Forage generally refers to grass or other herbs used by livestock. It is usually planted in spring, summer and autumn, and it is cold in winter. Many forage grasses that are not cold-tolerant are difficult to survive, but varieties with strong cold tolerance can be planted. So, what grasses are suitable for planting in winter?

Forages suitable for planting in winter are alfalfa, Russian forage vegetables, ladder grass, ryegrass, Sudan grass, sorghum grass, Pennisetum, Trifolium pratense and so on.

1, alfalfa

Alfalfa is a perennial herb of alfalfa in Leguminosae. It has strong cold resistance, can withstand the severe cold below MINUS 30℃ in winter, and can safely overwinter when the temperature reaches MINUS 40℃ under the condition of snow cover. However, in the cold regions with little snow in winter, due to the drastic climate change, they often suffer from freezing injury in spring. Therefore, it is necessary to choose cold-resistant varieties or take appropriate protective measures to overwinter. To prevent freezing injury, you can choose Woye anti-freezing package.

2. Russian feed vegetables

Russian feed vegetable is a plant of comfrey of Arnebiaceae. It is cold-resistant and high-temperature-resistant. It can overwinter in the open air in the cold area of minus 40 degrees Celsius, and does not grow by mistake in the high-temperature area of 40 degrees Celsius. It can germinate and grow above 5℃, and it grows fastest at 20 ~ 30℃, and stops growing below 0℃. It grows fastest when the temperature is above 20℃ and the soil water capacity is 70% ~ 80%.

3, ladder grass

Steppe grass is a perennial herb of Gramineae. It has strong cold resistance, and can safely overwinter in cold and humid areas. Both seedlings and adult plants can tolerate frost at minus 4℃ to minus 3℃, and it is difficult to cross the summer when the temperature is above 35℃ and it is continuously dried at high temperature.