Recommended For
- Sports Fields
- Athletic Fields
- Golf Courses
- Parks and Landscape Projects where high traffic use, superior durability, density and safety are necessary
Variety Characteristics
A-34
A-34 has been rated #1 in tests conducted by leading independent universities. A-34 is an excellent hardy Kentucky Bluegrass which is providing safer playing fields coast-to-coast in some of the nations leading stadiums that include San Francisco's Candlestick Park, Denver's Invesco Field, and Milwaukee's County Stadium. A-34 is also used in many famous college and university stadiums. A-34 develops a strong and aggressive rhizome system (the underground reproductive network which spreads out horizontally soon after germination). As new plants develop from this network, the areas rapidly fill in to a natural density. This natural density of the turf equals better resistance to stress, disease, heat, drought, wear and submersion. It also then equals a long life and safer playing field. The aggressive growth of the A-34 additionally equals faster self-healing. A-34 has excellent heat tolerance and can tolerate cold temperatures zero degrees Fahrenheit or below. A-34 can tolerate up to 65% shade at a 2" mow height. A-34 can tolerate mow heights as low as ½" in direct sun light! Salt tolerance is another characteristic of A-34. This disease and weed resistance of A-34 is superior. A-34 has a very nice medium texture and medium-to-deep green color.
Julius
Julius is a new excellent elite variety of Kentucky Bluegrass for any athletic or sports turf. In addition, Julius is highly recommended for golf course fairways, tees and roughs and landscaping projects where high traffic use and superior durability is necessary. This variety is classified as an aggressive type of turf. Julius has an aggressive rhizomatous shoot growth that forms a well-knit durable, highly exceptional wear-tolerant turf. Julius is a fine bladed turf with a high to medium thatch that produces a cool hardy, persistent, attractive grass. Julius exhibits a good drought tolerance. Julius has a good leaf spot resistance and good disease resistance. This variety can tolerate mow heights as low as ½". Early spring green-up and a bright winter color are also desirable characteristics of this variety. In the 2001-2005 NETP comparison trials, Julius scored a high seven for dark green color on a scale of one to nine. Julius is adaptable to a wide range of soils and climatic conditions.
Awesome
Awesome is a new aggressive type Kentucky Bluegrass that is perfect for adding to cool season turf grasses to maximize density and durability in their athletic sports fields or landscaping projects. Maximized density crowds out any weed encroachment. From high to low traffic stress maintenance schedules, Awesome has excellent performance. The fine leaf texture makes Awesome a beautiful mix with cool season turf grasses. Awesome has excellent disease resistance and a very desirable lower growth habit. In the 2001 - 2005 National Trials, Awesome was top rated for dark green color at a 7.3 and 7.0 for wear tolerance on a scale of 1 to 9. Out of six (6) regions at trials, Awesome rated in the top first or second variety 5 times! The excellent ratings Awesome received were at the 2003 NETP trials.
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THE #1 TURF CHOICE FOR SPORTS FIELDS - THE CLEAN AND GREEN NATURAL CHOICE. Specifically designed to withstand high traffic wear and tear with strong aggressive rhizome system to increase natural density, self-healing and faster recovery. A tough, beautiful, safe turf suitable for recreational to professional playing fields. In addition, this sport mix is drought and pest resistant. To obtain the necessary optimal long-term performance that athletic fields require, it is important to have a mixture of complementary, compatible but different varieties. Diversity is achieved with our three (3) carefully selected bluegrass varieties. The three varieties of our sports mix are compatible and complimentary and together reduce the opportunity of one strength or weakness of the aggressive bluegrass to degrade the overall stable superior performance of the sports mix.
