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  Deer Screen Switchgrass Blend
     

A mixture of three different varieties of switchgrass, two medium kinds.  The tallest switchgrass will grow 6 to 8 foot tall.

The purpose of native grass planting is to establish a cover of native grasses that will enhance the landscape. Once you get switchgrass established it will provide cover 15 to 20 years.

Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) is a vigorous warm season, native perennial grass which can be planted for many purposes including livestock grazing, wildlife cover.  Switchgrass begins growth in late spring and continues through the summer if moisture is available. It grows 3 to 6 feet in small to large sodded clumps that spread slowly from  rhizomes. The leaves have a bluish cast and can attain a length of 2 feet. Under native conditions it is usually found along creeks, streams and protected areas, but establishment and productivity has been best in fields with loam to sandy loam soils.  Plant 10 to 15 pounds per acre.

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  New Chippewa Switchgrass
     

Dave Kester in Chippewa Switchgrass field

New SWITCHGRASS

RC Chippewa Variety

We have a new variety of Switchgrass, a Canadian variety. The RC Chippewa is a cultivar of the Cave in Rock Switchgrass. This variety is a faster growing. It was originally developed for cattle and biomass.

Kurt planted this variety in early April and by September is was waist high and seeding out. This is not usual growth for a Switchgrass. It usually takes 2 to 3 years to grow to waist height. It will get 7 to 8 feet tall by the 3rd year. It is a long-lived perennial that should last 10 years or more.

Genetic breeding took out the tillering leaves. This made it a taller and faster growing variety.

This is an excellent variety to plant along with the Giant Sorghum. This will give you a permanent screen. The Sorghum will provide a tall screen the first year and the Switchgrass will provide a more permanent screen for the 2nd and succeeding years.

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Paul Kester 4 foot tall Chippewa Switchgrass first year

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