Managing Clump Grasses in Tropical Agroforestry System

[@Kevin-Cruz]

Y'all got some awesome stuff in this system! Can't wait to see it develop.

[@danielnaberhaus5337]

Does mombasa grass exists here on island? I like guinea grass but the silicon hairs are terrible, looking for the hairless kind. Im also looking for acacia seeds.

[@tropicagroforestryspencerjulie]

Where are you? I'm on big island. I don't know of any wild patches if that's what you're asking. Eventually you'll get used to the silica hairs in the guinea, it's not great but it does get better. You could also work with lyons grass, it's a pretty friendly one that produces good biomass. There's another similar species to guinea that has a blue-ish hue, I haven't quite identified it yet, but its a pretty tame one with no hairs, its not quite as vigorous as guinea though. Mombasa is a pretty interesting cultivar. hasn't flowered yet in the 6 months I've been growing it. What species of acacia are you looking for?

[@danielnaberhaus5337]

@@tropicagroforestryspencerjulie I'm in puna. Do those other grasses have good nutritional content for animals? Can't argue that guinea grass is effective but it's annoying. I'm looking for any acacias that do well in rainy puna, going to use them for biomass. Do you think they put on biomass more or less than an albezia? Are they easier to cut than inga?