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Western Wheatgrass

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                                                                                  WESTERN WHEATGRASS                                 

                                                                    Alkali

http://www.bamertseed.com/western-wheatgrass/

 

 

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     The habitat of western wheat grass  is in dry places. The other name for western wheatgrass is "blue stem wheatgrass". The scientific name for western wheatgrass is "pascopyrum smithii". The plant family is "poaceae". It grows to about 1-3 ft. tall. The blooming period is June 20-July 20/mid summer. It has relatively good drought tolerance combined with strong rhizomatous root system and adaptation to a variety of soils makes them ordeal for reclamation in areas reserpine 12-20 inches of annual precipitation. It goes dorment during early winter. It's found in or near fine-textured soils of low areas, often in pure stands. Western wheatgrass is very competitive with weed species but not with other species. It's worst pests are grasshoppers. It's planting season is fall. there are 115,000 seeds per pound. The planting depth is 1/2-3/4 in.

 

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http://www.wbseedco.com/westernwheatgrass.htm            http://www.jeinc.com/western-wheatgrass             http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/range/RangeID/Plants/PascSmit.html

                     

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