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Seeding Specifications
| Cool Season Turfgrasses |
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Seeding Rates
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Latin |
Seeds/pound
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lbs./1000 ft2
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lbs./acre
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g/meter2
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seeds/inch2
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| Bentgrass |
creeping |
A. palustris |
6,000,000
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1.0 - 1.5
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45 - 65
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5.0 - 7.5
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21 to 83
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| (Agrostis sp.) |
colonial |
A. capillaris |
5,000,000
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1.5 - 2.0
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65 - 90
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7.5 - 10.0
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35 to 70
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velvet |
A. canina var. canina. |
8,000,000
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0.75 - 1.25
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35 - 55
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3.5 - 6.0
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27 to 83
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| Bluegrass |
Kentucky |
P. pratensis |
900,000 - 2,000,000
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1.0 - 2.0
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45 - 90
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5.0 - 10.0
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13 to 27
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| (Poa sp.) |
rough |
P. trivialis |
2,000,000
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1.0 - 2.0
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45 - 90
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5.0 - 10.0
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13 to 27
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| Fescue |
Chewings |
F. rubra var. falax |
365,000
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4.0 - 6.0
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175 - 250
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20.0 - 30.0
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10 to 15
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| (Festuca sp.) |
hard |
F. brevipila |
530,000
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4.0 - 6.0
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175 - 250
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20.0 - 30.0
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15 to 22
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slender creeping |
F. rubra var. litoralis |
500,000
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4.0 - 6.0
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175 - 250
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20.0 - 30.0
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10 to 15
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strong creeping |
F. rubra var. rubra |
365,000
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4.0 - 6.0
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175 - 250
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20.0 - 30.0
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10 to 15
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blue |
F. ovina var. glauca |
400,000
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4.0 - 6.0
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175 - 250
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20.0 - 30.0
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11 to 17
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tall, turf type |
F. arundinacea |
250,000
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8.0 - 10.0
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350 - 435
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40.0 - 50.0
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14 to 17
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| Ryegrass |
perennial |
L. perenne |
225,000
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7.0 - 9.0
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300 - 400
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35.0 - 45.0
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11 to 14
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| (Lolium sp.) |
annual |
L. multiflorum |
225,000
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7.0 - 9.0
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300 - 400
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35.0 - 45.0
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11 to 14
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| Warm Season Turfgrasses |
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Seeding Rates
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Latin |
Seeds/pound
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lbs./1000 ft2
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lbs./acre
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g/meter2
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seeds/inch2
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| Bermudagrass |
(hulled) |
Cynodon dactylon |
2,100,000
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1.0 - 3.0
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45 - 130
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5.0 - 15
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11 to 44
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(unhulled) |
Cynodon dactylon |
1,600,000
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3.0 - 5.0
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130 - 225
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15.0 - 25.0
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33 to 55
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(coated) |
Cynodon dactylon |
1,000,000
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2.0 - 3.0
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90 - 130
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10.0 - 15.0
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14 to 21
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| Zoysiagrass |
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Zoysia japonica |
550,000 - 750,000
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1.0 - 3.0
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45 - 130
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5.0 - 15.0
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11 to 31
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| Buffalograss |
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Buchloe dactyloides |
50,000
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3.0 - 6.0
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130 - 250
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15.0 - 30.0
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1 to 2
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| Bahiagrass |
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Paspalum notatum |
150,000 - 200,000
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6.0 - 8.0
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250 - 350
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30.0 - 40.0
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6 to 11
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| Centipedegrass |
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Eremochloa ophiuroides |
400,000
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1.0 - 2.0
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45 - 90
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5.0 - 10.0
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3 to 6
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