Weeping love grass | Eragrostis Curvula | Ermelo | January | 4 – 6 | Upland well-drained warm aspect. | Hay and early spring grazing. Set mower high and graze carefully in year of establishment. |
Teff | Eragrostis Tef (annual) | S.A. Brown / Emmerson | Oct – Nov | 10 – 15 | Upland well-drained warm aspect. | Hay. Mow before it lodges. A second cut can be taken at half the yield of the first cut. |
Bermuda grass Kweek | Cynodon dactylon | Giant Nk37 / Bermuda | January | 4 – 6 | Sandy soils, warm aspect. | Grazing and hay. Suitable for playing fields in hotter areas. |
Bahia grass | Paspalum notatum | Paraguay / Pensacola | January | 20 – 25 | Very adaptable. | Tough grass once it has established. Useful grazing for horses and for playing fields. |
Dallis grass | Paspalum dilatatum | Australian Imp. | January | 30 – 40 | Moist bottomland heavy soils. | High quality summer grazing. Reduce seed production by topping once or twice during growing season. |
Kikuyu | Pennisetum | Whittet | January | 1 – 2 | All soils, good fertility and humus content. | Grazing for all qualities of livestock, reduce seed production by topping once or twice during the growing season. |
Rhodes grass | Chloris gayana | Katambora | Nov – Jan | 4 – 6 | Soils with pH (KCI)>5.0 | Hay. Tends to die out if heavily grazed, makes good quality foggage. |
Smuts finger grass | Digitaria Eriantha | Irene | January | 5 | Upland warm aspect | Slow to germinate. Used for hay and grazing. Sometimes sown with Rhodes grass as a cover crop. Makes good quality foggage. |
Bloubuffelgras | Cenchrus ciliaris | Molopo | Nov – Jan | 3 – 5 | Sandy, hot, low rainfall areas. | Hay and grazing. |
Carpet grass | Axonopus Affinus | | Nov – Jan | 10 | Low fertility demanding grass | Grazing and lawns |
White Buffalo grass/Guinea grass | Panicum maximum | Gatton | Dec – Feb | 6 – 10 | Very adaptable / Bushveld | Very palatable. Ideal foggage. |