Summer Lawn PLUS Tall Fescue & Bluegrass

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Summer Lawn Plus Tall Fescue Mixture includes 10% Kentucky Bluegrass
Brown-Patch Resistant Tall Fescue Blend for Sun or Shade

Homeowners who are tired of overseeding their lawns each fall now have a solution…Turf-Seed’s Summer Lawn Plus tall fescue brand blend. Summerlawn PLUS has the combined strengths of 3 outstanding Turf-Seed varieties along with 10% Kentucky Bluegrass for a finer denser Tall Fescue lawn look! Summer Lawn Plus is a great choice for your new, or fall overseeded lawn, wherever tall fescue is adapted.

Summer Lawn Plus is a blend of 3 top-performing tall fescues developed through the cooperative Dr. Melodee Fraser at Pure Seed Testing- East in Rolesville, North Carolina; and the research team at Pure Seed Testing-West in Oregon. Summer Lawn brand blend will include a 90% blend of Tall fescues including these quality varieties:

2009 Summer Lawn Plus Blend Contains*:

• 40% Tar Heel II Tall Fescue
• 30% Silverado Tall Fescue
• 20% Silverstar Tall Fescue
• 10% Midnight Star Kentucky Bluegrass

All varieties with natural Brown Patch (Rhizoctonia solani) resistance along with darker green color, lower growth profile, and finer leaf blades than Kentucky 31. Brown patch is one of summer’s toughest problems in the Southeast and other areas where heat and humidity will devastate home lawns. Summer Lawn Plus will help homeowners, parks managers, and sports field managers maintain a lush, green turf year-round with fewer maintenance headaches.

Description of Summer Lawn Plus Tall Fescue & Bluegrass

Summer Lawn Plus brand tall fescue blend contains varieties selected and bred specifically for brown patch resistance in an area where brown patch disease is prevalent. As a result, Summer Lawn blend displays an excellent tolerance to brown patch. Summer Lawn Plus produces a dark green, moderately low growing, turf-type tall fescue turf with improved summer performance due to excellent heat tolerance.  Also, the addition of Kentucky Bluegrass to this seed blend allows for a dense and finer lawn.

Summer Lawn Plus is widely adapted and has shown very good persistence in turf trials. Summer Lawn Plus has shade and wear tolerance and is ideal for home lawns, parks, athletic fields, sod production, golf course roughs and roadside areas where traffic, trees, and maintenance budgets are a consideration.

Planting Summer Lawn Plus Blend

After spreading seed at the indicated rates, cover to a depth of 1/4" and keep moist until well rooted. After about 30 days, when seedlings reach a height of 3", mow back to 2". Limited use of the area can be expected in about 6 weeks. Summer Lawn has a medium growth habit that competes aggressively with weeds and other species for establishment.

Maintaining Summer Lawn Plus

Summer Lawn Plus requires low to medium nitrogen application with 2-3 lbs. actual N per year adequate in most situations. Summer Lawn thrives at a mowing height of 11⁄2 to 3". Irrigation rates are considerably less than with ryegrass or bluegrass.

Seeding Rates:

Home lawns, athletic fields - 6-8 lbs./1000 sq. ft.
New Lawns - 8-10 pounds per Sq. Ft.
Golf course roughs, parks - 250-350 lbs. per acre
Overseeding - 4 -5 pounds per 1000 Sq. Ft