Description
Our Easy Spread Wallaby Mix is our Oxley Wallaby Grass florets (Rytidosperma geniculatum) mixed with a sowing agent that makes for easier sowing and aids germination.
There are not many parts of Southern Australia that Wallaby grass cannot be found growing. They occur in ditches, on ridges, on airports, on plains and mountains, near the sea, on poor soils, on perfect soils – they can be found all over southern Australia. What’s more, the various species of wallaby grasses overlap greatly. You will often find three or four species growing alongside each other.
Use in Horticulture – Wallaby grass has been successful in-between rows of vines or trees to control erosion. Using Wallaby grass as an interrow crop also reduces surface temperature. As well as weed control and lower saline water tables. Wallaby grasses low summer activity means that it will not compete strongly with the vines or trees for moisture.
Use in Landscaping – It is also an attractive and versatile plant for landscaping applications. Golf course roughs commonly use Wallaby grass for its low maintenance requirements. There is also the added benefit the golf ball being still easy to located in the wallaby roughs. Meaning that usually a shot is playable.
Insects & Birds – Wallaby grass is a preferred habitat for many butterflies and moths. This includes the critically endangered Golden Sun Moth.
TOLERANCES
- High drought
- High heat
- High acidic soil
- High frost
SOW RATE
1-3kg per 100m2
Can grow across a range of pH levels from acidic to moderate alkaline, and most soil types from sandy to varying levels of clay.
BEST TIME TO SOW
With Irrigation – All year round
Without irrigation – Sow from autumn to spring coinciding with rain
For our straightforward guide on how to sow native grass seeds check out our
Our seed mixes all include vermiculite, a commonly used product in the horticultural sector in its exfoliated form. There are a few reasons we mix our seeds with vermiculite:
- Native grasses come in all shapes and sizes which generally makes them harder to mix and distribute evenly. Vermiculite is a proven method for creating consistent mix that is substantially easier to sow. It is also ideal for the germination of seeds because its water holding capacity makes it a excellent medium for direct contact with the seeds, creating a humid micro climate around the emerging seedlings preventing scorching or drying out.
- It is also a great soil improver due to its aeration properties. This increases your soil structure and gives your seedlings a helping hand to have good root growth and its exchange properties can absorb excess nutrients and release them slowly to the plants via the finest root hair
