MaxQ Tall Fescue Cool season perennial grass 25 lb. Endophytes are important to a tall Fescue plant. The fungus aids the plant in being more tolerant to heat and drought stress, plus adds tolerance to some insects and disease. However the fungus produces toxins, which are harmful to livestock. MaxQ endophyte provides all of the beneficial effects for the plant but does not produce the harmful toxins. Grows very well where KY 31 is grown. Best adapted to clay or clay loam soils. Tolerant to soil acidity and poor drainage, but performs best on soils with good water holding capacity and a pH of 6.0 to 6.5. Relatively tolerant to drought. Not suited to droughty, sandy soils. MaxQ enhanced tall fescue provides excellent permanent pastures for cattle, sheep and horses. When cut in early boot stage it also produces a very high quality hay and provides high quality, abundant forage for a long period of time each year. Highest productivity, September to December and March to June. Best practice is to rest fescue pastures during the summer months. With good management practices tall fescue can produce Crude Protein levels of 15-16 percent; TDN in the 60-62 percent range. However, environmental conditions and management practices will determine individual results. For best results and benefit all toxic tall fescue should be killed before trying to establish a stand of fescue with MaxQ. 20 lbs per acre in prepared seedbed and 25 lbs. per acre sod seeded in stubble. Southern and Southeastern States; Sept.1 to Nov.1 Mid-South, or spring planting in March and April. A firm seedbed is important for good stand establishment. You can drill into prepared firm seed bed, no-till drill into sod or broadcast and pack in seed. Place seed at a depth of one quarter inch to one half inch, but never deeper than one half inch. Do not graze or cut seedling stand until it reaches 6 inches to 8 inches tall. Use only light rotational grazing in the first year and never graze or cut closer than 2 inches. During periods of heat and drought stress it is best to rotate cattle more frequently. Consult MaxQ Users Guide for complete planting and management information 02132141

Select Tall fescue 50 lb. is a bunch-type grass, but will spread slowly to form a dense sod. Tall fescue is a deep-rooted, cool-season, perennial grass which works well for gully-healing and erosion control. Tall fescue prefers the cool temperatures of spring and fall, and grows poorly in mid-summer, which gives rise to the term 'summer slump'. It tolerates excessive moisture and drought as well as acidic (pH 5.4 - 6.2), low fertility soils. It does best on heavier soils, and is able to survive on fragipans. Livestock grazing fescue may exhibit symptoms such as nervousness, rough hair coat, elevated body temperature, reduced weight gain, and low conception rates. Researchers have recently determined that these fescue toxicosis symptoms are caused by the endophytic fungus Acremonium coenophialum. Select tall fescue is a low endophyte variety. Plant at about 20 lbs per acre. 02132311