- Yes, this is a good time to plant native grass seed in the
ground. You may have to supplement with irrigation if the rains
stop before the seeds have germinated and made good root growth.
- Which grasses should I plant? The wonderful thing about
California is that we have so many different ecosystems; the
challenging thing about California is that we have so many
different ecosystems. It’s impossible for us to know
definitively which particular bunchgrasses used to grow or may
still grow at your particular site, but to make the best guesses
possible, we recommend the following: - Bestcase scenario is to
have bunchgrasses already on the site that you can augment
through proper mowing or grazing techniques. - Next best is to
have a nearby site with native bunchgrasses and similar
elevation, aspect, and soils, that you can use as a model. -
After that, go to sources such as our pamphlet Distribution of
Native Grasses of California, by Alan Beetle, $7.50. - Also
reference local floras of your area, available th