I have read that switchgrass needs to be reseeded about every five years.

See
http://www.reap-canada.com

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada


On Tue, 7 Nov 2006, Joe Street wrote:

> Have a look about switchgrass.  It only requires labour for the first 
> planting and then each successive harvest, ie it is perrenial. I heard from a 
> local organic farmer that as such it gives 13 to 1 energy return when used as 
> a fuel.  Maybe a rocket stove ??  Apparently it will grow just about 
> anywhere.
>
> Cheers
> Joe

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