Warrego Summer Grass
Paspalidium Distans- Sowing rate
- 2kg/ha
- Growing height
- 60cm
- High-quality grazing
- C4 summer active perennial
Pack sizes
- 2kg$140OUT OF STOCK
- 5kg$350OUT OF STOCK
- 10kg$700OUT OF STOCK
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This species of Paspalidium grow on a varying range of soils and over a wide geographical area being found from Victoria, South Australia, NSW, North Queensland & The Northern Territory. It is also found in WA where it is an endangered species.
Warrego is a small (clover size), awnless seed which can be sown with a regular small seedbox (pasture seedbox). It can be sown on its own or as a mix with other pasture species.
Sowing methods
Most warm-season perennial grass species(C4) are sown as the weather and soil warms in October to November when the soil temperature reaches 17-18 degrees Celcius. I would recommend sowing with a zero-till seed drill at a depth of 5-10 mm, into moist soil that is free from summer weeds.
Red grass and cotton panic can be spread during this time.
It is not usually recommended to sow warm-season grass during the autumn-winter months, but I have seen good results with native species sown at that time.
Warm-season (C4) perennials will not germinate during the cold months but will wait until the soil temperature and moisture is suitable for germination (usually October to December)
The advantage of sowing C4 grass species this way is that winter pasture species (C3) can be sown with the C4 seed, at the same time.