Standard seed for grassland

Grecco

Does anyone have any recommendations for the type of seed used for grazing only. I dont want to use too much ryegrass as I find that while you get super crops of silage its too rich for grazing.
Is it possible to get an Old Irish mix??

bob charles

too rich for grazing with what. Are you looking for Thimoty varieties

X1R

There is a company in Baltinglass called Quinns. They have an excellent mix called MG30 (Grazing Mix). If you want to get in contact with the rep PM me and I'll send on his details. Or Goldcrop in Louth have a mix called Green diamond that is a close second to the More Grass mix. Seed was scarce earlier in the year, but dunno how stocks are at the moment as the Agri store I was working in closed . JC

Grecco

bob charles wrote: »

too rich for grazing with what. Are you looking for Thimoty varieties

I have reseeded silage ground with a rygrass/clover mixture. I get fantastic crops but I would rate it as very poor for grazing.
I`m not sure what the Thimoty varieties are but basically my aim is to clear the land of weeds such as ragwoth and rushers and replace it with a good grazing variety.

Grecco

X1R wrote: »

There is a company in Baltinglass called Quinns. They have an excellent mix called MG30 (Grazing Mix). If you want to get in contact with the rep PM me and I'll send on his details.

I`ll see whats suggested first as Im not sure what my options are

keep going

explain what you mean by "wont rate it for grazing"

funny man

Grecco wrote: »

I have reseeded silage ground with a rygrass/clover mixture. I get fantastic crops but I would rate it as very poor for grazing.
I`m not sure what the Thimoty varieties are but basically my aim is to clear the land of weeds such as ragwoth and rushers and replace it with a good grazing variety.

not sure what type of rye grass you used in the past, but been rated poor for grazing is a first in my book anyways.
Rye grass can be split up into different categories; tetraploids and diploids and percentages of either can be changed for grazing or silage but in the main rye grass cant be beat for grazing.

dar31

keep going wrote: »

explain what you mean by "wont rate it for grazing"

id say he means it is harder managed, than normal grazing mixes.

any of the specialist silage mixes are meant for two or more cuts, how ever if the are grazed through the year they will become very hard managed from the end of apil till late july or the main growing season.

Grecco

Yep they are hard to manage,
also I find that the least bit of rain makes it fall down.
If let go too strong it rots very quickly
It scours the cows when wet.

The native grass is hardier and has more of a firm structure

rivervalley

just wondering what u mean by hard to manage?

keep going

i think i have good news for you,all you have to do is spray for the weeds and let the stuff you have there because because that is old irish grass