Timothy

Timothy (Phleum pratense)–This is not a very hardy grass and dies easily, it’s expensive to grow because if you want it you have to keep overseeding year on year. It is very palatable ...... but it’s thin with little yield, and horses will have a tendency to seek out this plant among others. Timothy is also a tasty and nutritious but low calorie element in hay. I love it but you have to be prepared to empty your bank account with regularity to have fields of it. I tend to buy dried blocks of it for a quid that I soak in water overnight and then I use it as a wet chaff for supplements or Bute.