best time to plant kentucky bluegrass seed ROYAL BLUE™ Kentucky Bluegrass Blend, Platinum Quality™ (Cool Season Zones 1-3)

best time to plant kentucky bluegrass seed ROYAL BLUE™ Kentucky Bluegrass Blend, Platinum Quality™ (Cool Season Zones 1-3)Kentucky Bluegrass is a perennial, cool season, sod forming grass that spreads by underground runners called rhizomes. Native to Europe and Asia and naturalized in North America, it is widely adapted throughout the cool humid and transitional zones and can be effectively utilized in arid zones with supplemental irrigation. Due to its wide adaptability and exceptional turf quality it is the most widely used cool season grass. Bluegrass varieties are

Kentucky Bluegrass is a perennial, cool season, sod-forming grass that spreads by underground runners called rhizomes.   Native to Europe and Asia and naturalized in North America, it is widely adapted throughout the cool humid and transitional zones and can be effectively utilized in arid zones with supplemental irrigation. Due to its wide adaptability and exceptional turf quality it is the most widely used cool-season grass.

Bluegrass varieties are unique in that they exhibit a wide range of genetic diversity.  Such diversity is an advantage for disease and insect resistance and improved turf quality when bluegrasses are used in a blend such as Royal Blue Platinum.  There are well over 100 varieties of Kentucky Bluegrasses with various traits and characteristics.  The varieties chosen for this blend have been tested, highly rated, exhibit exceptional overall turf quality,  and disease and drought resistance when compared to other bluegrasses.  It meets our platinum standards of superiority for variety quality and seed purity.  Learn More.

 CLICK HERE to download Royal Blue™ Kentucky Bluegrass technical data sheet as seen below.

ROYAL BLUE™ Kentucky Bluegrass Blend, Platinum Quality™

• Wide genetic diversity delivers improved disease resistance , better turf quality
• Rhizomatous growth habit produces better turf density and recovery from wear and injury
• Low temperature hardiness for better fall color retention and early spring green-up
• Grows in full sun to light, open shade
• Seed quality: High germination, 0% crop and weed seed

Uses: Residential Lawns, Sportsfields, Playgrounds, Parks, Institutional Grounds, Golf Courses

Seeding Rates:
New turf: 2-4 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. or 85-170 pounds per acre.
Overseeding existing turf:  1 to 2 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. or 45-90 pounds per acre.

Establishment:
Seed when soil temperatures are above 60⁰ at a depth of 1/4 inch.
Best time for seeding is early fall.
First limited use approximately 28 days after emergence.

 For instructions on seeding and care: Establishment and Care of Turfgrasses

Specifications:
ROYAL BLUE^TM  Kentucky Bluegrass Blend

• 25% Bewitched Kentucky Bluegrass
• 25% Bedazzled Kentucky Bluegrass
• 25% Full Moon Kentucky Bluegrass
• 25% Kelly Kentucky Bluegrass

Platinum Quality™ (Exceeds Certified Quality Standards)

• 98% Minimum Purity
• 0.0% Crop and Weed Seed
• 85% Minimum Germination
• 2,200,000 seeds per pound

 Note:  Depending upon availability, alternate varieties of equal quality and standards may be substituted.

The varieties listed are protected under the US Plant Variety Protection Act.  ROYAL BLUE^TM is a registered trademark of Stover Seed Company.

Bewitched Kentucky Bluegrass:  Excellent color and density with good disease resistance. Rated #2 in NTEP trial for overall turfgrass quality and #1 for wear tolerance.  Exceptional drought tolerance.

Bedazzled Kentucky Bluegrass:  Low, compact growth and good summer patch disease resistance. Rated among top performers in various NTEP trials.  TWCA qualified for improved drought tolerance. 

Full Moon Kentucky Bluegrass: Features include dark green color with medium-fine leaf texture, heat and rust resistance. TWCA qualified for improved drought tolerance.

Kelly Kentucky Bluegrass: A medium dark-green variety with aggressive rhizomes.  It provides a very uniform, dense turf with superior disease resistance and quickly establishes showing excellent resistance to powdery mildew, dollar spot, and blight.

Option: This bluegrass seed blend may be mixed with about 20% of a fine fescue which would serve as a nurse crop and not compete with the bluegrass. The fine fescue would have to be purchased separately.

Turfgrass Testing Programs Listed:

• NTEP: National Turfgrass Evaluation Program  www.ntep.org
• TWCA: Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance  www.tgwca.org
• A-LIST: Alliance for Sustainable Turf  www.a-listturf.org