture and is light green in color.
Annual ryegrass is inferior to perennial ryegrass in
most qualities. It is
an upright bunch-type with no rhizomes or tillers.
It establishes very fast and may act as a short-lived
perennial in very moderate climates but has extremely low tolerance
for cold temperatures. It has little tolerance for moisture or heat
stress and prefers a pH of 6.0 to 7.0.
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RYEGRASS,
Winter . Winter
ryegrass is an annual cereal sown in fall and spring
for pasture, winter cover or a manure crop. It is lush, high
in protein, and low in fiber.
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SUDANGRASS
; Piper variety, X Sorghum. Sorghum
sudangrass is a coarse, erect grass with considerable variability
in growth characteristics.
Leaf blades commonly are similar in shape to those of
corn but shorter and wider. Blades are glabrous and waxy.
The greatest dry matter yields for forage are realized
when plants are allowed to approach maturity or at least heights
of 30 to 50 inches. Although such heights may be considered for silage, green chop or
hay, they are not suitable for grazing.
Most uniform grazing and least waste are achieved when
grazing animals are turned into fields at 8 to 12 inches in
height. All Sorghum and Sudan crops will develop “PRUSSIC ACID”
under certain conditions, specifically in very young plants
recovering from drought and in plants subject to killing frost.
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TIMOTHY;
Climax (Certified), Climax (Uncertified), Green Mt., Tuuka and
Tundra (Organic). Timothy is a perennial bunch grass
which has a wide range of variation in plant characteristics. Much of the variation is found in growth habit, leaf and stem characteristics,
head type, earliness, longevity, and winter- hardiness. It is grown primarily for hay, but new cultivars
are much improved for pasture use.
It is generally grown in mixtures.
It is adapted to cool humid climates, but not too droughty
conditions. When established
in a legume mixture, planting time should favor the legume. If sown alone, it can be seeded in early spring
or late summer. Timothy cut for hay will produce maximum dry
matter yields when cut at the postbloom stage.
Common timothy is widely adapted and produces
high yield with good management.
Produces high quality hays if cut in early June. Climax
timothy matures 7-10 days later than common. It has increased
leafiness at harvest time and better resistance to rust.
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WHEAT
, Barrie (Spring), Harvard (Winter),
Ingot Hard Red (Organic), Profit Red (Spring), and Richland
(Winter/Organic).
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