Perennial Cover / Forage Mix
Wildlife Habitat is a perennial mix that provides many years’ worth of cover for deer and birds.
Wildlife Habitat is basically a cool-season pasture for deer.
Planting Time:
March/April or August/September
Seeding Rate:
10 pounds covers 1/3 acre
Ingredients:
Forage Perennial Ryegrass, Timothy, Forage Tall Fescue, Advantage Ladino Clover, Bearcat Red Clover, Vernal Alfalfa, Peredovic Sunflower
Notes on varieties:
– Forage Perennial Ryegrass – an improved forage grass; has high levels of sugar; excellent digestibility; a great choice for mixes; tolerates lower soil fertility levels; fast regrowth
– Timothy – cool-season pasture grass; wide use as a food source for animals; highly palatable and winterhardy; performs best in cool, moist conditions
– Forage Tall Fescue – low endophyte; deep-rooted bunch grass; tolerates a wide range of soils and fertility; persistent
– Advantage Ladino Clover – remains in vegetative state during whitetail deer antler growth; high crude protein content with large, succulent leaves; early vigor and hardiness; bred under grazing pressure
– Bearcat Red Clover – an Indiana-bred medium red clover; known for outstanding yield and persistence; aggressive regrowth; excellent disease resistance package; a hardy variety that will give you consistent, long-term productivity in adverse environments
– Vernal Alfalfa – strong root system; drought tolerant; nitrogen fixing; high forage quality; numerous growth points, making it suitable for grazing
– Peredovic Sunflower – deep-rooted broadleaf with rapid summer growth; significant rooting and biomass potential; performs well in mixes
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