Medio Bluestem
Medio was Introduced
from India and first observed on the Medio Creek in Bee County,
Texas by Soil Conservation Service personnel in 1940. Medio
is a warm-season perennial that is dark green and very leafy.
It is fine stemmed and forms a dense turf. It reproduces by
self-seeding & spreading rapidly by means of prostrate stems.
Emerging in late spring, Medio achieves growth in summer and
late fall. Medio is suited to the richer, heavier soils of the
Blacklands. It also produces well in the clay soils of South
Texas. Medio should not be planted in sandy soils. Medio's cold
tolerance extends no further north than a line from San Marcos
to LaGrange, TX.
Adaptation:
Grows
best on heavier soils with 25" or more annual precipitation.
Responds well to fertilizer and/or irrigation. Medio is one
of the most dominant species planted in the Blacklands of Central
Texas, south of San Marcos.
Intended Use
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Range reseeding, pastureland, hay production and erosion control. |
