Seven Seas Chewing Fescue
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SEVEN Seas Chewings Fescue ( 7 Seas)
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 bermudagrass 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 Seas’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:
Monostand 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.