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McKays Temperate Pasture Blend
The Temperate Horse Blend is a hardy blend that is designed to be strong, drought resistant, and tolerant to grazing for temperate locations in Australia. It is perfect for pastures as it establishes and regrows quickly.
An excellent pasture blend year-round, it contains a mixture of:
- 40% Summer Active Tall Fescue (for the strong base)
- 32% Excess AR1 Ryegrass
- 28% Feast 2 Ryegrass
Sowing rate: 25kg p/ha.
Annual rainfall requirements: Minimum 600mm
Description
- Develops a hardy base to build a lush pasture
- A very durable mixture of quality blends means long lasting grass
- Establishes and regrows quickly – perfect for pastures
- Use in pastures, park areas or for other landscaping ideas
- Areas with Temperate Climates generally include:
- Victoria
- Tasmania
- South Australia
- New South Wales
Pasture Seed and Animal Health
- When purchasing seeds through McKays Grass Seeds the buyer acknowledges that McKays Grass Seeds is not liable for any animal health issues that may arise from our pasture seeds.
- It is the buyers responsibility to contact a certified agronomist to ensure they are purchasing the correct seeds in the correct quantities for their property and animals.
Locations
Season
Warm season grasses thrive during the warmer months in Spring and Summer and may go dormant in cooler climates through winter.
Cool season grasses thrive during the cooler months in Winter
Seed information
Shade tolerance (Weather)
- Full Sun
- Part Shade
- Heavy Shade
- Full Shade
Drought tolerance (Weather)
- Moderate
- Good
- Excellent
Traffic tolerance (Weather)
- Moderate
- Good
- Excellent
Frost tolerance
- Poor
- Moderate
- Good
- Excellent
Average days to germination
- 2-3 Weeks
- 2-4 Weeks
- 3-4 Weeks
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Otherwise, to metro zones it's a flat rate of $9 (for orders under $75).
Non-Metro Zones
Standard Delivery
Australia Wide (except Western Australia), at cost from Australia Post.
Orders are dispatched within 24 hours via regular Australia Post (3-5 business days).
Express Post
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WA Customers
Due to quarantine restrictions, we have a different product range available for Western Australia.
If you are shopping for delivery to WA, please view our WA site here
Pick-up Not Available
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International
Unfortunately we are not able to ship internationally.