SEED

Mixture:

1. Bluegrass blend

55% Perennial Ryegrass
30% Elite Kentucky Bluegrass
15% Creeping Red Fescue

2. Fescue blend

80% Elite Variety of Turf-type Fescue
15% Perennial Ryegrass
5% Elite Kentucky Bluegrass

About Seed:

Bluegrass: thinner blade, softer to touch, more commonly used in this area, lower growing, requires moderate maintenace

Fescue: wide blade, stands up to traffic, recommended for shady areas, roots deeper, resistant to insect & damage, coarser more upright, requires low maintenance

Optimal time for seeding is August 15 through September 30, although April 15 through June 1 also provides for good seeding.

Seeding Rate:

Recommended Bluegrass seeding is 4 to 5 pounds per 1,000 square feet.

Recommended Fescue seeding is 8 to 10 pounds per 1,000 square feet.