Description

Mountain Mix is a versatile seed mixture specially designed for higher elevations. This exceptional blend consists of grasses that thrive in mountain pastures, meadows, and are ideal for soil stabilization on ski slopes and construction sites. With a height range of 36″ to 48″, Mountain Mix offers robust growth and coverage to transform any landscape into a lush and sustainable mountain environment.

Mountain Mix contains:

20% Cereal Rye (Secale cereale)
A hardy annual grass with germination in 10-14 days. Used as a cover crop in perennial grass mixes to provide soil stabilization.

20% Tetraploid Perennial Rye (Lolium perenne)
Bunchgrass with germination in 5-10 days. One of the most widely used grasses and is adaptable to a wide variety of soils and climate conditions. It has a leafy head and fine stem.

15% Forage Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis)
Cool season sod-forming grass with germination in 14-21 days. Has darker green foliage and is frequently used for hay for sheep and cattle.

15% Mountain Brome (Bromus carinatus)
A cool season bunchgrass with germination in 10-14 days. Survives on thin, dry or coarse soils, and displays strong winter hardiness. Mountain brome produces best in moist deep fertile soils.

15% Orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata)
Bunchgrass with germination in 14-21 days. A persistent perennial that is one of the earliest growing grasses in the spring. Orchardgrass performs well in most soil types.

10% Timothy (Phleum pratense)
A cool season bunchgrass with germination in 7-10 days. Thrives on finer textured soils and is known as a nutritious producer of hay, pasture, or silage.

5% Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum)
Alsike is a winter hardy, short- lived perennial clover that acts as a biennial. It is well adapted to cool climates and wet soils. Alsike is ideal for hay production in areas of high precipitation or poorly drained soils and for short rotation pasture mixes. https://avseeds.com/product/alsike-clover/

For new seeding, broadcast at 20-25 lbs./acre or drilled at 15-20 lbs./acre. For over-seeding, broadcast at 10-15 lbs./acre or drilled at 5-10 lbs./acre.