Bronson Forage Tall Fescue Seeds (Festuca arundinacea) High-yielding cool-season grass with strong regrowth. Perfect for hay or grazing with good heat, traffic, and drought tolerance.

$1.99

Minimum: 750+ Seeds

Tough, Productive, and Built to Bounce Back
A cool-season, perennial powerhouse, perfect for small pastures, backyard paddocks, and sustainable grazing systems.


Looking to boost your backyard forage system or add a resilient grass to your mini-homestead? Bronson Forage Tall Fescue is a high-yielding, deep-rooted grass that thrives in unpredictable climates and keeps producing season after season. With excellent regrowth, drought resistance, and trampling tolerance, it’s ideal for everything from backyard goats to erosion-prone slopes.


🌱 Why You’ll Love Bronson:

💧 Drought + Heat Tolerant: Holds up through dry spells and scorching summers.
🐄 Great for Grazing or Hay: Dense, palatable forage for cattle, goats, sheep, and horses.
🚶 Stomp-Resistant: Stands up to foot traffic, hooves, and small equipment.
🌿 Multi-Year Reliability: Long-lived with strong regrowth after cutting or grazing.


🧑🌾 Ideal Uses for Small-Scale Growers:

  • 🐐 Backyard forage for goats and sheep

  • 🐎 Horse hay in small paddocks

  • 🐄 Hobby cow or dairy operations

  • 🪴 Soil coverage around barns or fencing areas

  • 🛠️ Erosion control on hillsides or driveways

  • 🔁 As a cool-season base in DIY pasture mixes


🌿 Planting & Growing Info:

  • Botanical Name: Festuca arundinacea

  • Planting Time: Early spring or late summer/early fall

  • Depth: ¼–½ inch deep

  • Spacing: Broadcast or lightly raked in

  • Germination: 7–14 days

  • Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

  • Hardiness Zones: USDA 4–8

  • Cutting Height: Maintain at 3–4 inches for regrowth

  • Lifespan: 5+ years with care and rotation


🌼 Management Tips for Homesteads:

  • Mix with legumes (like clover) to improve palatability and nitrogen levels

  • Let the grass establish before allowing heavy grazing

  • Rotate small grazing areas to extend stand life

  • Watch for endophyte levels if feeding horses or pregnant animals


🐄 Nutritional Benefits for Livestock:

High in digestibility and protein, especially when harvested early. Whether you’re feeding dairy goats, horses, or backyard beef, Bronson delivers dependable nutrition and stand-up durability, even under hooves and heavy weather.


Small scale. Big results.
Whether you're planting a mini pasture, starting a paddock rotation, or greening up erosion-prone corners, Bronson Forage Tall Fescue is a low-fuss, high-reward option for backyard growers and hobby farmers alike.