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Elsie Orchardgrass - 25lb

Elsie Orchardgrass - 25lb

$137.50 USD
$137.50 USD
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Elsie Orchardgrass is a medium early variety developed for high forage yield, excellent feed quality, and broad adaptability. Tested across a range of climates, Elsie performs well in ground cover, digestibility, and winter growth, making it a reliable choice for consistent production.

  • Medium early maturity with strong seasonal performance
  • High forage yield with excellent digestibility and feed value
  • Improved resistance to stripe rust, crown rust, stem rust, leaf scald, and leaf blight
  • Exceptional salt tolerance with good drought tolerance
  • Highly palatable with excellent crude protein and total digestible nutrients

Elsie is a versatile forage option suited for hay, pasture, or silage systems. It performs well on its own or in mixtures with alfalfa or red clover, offering flexibility across a wide range of forage programs.

Technical specs

Seeding rate, germination time, and variety details for this blend are listed in the description above. Have a question we did not answer? Ask our team.

How to plant

Step-by-step seeding, watering, and timing instructions are on our Planting tips page.

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Coverage

Made for your field

25 lb per acre

Seeding rate, new field

How much seed to sow on each acre of freshly prepared ground.

1 acre

One 25 lb bag, new field

Coverage for a bare, freshly prepared seedbed.

2 acres

One 25 lb bag, overseeding

Coverage when thickening an existing stand.

Coverage is a guide. Seed a little heavier on slopes, poor soil, or high-traffic areas. Save any extra seed for the following season to overseed with.