Grass Seed Guide
Helpful Facts about Lawn Grasses
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Species or Variety |
Aprox Days Germ |
Permanence |
Texture |
Shade Quality |
Colour |
Creeping Habits |
Fertility Req. |
For Heavy Wear |
For Quick Cover |
Aprox. Seed/LB in 1000?s |
Disease Resistant |
Remarks |
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????? Bluegrasses Common Kentucky 0217 Fylking Merion Cheri Park Canada Poa trivialis ? |
? 21-28 21-28 21-28 21-28 14-21 21-28 21-28 |
? Fair Excellent Good Excellent Fair Med Poor |
? Fine Fine Med Med Fine Med Fine |
? Fair Fair Poor Fair Fair Poor Good |
? Blue-Green Blue-Green Dk-Bl-Green Med Green Blue-Green Med Green Lt Green |
? Fair Very Good Very Good Very Good Poor Good Fair |
? Med High High Med Med Low Low |
? No Yes No Yes No No No |
? No No No No Yes No No |
? 2,200 1,800 2,200 2,200 2,200 2,500 2,500 |
? Fair Excellent Poor Good Fair Fair Fair |
? An old reliable Can tolerate ?? cutting height High Maint. ? Poor in shade Low growing ? good density Fastest started Bluegrass Little used For shade only |
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?????? Red Fescues Creeping Red Pennlawn ? |
? 10-21 10-21 |
? Good Good |
? Fine Fine |
? Good Good |
? Lt Green Med Green |
? Fair Good |
? Low Low |
? Yes Yes |
? Fair Fair |
? 545 545 |
? Good Good |
? Versatile ? easily maintained Improved variety |
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? Chewing Fescues Koket Common Chewings Tall Fescue ? |
? 10-21 10-21 10-14 |
? Good Fair Good |
? Fine Fine Coarse |
? Good Good Poor |
? Med Green Med Green Lt Green |
? Poor Poor Fair |
? Low Low Low |
? Yes ? Yes |
? Fair Fair Yes |
? 545 545 230 |
? Good Good Good |
? Salt tolerant ? low growing Good companion grass Not for lawns ? okay for roadsides |
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??????? Bentgrass Colonial Seaside Penncross Red Top ? |
? 21-28 21-28 21-28 10-14 |
? Fair Good Good Poor |
? Very Fine Very Fine Very Fine Fine |
? Good Good Good No |
? Lt Green Lt Green Lt Green Med Green |
? Very Good Very Good Very Good Poor |
? High High High Med |
? No No No No |
? Yes Yes Yes Yes |
? 8,000 7,800 8,500 4,900 |
? Fair Fair Good Good |
? Used on golf courses & lawns Used on fairways Ideal for gold greens Good for nursegrass |
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??????? Rye Grass Annual Perennial Norlea |
? 7-14 7-14 7-14 |
? 1 Year 2-3 Year Good |
? Coarse Coarse Med |
? Fair Fair Fair |
? Lt Green Lt Green Blue-Green |
? None None None |
? Low Low Med |
? No No Fair |
? Yes Yes Yes |
? 226 226 200 |
? Good Good Good |
? 1 Year only nursegrass Coarser hardier nursergrass Excellent companion for improved varieties |
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White Clover ? |
14 |
Good |
None |
Fair |
Lt Green |
Good |
Med |
Yes |
No |
680 |
Good |
Stains clothing excessively |