Kentucky Bluegrass Forage

Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.) is a short-to-medium height, cool-season, long-lived, highly palatable, perennial grass that has smooth, soft, green to dark green leaves with boat-shaped tips.
It spreads via rhizomes to form a dense sod and grows best during cool, moist weather on well-drained, fertile soils with a pH between 6 and 7. Although Kentucky bluegrass is found throughout the United States, it is most important agriculturally in the north central and northeastern regions and is best adapted to areas where the average daily temperature during July does not exceed 75°F. Warm summer temperatures are the most limiting environmental factor to Kentucky bluegrass production.

Planting Guides And Seed Information
For more information about seeds and planting, please consult the following guides and information sheets.

• Green Manure and Cover Crops
• Cover Crop Planting Specification Guide
  
• Forage Planting Guide
• Turf Planting Guide