Types of Pasture Grass and when to plant them: FYI
These are excellent for forming a filter strip between your parking lot or other high traffic areas that may contaminate your water, stock pond or livestock water source.
Cool-Season Species:
Timothy
Redtop
Orchardgrass
Virginia Wildrye
Canada Wildrye
White Dutch Clover
Ladino Clover
Birdsfoot Trefoil
These grasses actively grow in the spring and fall and should be installed between March 1st and May 15 or August 1st and September 15.
Warm-Season Species:
Big blue Stem
Indiangrass
Fowl Manna grass
Little Blue Stem
Side Oats gramma
New England Aster
Purple Coneflower
Black Eyed Susan
Actively grow in the summer an dshould be instaled between April 1st and June 15th.
Souce: Hamilton County Soil and Water District


