Richmond, Tweed and Upper Clarence
What and When to Sow
Perennial temperate grass and legume mixes (sow late March to about June)
- Perennial Ryegrass: Samson, Impact, Bronsyn, Horizon, Meridian, Fitzroy or Avalon. Sow 8-30 kg/ha (less rye and less N = better legume).
- Prairie grass: Atom, Grasslands Matua or Tango. Sow 35-60 kg/ha. (Best sown without ryegrass).
- Fescue: Jesup MaxP, Dovey, Quantum MaxP or Advance MaxP. Sow up to 25 kg/ha and/or
- Phalaris: Sirosa/Holdfast - up to 6 kg/ha and/or
Companion legume options:
- Haifa, Trophy, Will, Osceola or Sustain white clover up to 4 kg/ha and/or
- Renegade, Claret, Sensation, or Hamua (cowgrass) red clover up to 5 kg/ha and/or
- Winter active lucerne up to 8 kg/ha (well drained, less acid sites only).
Companion Herbs:
Choice, Commander, or Grouse chicory and/or Tonic plantain suitable for sowing in temperate mixes at up to 2 kg/ha for each species.
Lucerne (sow March to September)
- Many varieties available (see Lucerne variety Agfact for further details). Intensive haymaking and grazing: 15-25 kg/ha.
- Winter active: Sardi ten, L90, Sardi seven, WL525 HQ, Genesis.
- Semi-winter dormant: L56, L55, Sardi five.
- Winter dormant: 54Q53.
Perennial tropical grasses (sow spring to early autumn)
- Whittet kikuyu (2 kg/ha)
- Narok/Solander/Splenda setaria (2-5 kg/ha)
- Gatton panic or Petrie Green Panic (2-5 kg/ha)
- Callide/Katambora Rhodes (1-2 kg/ha) and/or
- Bisset creeping bluegrass (1-3 kg/ha).
- Can also mix with plantain or chicory – see above for companion herbs. If autumn sown can mix 2 kg/ha Haifa white clover (widely adapted), or up to 2 kg/ha Palestine strawberry clover for less acid poorly drained heavy soil.
Richmond, Tweed and Upper Clarence – Summer Pastures
Options |
Rate (kg/ha) |
|---|---|
Chocolate / red basaltics, and Tweed hill soils: |
1-5 |
Plus legume options: |
1-2 |
or |
|
b) Twining tropical legumes for lenient grazing |
1-4 |
Alluvial soils: |
2-5 |
Plus legume options: |
1-2 |
Shale, sandstone, granite soils: |
1-2 |
or |
|
Shale, sandstone, granite soils: |
1-2 |
Plus legume options: |
1-2 |
or |
|
b) Twining tropical legumes for lenient grazing |
1-2 |
For further information contact local District Agronomists at Kyogle or Casino. Local “Pasture and Forage Crop Sowing and Management Guides for Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer for 2007/2008.
