Need a pasture species perfect for doves, wild turkeys, deer, or pheasants? Grain sorghum is the perfect option for you! Also known as milo, this warm season crop is very drought and heat tolerant. It is often planted in areas that become too hot and too dry for corn and other common crops. Highly palatable to livestock and used primarily for feed grain, especially for birds. Can grow up to 5 feet tall and thrives in warmer conditions. Best when planted in May or June. Native to Africa.

Scientific Name: Sorghum bicolor

Seed comes treated with an insecticide.

This cool-season perennial bunchgrass has a very upright growth habit, often reaching heights up to five feet tall. Blue wildrye is native to the meadows and woodlands of the Rocky Mountains. It produces long stems topped by dense, spike-like seed heads with an attractive bluish color. Blue wildrye tolerates a wide variety of soil types and can handle partial shade. It is fairly drought-tolerant and a great choice for adding height to any ornamental garden. Can be grown without irrigation in areas receiving at least 15 inches of annual precipitation.

Northern Ecotype Produced by Hedgerow Farms

Cicer milkvetch is a long-lived perennial legume introduced from Europe. While it has a wide range of adaptability, it performs best in areas of higher moisture throughout the Intermountain West. Cicer milkvetch is considered a non-bloating legume and produces good quality forage for livestock and wildlife. Cold-hardy and tolerant of wetter soils. Also useful in reclamation and erosion control seed blends. It can be grown without irrigation in areas receiving at least 15 inches of precipitation.

Forage radish is an annual, broadleaf member of the brassica family. Unlike the radishes grown in vegetable gardens, forage radishes produce very large roots and abundant leaf mass. They’re also known as “tillage radish” thanks to their large roots that “till” deep into the ground, naturally loosening and aerating the soil. Forage radishes provide excellent forage for wildlife. They also act as a cover crop and green manure.

Native to Europe, timothy is a cool-season perennial bunchgrass well adapted to cool moist areas of North America. It develops rapidly and can grow to a height of two feet. Timothy is used for hay and grazing where it’s especially desirable for horses. Tolerates a wide range of soil types and can handle waterlogged soils. Timothy is also quite cold hardy and resistant to insect and disease problems, as well as being fairly drought tolerant. It can be grown without irrigation in areas receiving at least 15 inches of annual precipitation.

Miniature Lupine has a low to moderate water requirement and prefers full sunlight. This annual wildflower has blue and white banner-type blossoms that bloom from April to July. This wildflower prefers coastal areas to mid-elevations in open, grassy areas. It grows rapidly and is useful for quick cover and beautification.

 

Produced by Hedgerow Farms