Organic Cocksfoot Grass Seed

 Cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata) Meadow Grass

A common and very useful grass which adds drought resistance to a pasture and variety to livestock diet. Very persistent grass which can last up to 10 years in a sward. Also called orchard grass or cat grass.

Special Features:

• Cocksfoot is used to enhance the growth and persistence of permanent pasture in summer dry areas.
• It also adds variety to the stock diet.
• Cocksfoot has limited winter growth but good summer growth.
• It grows early in the spring and has a comprehensive root structure travelling to depth and therefore a great soil structure improver.
• Excellent Summer growth results in high Summer production.
• It thrives on light, free draining soil.
• It is equally at home on soils prone to flooding.
• Cocksfoot harbours insects and is a good choice for this reason alone. It  is a very important food source to several different butterfly species when in their caterpillar stage. It’s also a great habitat for lots of invertebrate species.

Management:

• Cocksfoot is a very persistent grass. It grows relatively slowly in the year of sowing but in the second and subsequent years it is very aggressive. Cocksfoot starts growing early in the Spring and regrowth after cutting consists mostly of leafy palatable shoots.
• Topping or regular grazing keeps growth leafy. If unmanaged, it becomes coarse and forms tussocks, though modern varieties are higher yielding and leafier than traditional ones.

• Can be added to permanent pasture mixes which don’t already include it.