Creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra L.)
Characteristics
- Yield based on 2 harvests/season
- Seeds/pound: 227,000
- Seeding rate: 8-12 lbs pure live seed/acre (25-30 lbs/acre for conservation purposes)
- Seeding date: early spring, late summer
- Forms a dense sod
- Streambank or grass waterway protection, soil improvement, areas with heavy animal traffic
Advantages
- easy to establish
- good tolerance to acid and poorly-drained soils
- good tolerance to close grazing
Concerns
- low yield potential
- low palatability
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