Seeding Specifications
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Cool Season Turfgrasses |
Seeding Rates |
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Latin |
seeds/lbs. |
lbs./1,000 ft2 |
lbs./acre |
g/meter2 |
seeds/inch2 |
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Bentgrass |
Creeping |
A. palustris |
5-7,000,000 |
1.0 - 2.0 |
45 - 90 |
5.0 - 10 |
35 to 97 |
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(Agrostis sp.) |
Colonial |
A. capillaris |
5,000,000 |
1.5 - 2.0 |
65 - 90 |
7.5 - 10.0 |
52 to 70 |
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Velvet |
A. canina var. canina. |
8,000,000 |
1.0 - 1.5 |
45 - 65 |
5.0 - 7.5 |
55 to 83 |
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Bluegrass |
Kentucky |
P. pratensis |
800,000 - 2,000,000 |
2.0 - 3.0 |
90 - 135 |
10.0 - 15.0 |
11 to 42 |
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(Poa sp.) |
Rough |
P. trivialis |
2,000,000 |
2.0 -3.0 |
90 -135 |
10.0 - 15.0 |
27 to 42 |
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Fescue |
Chewings |
F. rubra var. falax |
400,000 |
4.0 - 6.0 |
175 - 270 |
20.0 - 30.0 |
11 to 17 |
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(Festuca sp.) |
Hard |
F. brevipila |
530,000 |
4.0 - 6.0 |
175 - 250 |
20.0 - 30.0 |
15 to 22 |
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Slender Creeping |
F. rubra var. litoralis |
500,000 |
4.0 - 6.0 |
175 - 250 |
20.0 - 30.0 |
14 to 21 |
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Strong Creeping |
F. rubra var. rubra |
365,000 |
4.0 - 6.0 |
175 - 250 |
20.0 - 30.0 |
10 to 16 |
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Blue |
F. ovina var. glauca |
400,000 |
4.0 - 6.0 |
175 - 250 |
20.0 - 30.0 |
11 to 17 |
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Tall, Turf-Type |
F. arundinacea |
180 - 220,000 |
8.0 - 10.0 |
350 - 445 |
40.0 - 50.0 |
10 to 15 |
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Ryegrass |
Perennial |
L. perenne |
290 -330,000 |
7.0 - 9.0 |
300 - 400 |
35.0 - 45.0 |
11 to 14 |
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(Lolium sp.) |
Annual |
L. multiflorum |
225,000 |
7.0 - 9.0 |
300 - 400 |
35.0 - 45.0 |
11 to 14 |
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Warm Season Turfgrasses |
Seeding Rates |
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Latin |
seeds/lbs. |
lbs./1,000 ft2 |
lbs./acre |
g/meter2 |
seeds/inch2 |
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Bermudagrass |
(hulled) |
Cynodon dactylon |
2,100,000 |
1.0 - 3.0 |
45 - 130 |
5.0 - 15 |
11 to 44 |
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(unhulled) |
Cynodon dactylon |
1,600,000 |
3.0 - 5.0 |
130 - 225 |
15.0 - 25.0 |
33 to 55 |
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(coated) |
Cynodon dactylon |
1,000,000 |
2.0 - 3.0 |
90 - 130 |
10.0 - 15.0 |
14 to 21 |
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Zoysiagrass |
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Zoysia japonica |
550,000 - 750,000 |
1.0 - 3.0 |
45 - 130 |
5.0 - 15.0 |
11 to 31 |
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Buffalograss |
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Buchloe dactyloides |
50,000 |
3.0 - 6.0 |
130 - 250 |
15.0 - 30.0 |
1 to 2 |
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Bahiagrass |
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Paspalum notatum |
150,000 - 200,000 |
6.0 - 8.0 |
250 - 350 |
30.0 - 40.0 |
6 to 11 |
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Centipedegrass |
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Eremochloa ophiuroides |
400,000 |
1.0 - 2.0 |
45 - 90 |
5.0 - 10.0 |
3 to 6 |