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GINGER/Poa pratensis

Kentucky Blugrass

Rating
YieldPersistenceGround coverCold tolerance

High yields
Medium density
Disease resistant
Early heading


GINGER is an early season Kentucky bluegrass that will produces very high yields. It is tolerant of close grazing, palatable and nutritious for all livestock - especially horses. It will spread aggressively by rhizomes and boasts a leaf width and length nearly twice that of other bluegrasses. Ginger creates excellent cover with a low percentage of weeds. For early spring green-up, count on Ginger.

 

GINGER exhibits exceptional plant vigor, forage yielding ability, stress tolerance and disease resistance. A very early variety that performs well under various grazing regimes.

 


GROWTH HABIT
Rhizomes

 

ESTAB. RATE  
14-21 days

NITROGEN REQ. 
Med >100 lbs/ac

ANEROBIC SOIL TOL. 
Poor

pH RANGE
5-8.5

MINIMUM RAINFALL
>20 inches

DRY MATTER YIELD 
2-4 tons

REGROWTH
Fair

PRIMARY UTILIZATION
Grazing/Hay


VEG REPRO TIL RATE
High

CP% 
18-24

NDF
47-50

ADF
35-45

ENDOPHYTE
No

SEEDING RATE
15lbs/ac