VA Northern Piedmont UPL Grass Mix

Mix formulations are subject to change without notice depending on the availability of existing and new products. While the formula may change, the guiding philosophy and function of the mix will not.

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Mix Composition

• 55.0% Schizachyrium scoparium, 'Camper'
  (Little Bluestem, ‘Camper’)
• 20.0% Elymus virginicus, PA Ecotype
  (Virginia Wildrye, PA Ecotype)
• 8.0% Andropogon gerardii, 'Niagara'
  (Big Bluestem, ‘Niagara’)
• 8.0% Sorghastrum nutans, PA Ecotype
  (Indiangrass, PA Ecotype)
• 5.0% Panicum virgatum, NJ Ecotype
  (Switchgrass, NJ Ecotype)
• 3.0% Tridens flavus, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Purpletop, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)
• 1.0% Eragrostis spectabilis, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype
  (Purple Lovegrass, Fort Indiantown Gap-PA Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Uplands & Meadows

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Typical Height:

  2.0 ft

• pH:

  4.5 – 8.4

Indicator Regions

• Northcentral & Northeast:

• Midwest

• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain

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Tolerances

Seed Information

• Seeding rate per acre in a mix:

  15 lb per acre with a cover crop (grain oats, 30 lb per acre, Jan. 1-May 1; brown top millet, 10 lb per acre, May 1-Sept 1; grain rye, 30 lb per acre, Sept 1-Jan 1)