{"id":857,"date":"2010-05-12T17:34:16","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T21:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/extension\/cropsoil\/?p=857"},"modified":"2010-05-12T17:34:16","modified_gmt":"2010-05-12T21:34:16","slug":"is-that-timothy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/outcropn\/2010\/05\/12\/is-that-timothy\/","title":{"rendered":"Is that Timothy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, we have received a number of inquiries in regards to a timothy look alike that has colonized many
\nfields in northern Vermont.\u00a0 This grass has a purple hue and a similar spike shaped head to timothy.\u00a0 Yes, this grass has already \u201cheaded-out\u201d!\u00a0 If you take a closer look you\u2019ll find that it is quite different from the
\ncommonly grown forage grass timothy.\u00a0 This grass is actually called Meadow Barley, a common grass found in conservation mixes, which may explain its relatively new appearance in the area.\u00a0 It has high feed value for wildlife in the early spring, but unfortunately, it has low feed value for domestic animals.\u00a0 It is a scrawny,<\/p>\n

short, wiry stemmed plant with few leaves that can quickly colonize a variety of soil types and conditions.\u00a0 It<\/p>\n

is well suited to grow in wet areas but can also tolerate dry conditions.\u00a0 It heads out in the early spring<\/p>\n

before you would even think about putting a mowing machine in the field.\u00a0 Under the right conditions it can
\nout-compete the desirable forage species.\u00a0 Control is relatively easy to achieve.\u00a0 One option is to rotate the
\nfield to an annual crop.\u00a0 In a perennial forage situation, early season close mowing and\/or management intensive grazing is a means to eliminate this weedy species.\u00a0 Lastly, proper fertility and pH for the desired forage species will help these plants out compete the meadow barley.\u00a0 For further information please feel free to contact the NW Crops and Soils Team<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 Download a pdf version of this article.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Recently, we have received a number of inquiries in regards to a timothy look alike that has colonized many fields in northern Vermont.\u00a0 This grass has a purple hue and a similar spike shaped head to timothy.\u00a0 Yes, this grass has already \u201cheaded-out\u201d!\u00a0 If you take a closer look you\u2019ll find that it is quite … <\/p>\n

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