Organic Festulolium

Organic Festulolium

Festulolium braunii

Festulolium is a cool season grass, and is a hybrid forage grass developed by crossing Meadow Fescue or Tall Fescue with Perennial Ryegrass or Italian Ryegrass. This enables combining the best properties of the two types of grass. The fescues contribute qualities such as high dry matter yield, resistance to cold, drought tolerance and persistence. Ryegrass is characterized by rapid regrowth, good digestibility and palatability. Festulolium likes fertile soils and respond well to nitrogen. They are better than ryegrass in drought tolerance but not as good as fescues. They are excellent for silage or bailage and also very good for grazing. They work well in short rotations of 3 years or less. Festulolium’s are successfully used to extend the growing season of hay fields and pastures.

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