Timothy
Known for its palatability and superior winterhardiness, timothy is the latest heading of all cool season perennials. It is well suited as dry cow hay due its low uptake of minerals such as potassium. It makes excellent horse hay. Timothy has a shallow root system allowing great spring production with poor performance in the heat and drought. However, it does well on heavy, wet, and peaty soils. The small bulb at the base stores nutrients giving it persistence through the drought and heat periods.
Establishment
Timothy can be spring or late summer planted. It needs to be planted into a very firm seedbed keeping the depth 1/8 to 1/4 inches. It is slow to establish so control weed pressure and leave 4 to 6 weeks from seeding date to summer drought for spring plantings and the same period before frost for fall plantings. In the South, timothy is often Fall planted as a cover crop, harvested or grazed in the spring and then killed off to make way for spring crops.
Management
Choose an earlier heading variety when combining with alfalfa because timothy will not tolerate harvest during the jointing (stem elongation) and early heading stages. Keep the cutting height 3 to 4 inches for stand persistence. Does not graze well. Use a late heading variety for grazing. It tolerates mechanical harvest well, with proper fertility. Fall cuttings hould be early enough to allow carbohydrate reserves to be replenished. An early application of N will significantly boost production.
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Haystack Blend Timothy
$3.90 per lb
Total (50 lbs): $195.00New Haystack Blend from KingFisher. The differing maturities gives a flexible harvest window for dry hay. Get yours here!
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Kootenai
$2.35 per lb
Total (50 lbs): $117.50Kootenai Timothy Seed is top of the line in yielding, it matures early making for an excellent double crop in the south. Buy yours here!
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Presto Timothy
$4.00 per lb
Total (50 lbs): $200.00Presto Timothy Seed from Byron Seeds ranks excellent in winter hardiness with mid to late maturity. Timothy seed in stock. Discounts available!
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Promesse Organic Timothy
$5.03 per lb
Total (50 lbs): $251.50Promesse is an early maturing variety with excellent dry matter yield. Get yours here!
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Tenho Organic Timothy
$6.25 per lb
Total (44 lbs): $275.00Organic Tenho Timoth is a medium to late maturity variety from Europe. Get Yours here!
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Zenyatta Timothy
$3.90 per lb
Total (50 lbs): $195.00An early maturing variety with very high yields. It matches up great with alfalfa. Great for hay.
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