What Native Warm Season Grass Should I Plant for Forage?

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The four major forage producing Native Warm Season grasses are Big Bluestem, Indiangrass, Eastern Gama Grass, and Switchgrass, but how can you figure out which grass is right for you? Elizabeth Hamilton dives into the most popular combinations and contexts of these prolific Native Warm Season Grasses.

[@jbob1274]

I would like to know about horse compatibility with native plants.

[@ErelasInglor]

If you want to incorporate native cool seasons into a pasture with warm season natives for forage year-round, what do you suggest?

[@wyattnorthcut7693]

It'll depend on where in the country you are located, but I would recommend looking into various wildrye species (Elymus genus).

[@HamiltonNativeOutpost]

Agree with the previous comment. also look into Prairie Wedge Grass. It "fills in the gaps" quite nicely and competes well with non-natives.

[@deeko175]

Can native grasses be baled?

[@ErelasInglor]

@@deeko175Of course! Most of the time you’d want to bale at the boot stage of growth for warm season natives. Remember, before we introduced nonnative grasses we were haying and baling natives for many years.