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Climatic Zones
ZONE CLIMATIC DESCRIPTION ZONE CLIMATIC DESCRIPTION
  0 Subarctic Polar   7 Warm Summer - Humid Continental
  1 Cool - Humid Marine   8 Transitional - Humid
  2 Dry - Summer Subtropical Mediterranean   9 Warm Humid Subtropical
  3 Warm Summer Semi-Arid Transitional   10 Tropical Wet and Dry
  4 Cool Mountain   11 Warm Semi-Arid Steppe
  5 Transitional Semi-Arid Steppe   12 Warm Desert
  6 Cool Summer - Humid Continental Zones 8 - 12: Winter Overseeding/Sodseeding
 

Zone 2: Dry - Summer Subtropical
HAY AND CONSERVATION
Newly established, worked soil, spring or fall planting, high yield, persistence, neutral ph, good soil drainage
100 Alfalfa (Dormancy Group 6 & 7), Renegade RC
Seed @ 12-18 pounds per acre
or
40 AU Triumph, Cajun or Martin 2 TF
30 Justus, Ambassador, Frode, LateMate® OG
10 Emprima, Entopper FKB
10 Bison, Tetrelite IR
10 Ivory WC
Seed @ 12-18 pounds per acre
 
PASTURE AND ROTATIONAL STOCKING
Newly established, worked soil, spring or fall planting, high yield, persistence, neutral ph, good soil drainage
40 AU Triumph, Cajun, Martin 2, Houndog TF
30 Justus, Ambassador, Frode, LateMate® OG
10 Emprima, Entopper FKB
10 Respect PR
10 AU Dewey BT, Ivory WC
Seed @ 12-18 pounds per acre
or
Sodseeded or interseeded to extend life of existing field (annual)
50 Bison, Tetrelite IR
50 Surrey, Florida 80 AR
Seed @ 30 pounds per acre minimum
 
INTENSIVE SET OR CONTINUOUS STOCKING
Newly established, worked soil, spring or fall planting, high yield, persistence, neutral ph, good soil drainage
40 Respect PR
20 Bison, Tetrelite IR
20 AU Triumph, Cajun, Martin 2 TF or Grasslands Maru HG
20 Ivory WC or sub clover where summer drought predominates (<40 inch rainfall)
Seed @ 14-18 pounds per acre
 
NATIVE GRASS MIXTURE
Zone 2 is coastal region around the world with hot, dry summer, mild foggy winters with varied climatic, edaphic and geographic conditions. On favorable soil sites where summer forage and wildlife habitat is desired, California oatgrass Danthonia californica, and the “New World” bluestem such as little bluestem Andropogon schizahyrium predominate. Little bluestem tolerates heavier soils better than most other North American tall grasses. This native bunchgrass grows to height of three (3) feet, tolerates vegetative removal and often has a rhizomatous growth habit. Other natives adapted to this region include tufted hairgrass Deschampsia caespitosa, slender hairgrass Deschampsia elongata in coastal estuaries, seeps, bogs, wetland sites and saline soils. Nodding needlegrass Stipa cernua, purple needlegrass Stipa pulchra, foothills needlegrass Stipa lepida are adapted to clay and loamy soil sites in Zone 2. Consider utilization of introduced natives such as QUATRO sheep fescue Festuca ovina, EUREKA and EUREKA II hard fescue Festuca longifolia, CINDY and CINDY LOU strong creeping red fescue Festuca rubra rubra as a less aggressive fine textured species in compatible mixtures with the tall native species. For specific recommendations for habitat mitigation, native plantings and seed availability, please call Cebeco International Seeds, Inc. for options (1-800-445-2251).

NOTES:  Zone 2 is characterized by arid summer climate with marine influence during winter months. Warm season grasses such as bermudagrass, and buffalograss are often difficult to maintain as optimal forage because the lack of accumulated heat units for this C4 plant type. Poa annua encroachment is limiting factor in forage establishment programs because of mild winters and summer irrigation practices that encourage invasion. Nortron® can be effectively used to control Poa annua population. Caution should be noted when applied to non dormant warm season forage species.

Key to abbraviations:
AR = Annual Ryegrass
A = Alfalfa
AG = Alkaligrass
BG = Bermudagrass
BT = Birdsfoot Trefoil
CC = Crimson Clover
FKB = Forage Kentucky Bluegrass
HG = Hardinggrass
IR = Intermediate Ryegrass
OG = Orchardgrass
RC = Red Clover
PR = Perennial Ryegrass
T = Timothy
TF = Tall Fescue
SC = Strawberry Clover