Seven Seas Chewings Fescue ( 7 Seas) Grass
Festuca rubra var. commutata
 7 Seas Characteristics:
- Medium-dark green color
- Improved shade tolerance
- Resistant to powdery mildew and rust
- Good overall disease resistance
7 Seas is a fine fescue developed for improved shade tolerance
and resistance to powdery mildew. Its appearance and performance are similar to Jamestown and Shadow
except that 7 Seas is resistant to powdery mildew and rust. 7 Seas has a medium-dark green color and a
blade width and heat tolerance comparable to Jamestown. When used at 10-12 percent in overseeding
mixtures on golf courses with perennial ryegrass, 7 Seas provides a true putting surface, absent
of grain. It has also shown to ease the spring transition on bermuda grass greens. It is ideal when used in a
natural setting and cut once or twice a year.
Recommended Use, when combined with other species:
Golf Courses (outer roughs), Athletic Fields, Parks, Home Lawns,
and Sod Farms
Climatic Zones:
3, 5, 6, 7 (may not be adaptable to all areas within each climatic
zone)
Establishment & Maintenance:
7 Seas performs best in soils with a pH of 6.5 to 8.
Seven Seas has a low to moderate nitrogen requirement with 1-2
pounds of actual N per 1000 square feet per year is adequate in most
situations. 7 Sea’s optimum mowing height is 2.0 – 3.0 inches but
can be adjusted higher or lower depending upon maintenance practices
and intended use. 7 Seas performs best on sandy soils with adequate
drainage. The fine fescues do not perform well in compacted wet
soils.
Seeding Rates For 7 Seas Chewings FescueMonostand 4-5 lbs./1000 sq. ft.
Overseed Mixtures 15-30 lbs./1000 sq. ft.
Putting Green Mixes 25-35 lbs/1000 sq. ft.
This variety was bred and developed at Rutgers University in New
Brunswick, NJ.
Above information was provided by
Pennington Seed.
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