Timothy Grass Seed
Timothy is usually seeded in mixtures with legumes.
Timothy grass seed. Timothy can be spring or late summer planted. This mixture may be planted with a small grain. Timothy is a medium-lived cool season perennial bunchgrass with a fibrous root system.
It is however slower to get fully established in a grazing mix compared to ryegrass so contributes more to yields in its second and subsequent seasons from sowing. It needs to be planted into a very firm seedbed keeping the depth 18 to 14 inches. Timothy Phleum pratense is a common forage crop and pasture grass in the US.
Timothy is a low input crop that grows well on poorly drained low productive soils. Timothy is the best grass to seed for dry cow hay due to its low uptake of minerals. These produce a mass of basal leaves and usually one leafy stem of 20 to 40 inches that ends in a seed head.
Sheep utilize timothy during the summer in mountainous areas. Seeding depth of timothy should be about 03 to 13 cm 0125 to 05 in. Timothy tolerates a cutting management well while only a few varieties perform well under grazing.
Timothy is usually seeded in mixtures with legumes. Timothy Grass is a winterhardy perennial cool-season forage grass renowned for producing high quality hay and forage. Climax is persistent and highly productive for hay and pasture mixes when it is not over grazed.
This pasture is therefore ideally suited to periodical or rotational grazing particularly with higher stock numbers but may also be used to produce an occasional Meadow Fescue Timothy hay crop. Its crown consists of a group of bulb-like sections called corms. Flowers June - August Average seeds per kg - 2 400 000.