How long does napier grass take to grow?

• Napier grass is ready for harvesting 3-4 months after planting and harvesting can continue at an interval of 6-8 weeks for 3 - 5 years.

• Leave a stem length of 10 cm from the ground at harvesting.

• Normally first harvest can be done after 90 days of planting and can be fed to cows and buffaloes

• It has other uses aside from fresh feed for farm animals.

• If there is excess harvest because there are not enough animals to eat the newly cut grass, the same could be shredded and made into silage.