Sunfield Grazer Sheep Pasture Blend – High-Protein, Drought-Tolerant Warm-Season Mix, Ideal for Summer Grazing & Pasture Renovation

Minimum: 650+ Seeds

Built for Summer Protein

Sheep pasture needs to do two things well in summer: keep growing through heat and drought, and deliver real protein while it does. This blend combines drought-tolerant perennial grasses with high-protein legumes and mineral-rich chicory to build exactly that, a pasture that holds up through the toughest stretch of the season instead of thinning out. It's a working renovation and summer grazing blend, not a generic pasture mix repackaged for sheep.

Who Plants This Warm Season Blend?
The sheep producer needing reliable, high-protein summer grazing through heat and drought.
The pasture manager renovating thin or worn-out summer ground with a lasting perennial base.
The small-flock owner wanting genuinely drought-tolerant forage for dry-season grazing.
The grazier building a mineral- and protein-rich pasture rather than a plain grass stand.

What This Warm Season Blend Actually Is
This blend combines drought-tolerant perennial grasses, protein-rich legumes, and mineral-dense chicory selected for summer sheep pasture and renovation rather than hay production. Components establish at different rates, with perennial species building a lasting base as annuals fill in early.

• Perennial base grasses: Bermuda Grass (hulled and coated), Cynodon dactylon, and Bahia Grass, Paspalum notatum, both durable, drought-tolerant perennials suited to sustained grazing.
• High-protein legumes: Iron-Clay Cowpeas, Vigna unguiculata, a fast-growing, protein-rich summer legume, and Sericea Lespedeza, a deep-rooted, high-protein perennial legume valued for drought tolerance.
• Fast-filling annual grass: Crabgrass, Digitaria sanguinalis, valued for rapid summer growth and grazing tolerance.
• Mineral-rich forb: Chicory, Cichorium intybus, deep-rooted and loaded with trace minerals for grazing sheep.

In the Pasture

• Summer grazing rotation: Plant to sustain grazing through the heat and drought of mid to late summer.
• Pasture renovation: Use the blend to rebuild thin, worn, or overgrazed summer pasture ground.
• Drought resilience: Rely on this blend where dry spells stress conventional cool-season grasses.
• Protein and mineral support: Let legumes and chicory mature to boost forage protein and minerals.
• Perennial base building: Let bermuda and bahia grass establish as a long-term pasture foundation.
• Rotational grazing system: Sow across paddocks and rotate the flock to manage grazing pressure.

Planting This Warm Season Blend

• Start method: Prepare a clean seedbed and drill or broadcast seed; light coverage improves establishment.
• Timing: Plant in late spring to early summer, once soil has warmed and frost danger has passed.
• Seeding rate: Follow blend rates for full coverage; components are proportioned for a balanced stand.
• Sunlight: Full sun.
• Soil: Adaptable to a range of soils; well-drained ground supports the strongest establishment.
• Watering: Keep soil moist through germination; established stands tolerate heat and dry spells.
• Grazing timing: Allow the stand to establish fully before introducing sheep to graze.
• Growth habit: Mixed annual and perennial species, with bermuda, bahia, and lespedeza forming a lasting base.
• Hardiness: Warm-season blend; annual components die back with frost, perennials persist year to year.

Before You Close This Page
This is a pasture blend built for the season and the protein sheep actually need, not just ground cover. Drought-tolerant bermuda and bahia grass hold the pasture together through summer heat, while cowpeas, sericea lespedeza, and chicory add the protein and minerals a plain grass stand can't. Plant it to renovate worn pasture, extend summer grazing, or build a lasting warm-season base. Grow the blend built for real summer nutrition, not just survival.