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TURF PRODUCT GUIDE “ T H E S E E D Y O U N E E D , W H E N Y O U N E E D I T. ”

2013

Table of Contents All our products give your customers more than just a green lawn. Our products give them the peace of mind that comes from using the best turfgrass seed available. From full sun to full shade, we have your lawn covered. With beautiful dark green turfgrass that’s as durable as it is attractive. These products can be found on more than backyards. We’re on sports fields, golf courses, parks and roadsides all over the midwest. Beyond products, we’ve expanded our technical support staff to provide you with better agronomic advice and faster customer service. In short, it is our goal to be customer driven by listening to your needs and providing you with solutions that make you successful.

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Establishing a Lawn ............................................................................... 3 Professional Turf Mixtures - LaCrosse ............................................ 4 Professional Turf Mixtures - Des Moines ........................................ 6 Kentucky Bluegrass Specifications .................................................... 8 Kentucky Bluegrass Descriptions ................................................... 13 Perennial Ryegrass Specifications .................................................... 14 Perennial Ryegrass Descriptions ..................................................... 18 Intermediate Ryegrass ....................................................................... 17

V. Seeding

Site analysis is key to understanding your lawn. This process ensures that you understand where potential problems may arise. Ask yourself these questions. What is the soil composition? What is the pH of the soil? Does water adequately drain from the site? If not, does subsurface drainage need to be considered? How much topsoil is on the proposed turf area? Is the site situated on a slope? Full sun? Shade? Does the site have irrigation? Is the site dependent on natural rainfall for its water requirements? Does the site require the addition of organic amendments to improve the physical quality of the soil? The answers to these questions directly impact the turfgrass seed selection.

Spread the seed in two directions so that the seed is broadcast in two passes that are perpendicular to each other. Spread half of the seed in each direction to ensure an even distribution of seed. Lightly rake or roll the seed to establish good seed-soil contact. Small areas can be seeded using a drop or broadcast spreader. Large areas can be drill or slit-seeded, cultipacked or hydroseeded. Seeding rates of turfgrass mixtures vary based on the mixture composition, percent of the given species in the mixture and seed size. Recommended seeding rates are provided on our packages or in technical literature. There are two times to seed a cool season lawn – spring and late summer/early fall. The soils are warm and enhance germination. There is less annual weed competition, and the intense summer heat is past allowing for better growing conditions. The window for seeding can continue well into fall. Spring seeding is also desirable, although it may be more difficult to establish an area due to the inconsistent rainfall, temperature fluctuations and seasonal germination of grassy and broadleaf weeds.

II. Soil Test

Fine Fescue Specifications ................................................................. 22 Fine Fescue Descriptions .................................................................. 24

III. Turfgrass Selection

Tall Fescue Descriptions .................................................................... 21

Bentgrass Specifications .................................................................... 25

Native Grasses .................................................................................. 28 Wildflowers .......................................................................................... 29

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I. Site Evaluation

Soil testing is a priority. Although turfgrass may grow within a wide pH range of 5.5 to 8.5, optimum turfgrass growth occurs between 6.8 and 7.2. A soil test not only indicates the pH of the site but recommends amendments that directly improve the soil’s nutritional condition. Deficiencies in nutrition can be modified and improved.

Tall Fescue Specifications ................................................................... 19

Bentgrass Descriptions ..................................................................... 27

The Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance (TWCA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the environment through water conservation initiatives. TWCA recognizes and promotes plants that can thrive using limited amounts of water, helping to preserve our water resources. Products that become TWCA qualified will have successfully met a stringent set of criteria. Therefore, consumers will be assured that any product with the TWCA qualified seal provides true water conservation benefits. Products that meet this standard will be marked with the TWCA logo.

The following steps will help you successfully establish or renovate your own lawn, as well as to help educate your customers. Seeding is relatively inexpensive compared to other lawn care maintenance.

Erosion Control Products ................................................................ 30 Hydro Mulch Products ...................................................................... 32 Useful Information .............................................................................. 33 About Us and Contact Us ................................................................ 34

Selecting the correct blend or mixture of turfgrasses reduces or eliminates many maintenance headaches. Site location, climate, maintenance considerations and intended use all affect turfgrass selection. For most lawns in the temperate regions of the United States and Canada, a mixture of Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass or fine fescue will support a quality turf.

IV. Seedbed Preparation – Soil Amendments and Grading of the Site If the site requires organic amendments to improve the physical condition of the soil, incorporate them at this time. If additional topsoil is needed, add and incorporate into the existing soil as well. Four to six inches of loam is recommended for healthy turfgrass establishment. If the site is an athletic field or golf course green, does the root zone mix need to be adjusted? When the correct nutrient level, soil acidity and the physical amendments have been considered and incorporated, grade the site to ensure proper drainage. Once grading is complete, the seedbed should be leveled and firmed up for seeding (a roller or cultipacker may be used depending on the site). Broadcast the necessary starter fertilizer onto the soil surface prior to seeding. Loosely rake the top of the surface, leaving the surface ready for seeding. One pound of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet is recommended for good turfgrass establishment.

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Establishing a Lawn

VI. Mulching and Aftercare Tips For large or sloped areas, mulching may be required to ensure successful seed establishment. Mulching helps to stabilize the soil and maintain moisture levels critical to seed establishment. If at all possible, avoid using hay as it can introduce additional weeds to the site. Hydro-mulches can also be used to mulch a seedbed. If the slope of the land is a serious concern, other more permanent mulches should be introduced to ensure a stable seed. Water is critical to the success of the lawn. Inconsistent watering is the predominant reason for turfgrass failure. Keep the seedbed moist until all the seedlings have germinated. If watering is inconsistent during the germination and establishment process, the seeds are vulnerable to desiccation, resulting in an inconsistent and spotty stand of turf. Continue watering for at least three weeks after germination or until the lawn is completely established. Once established, cut back on watering to encourage deeper rooting of the stand. Mature established lawns should receive about 1-1/2 inches of water per week. Begin mowing once the turf has begun to tiller and has reached a height of about 2 inches. Keep mower blades sharp to reduce tearing and pulling the tenderly-anchored turf from the soil. If the turf height needs to be reduced, the process should be gradual so that the plants can easily adjust to the reduction of the leaf tissue.

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Lacrosse

Seeding Rates (lbs/1000 sq ft) Professional Turf Mixtures Formula New Est.

Performance Characteristics

Intended Uses

La Crosse Brand Premium Mixture A premium mixture of turf grasses designed to perform in all locations from full sun to partial shade. Perfect for all landscaping demands using improved varieties which are more heat and wear tolerant. It’s versatility has made it our most used mixture.

50% 4 Elite Kentucky Bluegrasses 20% 1 Elite Creeping Fescue 30% 2 Elite Perennial Ryegrasses

5-6 3-4

•P  erforms well in full sun or partial shade • Broadly adapted to a wide range of soil and environmental conditions

•M  aintains superior turf quality and density season-long • Improved disease & insect tolerance

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 igh profile landscapes H General turf home lawns Commercial sites Campus areas

•P  layground and park areas • Golf course roughs, tees, and fairways • Cemeteries

35% 1 Elite Creeping Red Fescue 15% 1 Elite Chewings Fescue 30% 2 Elite Kentucky Bluegrasses 20% 1 Elite Perennial Ryegrass

5-6 3-4

• Excellent shade tolerance • Endophyte enhanced for insect resistance • Widely adaptable

• Retains color into the fall • Tolerates infertile, sandy and clay soils • Hard to beat under trees

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Commercial sites General turf home lawns Shaded areas Golf course roughs

• Cemeteries • Under trees

50% 2 Elite Kentucky Bluegrasses 20% 1 Creeping Red Fescue 30% 1 Elite Perennial Ryegrass

5-6 3-4

•P  erforms well in full sun or partial shade • Broadly adapted to a wide range of soil and environmental conditions

•M  aintains superior turf quality and density season-long • Improved disease & insect tolerance

• • • •

 igh profile landscapes H General turf home lawns Commercial sites Campus areas

•P  layground and park areas • Golf course roughs, tees, and fairways • Cemeteries

25% Kentucky Bluegrass 25% Perennial Ryegrass 25% Creeping Red Fescue 25% Annual Ryegrass

5-6 3-4

•G  reat for stabilizing large areas and roadsides • Perfect for hydro-seeding

• Provides quick establishment • Persists in drier and infertile soils

• General turf home lawns • Commercial sites • Roadsides

• Cemeteries • Development areas

50% 2 Elite Kentucky Bluegrasses 50% 2 Elite Perennial Ryegrasses

5-6 3-4

• E xcellent turf quality and good density season-long • Excellent vigor and density during summer months

• Strong wear tolerance • Good performance under lower mowing conditions • Excellent recuperative ability

• Commercial sites • General turf home lawns • Playground and park areas

• Sports fields • Golf course tees and fairways • Cemeteries

40% 1 Elite Kentucky Bluegrass 10% 1 Elite Turf-type Tall Fescue 15% 1 Elite Creeping Red Fescue 35% 2 Elite Perennial Ryegrasses

5-6 3-4

• E xceptional wear tolerance and superior turf quality • Requires less water and fertilizer to maintain

•M  aintains density during summer and fall months • Develops dense root system • Dark green color

• Commercial sites • Shaded areas • Around livestock confinements buildings

• Playground and park areas • Sports fields

• Low growth and maintenance • Strong drought tolerance • Quick establishment

• Adaptable to a wide range of soils and growing conditions • Only needs mowing 1-2 times a year

• Steep hillsides • Deep roughs on golf courses • Planting with wildflowers

• RV parks and cabins • Commercial sites

La Crosse Brand Premium Shade Mixture This blend was developed for those difficult to establish light to heavily shaded areas. It contains only the best shade tolerant fescues and bluegrasses, which will provide excellent shade performance with great color and disease resistance. This mixture also performs in dry soils where poor fertility may be an issue.

All Purpose Mixture All Purpose is a more economical mixture of bluegrasses, fescues, and perennial ryegrasses. This durable turf grass mixture was designed to perform well in all locations from full sun to partial shade. All Purpose is an excellent choice where more expensive or higher maintenance mixtures are not required.

Quick & Thick Mixture An excellent and economical way to provide a wear-tolerant and durable turf. Priced right to meet budget demands, while still providing a quick-establishing turf cover.

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UW-L Athletic Mixture An excellent mixture for multi-purpose sports fields and recreational areas. This elite formula of Kentucky bluegrasses and turf-type perennial ryegrasses tolerates heavy traffic and intense wear. Can establish quickly and is suitable for a diverse range of conditions.

Athletic Mixture An excellent combination of turf-type tall fescue, bluegrasses, perennial ryegrass and fescues that will tolerate heavy traffic and intense wear. This low maintenance mixture will also establish quickly and is well suited for a diverse range of soil and growing conditions.

Low Grow/Low Maintenance Mixture This special blend was created specifically for those areas where low maintenance is a must such as steep hillsides, deep roughs on golf courses, RV parks, cabins, or planting with wild flowers.

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30% 30% 30% 10%

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6-8 3-4 Elite Hard Fescue Elite Sheep Fescue Elite Chewings Fescue Elite Dwarf Perennial Ryegrass

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des moines

Seeding Rates (lbs/1000 sq ft) Professional Turf Mixtures Formula New Est.

Performance Characteristics

Intended Uses

CHOICE Sun & Shade Mix A premium mixture of turf grasses designed to perform in all locations from full sun to partial shade. Perfect for all landscaping demands using improved varieties which are more heat and wear tolerant. It’s versatility has made it our most used mixture.

70/30 Sun and Sport Mix

Provides maximum performance at higher levels of care. Perfect for high profile commercial areas.

40% 3 Elite Kentucky Bluegrasses 30% 3 Elite Perennial Ryegrasses 30% 3 Elite Fine Fescues

3-5 2-3

• Performs well in full sun or partial shade • Broadly adapted to a wide range of soil and environmental conditions

• Maintains superior turf quality and density season-long • Improved disease & insect tolerance

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High profile landscapes General turf home lawns Commercial sites Campus areas

• Playground and park areas • Golf course roughs, tees, and fairways • Cemeteries

70% 3 Elite Kentucky Bluegrasses 30% 2 Elite GLS Perennial Ryegrasses



• Superior turf quality and density through the season • Broadly adapted

• Improved disease and insect tolerance • Full sun to partial shade

• Commercial sites • General turf home lawns • High profile landscapes

• Cemeteries • Golf course roughs, tees and fairways

50% 3 Elite Kentucky Bluegrasses 50% 2 Elite GLS Perennial Ryegrasses

4-6 3-4

• Excellent turf quality and good density season-long • Excellent vigor and density during summer months

• Strong wear tolerance • Good performance under lower mowing conditions • Excellent recuperative ability

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50% 2 Elite Red Fescues 10% 1 Elite Hard Fescue 40% 1 Elite Chewings Fescue



• Excellent shade tolerance • Endophyte enhanced for insect resistance • Widely adaptable

• Retains color into the fall • Tolerates infertile, sandy and clay soils • Hard to beat under trees

• Commercial sites • General turf home lawns • Shaded areas

• Golf course roughs • Cemeteries • Under trees

80% 3 Elite Turf Type Tall Fescues 10% 1 Elite Kentucky Bluegrass 10% 1 Elite Perennial Ryegrass

6-7 3-4

• Exceptional wear tolerance and superior turf quality • Requires less water and fertilizer to maintain

• Maintains density during summer and fall months • Develops dense root system • Dark green color

• Commercial sites • Shaded areas • Around livestock confinements buildings

• Playground and park areas • Intramural sports fields

70% Kentucky Bluegrass 20% Creeping Red Fescue 10% Perennial Ryegrass



• All perennial turfgrasses • Provides an economical, durable turf

• Thrives in full sun to moderate shade

• General turf home lawns • Cemeteries

• Playground and park areas • Development areas

40% Perennial Ryegrasses 30% Kentucky Bluegrass 30% Creeping Red Fescue

4-5 2-3

• Versatile all-purpose mixture • Economical mixture for general landscaping

• Extremely heat and wear tolerant • Adaptable in both sun and shade areas

• General turf home lawns • Commercial sites

• Cemeteries • Parks

25% Kentucky Bluegrass 25% Perennial Ryegrass 25% Creeping Red Fescue 25% Annual Ryegrass

4-5 2-3

• Great for stabilizing large areas and roadsides • Perfect for hydro-seeding

• Provides quick establishment • Persists in drier and infertile soils

• General turf home lawns • Commercial sites • Roadsides

• Cemeteries • Development

• Playground and park areas • Golf course tees, fairways, and bunkers

3-4 2-3

50/50 Sun and Sport Mix An excellent mixture for multi-purpose sports fields and recreational areas.This elite formula of Kentucky bluegrasses and turf-type perennial ryegrasses tolerates heavy traffic and intense wear. Can establish quickly and is suitable for a diverse range of conditions.

Commercial sites General turf home lawns Playground and park areas Sports fields

• Golf course tees and fairways • Cemeteries

SHADY Fine Fescue Blend Mixture of 100% fine fescues which provides excellent shade performance with great color and disease resistance.This mixture also performs well in dry soils where fertility may be an issue.

4-5 2-3

TOP ATHLETIC Field Mix An ideal combination of turf-type tall fescues, bluegrasses and perennial ryegrasses that provides an extremely wear-tolerant and attractive mixture for municipal fields and recreational play areas. Can be used in full sun and partial shade.

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PERFECTION Lawn Mix Old favorite with season-long performance. Formula is similar to DOT urban formula. Other DOT, SUDAS, and project mixtures also available.

3-4 2-3

LAWNMAKER General Turf Mix A three-way mixture of perennial ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass and fine fescue. Adaptable in both sunny and shady locations, and works for most landscaping demands.

E-Z CARE Contractor’s Mix Economical, contractor’s mixture for patching and re-seeding damaged areas, and stabilizing roadsides and large open areas.Quick to establish and perfect for hydro-seeding.

BLUE RIBBON Kentucky Bluegrass Blend This blend of improved, Iowa-adapted bluegrasses provides a “sod” look to any seeded area. Ideal for full sun areas where 100% Kentucky bluegrass is desired.

100% 4 Elite Kentucky Bluegrasses

2-3 1-2

• Blend of Iowa-adapted bluegrasses • Excellent cold hardiness • Good fall color

• Early spring green-up • Excellent turf density

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100% 3 Elite GLS Perennial Ryegrasses



6-7 3-4

• Blend of perennial ryegrasses • Aggressive establishment to compete against poa annua and grassy weeds • Excellent wear tolerance

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• Commercial sites • General turf home lawns • Playgrounds and park areas

100% 3 Elite Turf Type Tall Fescues



6-8 3-4

• Good in sun and shade • Excellent in heat and drought tolerance • Widely adaptable

Majestic sod Kentucky Bluegrass blend also available.

Commercial sites General turf home lawns Situational sod Sports fields

PRIME GLS Ryegrass Blend A gray leaf spot resistant blend of three fine-leaf, turf-type perennial ryegrasses that 100% 3 Elite GLS Perennial Ryegrasses 6-7 3-4 stands up to intense pressure. Perfect where quick germination and establishment are needed.With dark green color, excellent for areas of heavy wear on athletic fields, commercial sites and home lawns. Excellent for overseeding.

Endophyte insect resistance Dark green color Excellent germination and establishment Excellent seeding vigor

• Golf course tees and fairways • Cemeteries • Sports fields

ENDURO Turf TypeTall Fescue Blend A rhizomatous blend of three turf-type tall fescues that perform well in either full sun or shade.These durable grasses tolerate drought and wear, and provide cover where traffic may be intense.

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• Provides a dark green, dense turf • A good, versatile landscape blend

• Commercial sites • General turf home lawns • Intramural sports fields • Cemeteries

• Roadside and reclamation areas • Golf course bunkers and roughs

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BLUEGRASS SPECIFICATIONS • Seeding rates: 2-3 lbs./1,000 sq. ft.

• Blade: 2-4mm, boat-shaped tip

• Identification: A dense, sod forming, longlived, perennial cool season grass that is winter hardy. Plants spread by rhizomes. Leaf texture is boat shaped to the tip and has a folded leaf vernation (stem) with a smooth top side and a dull underside.

• Uses: Lawns, Athletic Fields, Commercial, Golf Course, High Maintenance. Ideal in Sun.

• Establishment: Is slow to germinate and slow to establish. Aggressive to spread and fill in once established­.

• Germination: 10-25 days • Growth habit: rhizomes, tillers • Approx. seeds per lb: 2,200,000

Midnight Type

America Type

Boat Shaped Tip

Midnight Type Rhizome

• 2nd place in turf quality 2005 NTEP • Very dark green • Excellent winter-hardiness and persistence • Resistant to leaf spot, summer patch, stripe smut, dollar spot, and Fusarium blight • Well-known elite, high density Compact-type bluegrass • Excellent shade tolerance, with superior turf performance • Dark green genetic color with fine texture • Superior overall turf quality • Very tolerant of 1/2" mowing height, for high end sports fields or golf course uses • Excellent Fall color retention, better than Midnight, with early Spring green-up • Maintains density in cooler weather, to compete with Poa annua • Excellent resistance to Leaf Spot and Melting Out • Excellent resistance to Dollar Spot and Stripe Smut • High resistance to Red Thread, Powdery Mildew and Summer Patch • Superior drought tolerance, with excellent Summer turf performance • Excellent wear tolerance, for higher demand turf uses • Blends well with other bluegrass varieties, and with ryegrass, tall and fine fescues • • • •

Kentucky Bluegrass

(Poa Pratensis) Turf Type

BVMG & Shamrock Type

BVMG Type

Compact Type

• Exceptional sod strength • High seedling salt tolerance • Very dark green genetic color • High wear and traffic tolerance across a wide range of climates • Extremely dense growth habit – even in Summer • Excellent disease resistance and shade tolerance • Uses: Ideal for golf course tees & fairways, sports fields, parks and high-end landscapes

•  Wide genetic base provides versatility under a wide range of soil and climactic conditions • Great choice for low maintenance situations • Very cold hardy with fast spring green-up • Excellent late spring and summer turf and color • Big seeded type (850-950,000 seeds/lb.) better for seedling emergence and establishment • Darker than Touchdown, equal to Unique, Eclipse and Julia • Better winter color than most BVMG-types; Earlier spring green-up than Midnight • Better seedling vigor and establishment than Midnight and Blacksburg • Similar drought tolerance to Touchdown, Limousine and Midnight • Better leaf rust resistance than Touchdown and Blacksburg

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Kentucky Bluegrass

• Best spring green-up rating across 25 U.S. locations • Strong disease resistance and winter survival • High stress and wear tolerance • Improved dark green color

A cross of Wildwood and Baron Excellent spring green-up Fast emergence and quick establishment Dark green, medium-width leaf blade

Common Type

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BVMG Type

Shamrock Type

Kentucky Bluegrass

(Poa Pratensis) Turf Type

• Genetic dark green color, excellent choice for mixtures • E xcellent resistance to some of the major turf grass diseases – Dollar spot, Crown rust, Snow mold • One of the highest scoring varieties in the 1997 NTEP trials for overall quality category • Superior heat tolerance combined with fast establishment and strong wear tolerance make it an excellent choice for sport fields or other high traffic areas • Improved Aggressive-type Shamrock variety • High turf quality • Excellent winter color, early spring green-up • High Summer Patch resistance • Excellent overall disease resistance, high drought resistance once established • Excellent traffic tolerance • Rapid seedling establishment • Superior summer performance • Mature plant salt tolerance • Maintains high turf density year around • Strong rhizome development for sod use, and improved recovery from wear • Medium texture with medium-dark green color • 2nd place in overall turf quality 2005 NTEP • Extensive dark green rhizomatous growth • Short decumbent growth for low mowing tolerance • Excellent sod strength and wear tolerance

• A very dark blue-green color • Dwarf growth habit Midnight Type

• Very high tiller density • Strong overall disease resistance • Good tolerance to low mowing • Highly aggressive, rapid recovery from wear

Compact Type

• Low-growth habit allows for improved performance at lower mowing heights needed on sports fields and golf course fairways (to 1 inch) • Deep green color with medium blade width • Exceptional sod strength • Good drought and shade tolerance • High quality performance at all mowing heights and regions

Midnight Type

• Very dark green color

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Kentucky Bluegrass

• Uniform, dense attractive turf • Excellent resistance to Necrotic Ring Spot, Summer Patch, Melting Out, Crown Rust and Chinch Bug • Uses: Excellent choice for a wide range of uses including sod production, golf courses, sports fields, and lawns

Midnight Type

Shamrock Type

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• Fast establishment • Best spring green-up of improved varieties • Resistant to stripe smut and leaf spot

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• Large seed which contributes to seedling vigor and establishment • Superior sod strength • Great wear tolerance Shamrock Type

• Medium dark green color • Good disease resistance to Summer Patch, Leaf Spot, Pythium Blight, Red Thread and Yellow Ring • Excellent resistance to Dollar Spot • Uses: Ideal for commercial turf, parks, sports fields and home lawns • Dark green color with medium-fine leafy texture

Kentucky Bluegrass Descriptions Aggressive Type This group is recognized for its aggressive lateral growth habit and development of a turf with very high shoot density. Examples are Limousine, Julius, P-104 and Touchdown. America Type Within the Compact Type a number of varieties exhibit growth and performance similar to America. These varieties have fine leaf texture and higher tiller density than other compact type varieties. America types in contrast to Midnight compact types have good resistance to powder mildew. Bellevue Type Turf with medium to low growth, medium to wide leaves and medium density. Excellent cool-season vigor exists in this group, which is evident by excellent color retention and turf quality during winter and early spring green-up. This group has good recovery to summer stress, good resistance to stripe smut disease but is highly susceptible to bill bug damage.

• Relatveily compact growth habit • Exhibits density and wear tolerance even at short cutting height Compact Type

BVMG Type Baron, Victa, Merit, Gnome types: This group has high seed yield potential and generally produces medium to good quality turf in the absence of stripe smut. The BVMG types generally are very stemmy in early spring. This group also has poor winter color, long winter dormancy and suffers from significant billbug damage. CELA Type Challenger, Eclipse, Liberty, Adelphi

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Kentucky Bluegrass

Cheri Type They will produce a turf of medium-low growth and medium density with medium wide leaves. These cultivars have moderate resistance to stripe smut and are moderately susceptible to dollar spot. Seed yield potential of these cultivars is relatively high. Common Type Generally erect growing types with narrow leaf blades. All common types are susceptible to leaf spot disease and may be extensively damaged by this disease during the cool, humid conditions of winter and spring. Compact Type Low compact growth and good leaf spot resistance. This group has long winter dormancy (except P-105) and good stripe smut resistance. Examples are Diva, Moonlight, P-105, Blackstone, Apex, Glade, Alpine. Julia Type These cultivars form a high quality turf, but have moderate winter performance. They also exhibit good resistance to leaf spot but can be damaged significantly by brown patch. Mid-Atlantic Type This group forms vigorous turf of medium density with deep, extensive root and rhizome system. This group has moderate susceptibility to leaf spot, but has excellent ability to recover from leaf spot and other stress due to the deep extensive rhizomes system. This group has great tolerance to heat and summer stress. Examples: Eagleton, Preakness, and Livingston. Midnight Type Within the Compact Type family, this group has very long winter dormancy, late spring green-up, very dark green turf color, good heat tolerance, but are susceptible to powdery mildew. Examples are Ginney, Alexa, Midnight, NuGlade, Quantum Leap, Total Eclipse, Award and others. Shamrock Type Similar to the BVMG types with high seed yield potential, but unlike the BVMG types, Shamrock types exhibit good resistance to stripe smut. Examples, Guinness, Champagne, Brooklawn.

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Perennial Ryegrass • Seeding rates: 5-7 lbs./1,000 sq. ft. • Germination: 5-10 days • Growth habit: bunch type, tillers • Approx. seeds per lb: 270,000 • Blade: 2-4mm, glossy underside, red base at crown • Uses: Lawns, Athletic Fields, Golf Course, all general use. Excellent when used in mixtures. Ideal in Sun.

Perennial ryegrass

(Lolium Perenne) Turf Type

Shiny Leaf

• Ranked #1 of 120 varities for Gray Leaf Spot Resistance

• Identification: A fast growing bunch type grass that spreads by tillers Purple (stems). Leaves are dark color green and glossy on the at base underside, tapered, pointed No Rhizomes with a folded vernation (stem). Varieties available both as annuals, intermediates and perennials.

• Also ranked #1 for overall turf quality • Tied for #1 for turf quality under high maintenence • Most advanced type of turf perennial ryegrass • It is endophyte enhanced, has a dark green color, fine leaf texture • Maintains excellent density during hot, stressful summer months and throughout the year • Outstanding overall turf performance

• Establishment: Germinates and establishes very quickly. Non spreader, fills by tillers. Popular over-seeder.

• Demonstrated great speading ability

• Mechanical blend of three of the newest perennial ryegrass varieties available Turf Type Perennial Ryegrass

• High endophyte variety that is extremely GLS resistanct

• Genetically resistant to gray leaf spot • The ideal choice for pristine turf whether the site is fairway, sports turf, or lawn care application.

• Top entries in the 2004 NTEP • Deep dark green, dwarf growth habit

• Quick to establish and fill in. Improved cold tolerance and increased tolerance to saline conditions.

• Excellent traffic stress tolerance • Excellent Red Thread resistance along with good overall disease resistance across a range of climates

• Focused on providing improved disease resistant turfgrass

• Superior dark green color

• Attractive dark green color

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Perennial ryegrass

• Ideal for use on fairways, athletic fields, home laws, and high traffic areas

• Winter-active growth & excellent winter color • High turf quality across all maintenance regimes – from golf course to home lawn

• Excellent Gray Leaf Spot resistance

• Uses: Ideal for use on golf course fairways and tees, sports fields, home lawns and as a winter overseed

• Superior stress tolerance • Winter-active growth and excellent winter color • High turf quality across all maintenance regimes

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Turf Type Perennial Ryegrass

WHAT'S THE  SECRET

• Excellent Red Thread resistance along with good overall disease resistance across a range of climates

double time has a deep set crown unlike all other perennial ryegrass varieties. Deep crowns result in deeper rooting. That means you’ll have a tough time tearing it up with foot or wheel traffic.

• Uses: Golf course fairways and tees, sports fields, home lawns, and use as a winter overseed • Top LSD ranking in NTEP "A, B, C, D, T' trials, low cut fairway performance to traffic.

FEATURES • deep set crown • extensive fibrous rooting • e stablishes faster than perennial ryegrass • patent protection • deep dark green winter color • c ompatible with other cool-season grasses

BENEFITS

• improved traffic tolerance • resists foot, cleat and divot damage • enhances the establishment of tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass • requires less fertilizer

RECOMMENDED USE

• Excellent density and color throughout the growing season.

• sports turf, athletic fields • home lawns, commercial sites • golf course fairways, roughs

• Early greenup. Compact growth. • New generation gray leaf spot resistance perennial ryegrass • Deep dark green color, fine leaf texture Turf Type Perennial Ryegrass

• Great for reseeding sports fields and golf course fairways • Endophyte enhanced for improved pest and disease resistance • Possesses salt tolerance and resistance to stem rust and leaf spot • Attractive dark green color • Excellent yield potential

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(Lolium Perenne) Turf Type

• Exceptional salt tolerance • Rapid germination • Improved disease resistance Turf Type Perennial Ryegrass

• Vibrant green turf • Legendary family of improved turf type perennial ryegrass • New generation gray leaf spot resistant perennial ryegrass • Deep dark green turf color

Turf Type Perennial Ryegrass

• Traffic tolerant and durable turfgrass performance • New generation gray leaf spot resistant perennial ryegrass • Fine leaf texture, dwarf growth habit • Deep dark green, elegant turf appearance

Turf Type Perennial Ryegrass

• New generation gray leaf spot resistant perennial ryegrass

GLS • Deep dark green, rapid establishment Turf Type Perennial Ryegrass

• Multiple pest and disease resistance • Endophyte enhanced for improved disease and insect resistance • New generation Perennial Ryegrass variety with (GLS) Gray Leaf Spot resistance • Very dark green color with good seedling vigor for quick establishment

Turf Type Perennial Ryegrass

• Good wear tolerance with good spring density • Gray leaf spot resistance • Short dwarf growth habit

Turf Type Perennial Ryegrass

• Endophyte enhanced • Excellent resistance to red thread and brown patch

Perennial ryegrass • Excellent seedling salt tolerance • Superb wear tolerance • Active growth in cold weather, for southern overseeding • Dwarf growth, tolerates very low mowing heights • Very dark green • Good heat and drought tolerance • Uses: Golf courses and sports fields • Superior, unique Gray Leaf Spot resistance • Good seedling salt tolerance • Crown Rust and Red Thread resistance • Very dark green color • Dense high quality turf • High stress tolerance • High seedling vigor • Uses: Golf course fairways, sports fields or home lawns and with high or low cut • Transitions smoother in spring than traditional perennial ryegrasses • Vibrant dark green color and medium texture • Fast germination • Best overseed performance when combined with perennial ryegrass • Uses: Ideal for winter overseed on permanent bermudagrass fairways, tees and roughs or as a nursegrass in the North

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Perennial ryegrass

• Spreading growth habit • Highest Gray Leaf Spot resistance at Rutgers • High Brown Patch resistance • High Stem Rust resistance • Reduced stemminess • High turf density, high turf quality, excellent wear tolerance • Fine leaf texture, with vibrant dark green color • Excellent seedling vigor, for faster establishment • High seedling and mature plant salt tolerance • High endophyte level, for insect and stress tolerance

• Dark green with superior turf quality • GLS resistance Turf Type Perennial Ryegrass

• Partnered with Palmer 111,1V, V for blends and mixtures • Endophyte enhanced for resistance to surface feeding insects • Superior Gray Leaf Spot resistance • Excellent wear tolerance due to spreading growth habit • Fine leaf texture and vivid, dark green color • Uses: Golf course fairways and tees, sports turf fields, home lawns and use as a winter overseed

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• Spreading growth habit develops early • Rapid tillering variety for increased turf density • Excellent Gray Leaf Spot resistance • High overall turf quality, with reduced stemminess • Dark green genetic color with fine leaf texture • Superior summer stress performance • Excellent seedling vigor • High endophyte level for insect resistance and stress tolerance • High Brown Patch resistance, high Stem Rust resistance • Cool weather active growth for improved turf quality in Fall/Winter/Spring • Seedling and mature plant salt tolerance

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Descriptions Standard Turf Type Improved perennial ryegrass varieties developed for continental climates in USA. Parents to these varieties were collected from forage paddocks of Northern Europe and bred for improved turf quality in hotter, drier climates of North America. Dwarf Turf Type Breeders continue to stack elite genes in the development of varieties with better turf quality, greater shoot density, darker color and improved disease and pest resistance. Many perennial ryegrass varieties have been enhanced with Neotyphodium lolii endophyte which provides resistance to a number of leaf and crown feeding pests and improves abiotic and biotic stress tolerance. Winter Active Europeans have developed a number of improved turf type perennial ryegrasses for Turf Type European low maintenance lawns and winter sports fields, ovals and pitches. These varieties are developed for high shoot density for sports turf in wet, mild northern European climates. European varieties are very fine textured and produce a flush of vegetative growth under low light intensity (winter) and wet mild conditions. They also exhibit good resistance to winter related disease but are inferior to North American bred varieties for heat, humidity and warm season related diseases.

• Seeding rates: 8-10 lbs./1,000 sq. ft. • Germination: 8-14 days • Growth habit: bunch type, tillers, some with Rhizomes • Approx. seeds per lb: 225,000 • Blade: 2-5mm, broad, spear • Uses: (Turf-Type) Lawns, Athletic Fields, Commercial, Slopes, Parks & Recreation, Reclamation. Ideal Sun or Shade. • Identification: Deep rooted, cool-season perennial

Broad leaf tapers to fine tip

bunchgrass. Grows from tillers. Leaf blades are glossy on the underside and serrated on the margins. Leaf blades may be wide with a rolled vernation (stem), Blades smooth on turf-type, coarse on others. • Establishment: Somewhat No Rhizomes slow, but not as slow as bluegrass. Needs plentiful water to establish, then very drought tolerant.

• Crossfire 3 originated from tillers taken from elite selections of turf type tall fescue tracing from Crossfire II that demonstrated superior summer performance, disease resistance and turf quality compared to other tall fescue varieties. The breeding work was predominantly done in Oregon and Pennsylvania.

Gray Leaf Spot Gray leaf spot Pyricularia grisea “Blast” is a limiting factor to perennial turf cultivation in the Resistance- Mid Atlantic and Mid Western USA where perennial ryegrass is used for elite low height of GLS® Type cut turf. Breeders have recently developed varieties with significant improvements in gray leaf spot resistance.

•  92% endophyte enhanced which provides resistance to a number of leaf and crown feeding insects and nematodes • Improved heat & disease resistance • Provides dark green and fine textured wear tolerant turf

Forage Type Forage type perennial ryegrass is often sold into the turf market based on price and short market availability. These varieties have very poor turf quality, lack sufficient shoot density and exhibit unsightly leaf shredding following mowing. They also exhibit poor pest resistance particularly when grown in regions where perennial ryegrass is marginally adapted.

• Falcon V (tested as ATM in NTEP) • Top entry in 2006 NTEP test • Improved brown patch resistance • Dwarf growth habit • Fully endophyte enhanced

intermediate ryegrass • Medium green color • Fast germination • Germination with lower soil temperatures • Less persistent than perennial ryegrass • Medium leaf texture • Reduced growth • Highest turf quality across all maintenance regimes, from golf course to home lawn • Excellent wear tolerance • Fine leaf texture and vibrant dark green color • Excellent seedling vigor • Excellent resistance to a broad range of diseases including Gray Leaf Spot, Brown Patch, Red Thread and Crown Rust

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Tall Fescue SPECIFICATIONS

• Uses: Ideal for use on golf course fairways and tees, sports fields, home lawns and as a winter overseed

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Tall Fescue

Perennial ryegrass

• Unique short dwarf and dense growth trait • Fine textured with excellent wear tolerance • 70% endophyte enhanced for better resistance to insects and nematodes • Provides superior turf quality across a wide range of growing conditions • Highest NTEP grouping for overall quality under medium fertility, traffic, and hot humid environments • Finest in texture, with uniform densitiy, particularly during the summer stress period • Produces a deep root system and aggressively tillers to improve wear tolerance and hasten recuperation from injury • Sod strength is excellent as is a high stand coverage that crowds out weeds • Contains moderately high levels of endophyte for improved resistance to surface feeding insects • High resistance to Brown Patch • Highest Crown Rust resistance at Rutgers • High levels of rhizomes under mowed turf conditions – early development • Excellent summer turf performance • High turf density, high overall turf quality • Dark green genetic color, very early spring green-up • Good cool weather active growth, for extended green season Fall & Spring • High endophyte content for stress tolerance and insect resistance • Superior for use on sports fields • Strong recovery from wear and damage

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• Tough, persistent, endophyte enhanced variety that is well adapted to hot summers, lower fertility soils, higher salt conditions, shade and tough use situations • Dark green color, medium leaf texture and has superior summer performance and stress tolerance. • Mustang 4 is very persistent, can be mowed down to ¾ inches • Has excellent drought resistance • It is a “semi-dwarf” type variety with a medium growth rate. • Dark green and more compact, it greens up relatively early in spring, holding its color well through fall • High sod strength and resistance to diseases like brown patch, suggest it for sod production and high active use applications.

Turf Type Tall Fescue

Turf Type Tall Fescue

Turf Type Tall Fescue

Tall Fescue

(Festuca Arundinacea) Turf Type

• Superior turf performance • Endophyte enhanced • Excellent wear tolerance • Easy establishment • Deep dark green, elegant turf quality • Double dwarf, short canopy height, reduced mowing • Fully endophyte enhanced • Brown patch resistance • Elite quality turf type tall fescue • Easy establishment • Superior brown patch resistance • Less fertilizer inputs • Extremely dark green color • Fine leaf texture • Excellent Brown Patch resistance • High rhizome expression • Heat and cold tolerant • Uses: Golf course roughs, commercial turf, parks, sports fields and home lawns

descriptions Standard Turf Type

Heirloom varieties of turf type tall fescue with improved turf quality. These varieties have g reater basal tiller density, shorter plant height and darker green color than forage type tall fescues such as KY-31. These varieties would be labeled as “forage type” by lawn care professionals today.

Semi Dwarf Turf Type

Improved turf type tall fescues with significant improvement in turf quality, turf color and disease and insect resistance. Various levels of endophyte content Neotyphodium coenophialum which provides natural resistance to leaf, crown feeding insects and nematodes and contributes to improved abiotic and biotic stress tolerance.

Double Dwarf This group of turf type tall fescue varieties have distinctly shorter early spring and late fall Turf Type canopy height. Double dwarfs have been improperly sold as "reduced clipping varieties." University tests indicate that yearly grass clippings of double dwarf vs. semi dwarf tall fescue are statistically the same under similar management programs. Only recently have breeders developed double dwarf tall fescues that exhibit moderate to good resistance to brown patch the most limiting factor to tall fescue persistence in the Mid South of USA. Rhizomatous Type Turf type tall fescue spreads by means of basal tillers not rhizomes as found in Kentucky bluegrass. Breeders have identified and developed varieties with frequency distribution of plants that produce underground stems similar to Kentucky bluegrass. Falcon IV, Six Point have been identified as having the presence of rhizomes. Spreading Type - STF

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Tall Fescue

STF (Spreading Tall Fescue) - New from ProSeeds in 2007. In contrast to rhizomatous varieties this material spreads by aggressive horizontal basal tillering. STF material has crown circumference 2-3 times greater than improved semi-dwarf tall fescue varieties. Tiller density, turf quality and color is better than most improved turf type tall fescues.

Forage Type This germplasm originates in more northern regions of the European continent. These European varieties have winter dormant growth habit and exhibit excellent summer stay-green for forage production systems in the Mid South of USA. Forage Type This germplasm originates in southern coastal regions of Europe along the Mediterranean Mediterranean where winters are mild and dry. Mediterranean varieties have a distinct flush of winter growth, respond positively to short day length and mild spring temperatures. This material has very poor summer stay-green potential in the Mid South USA.

• Extremely dark green color • Fine leaf texture • Excellent Brown Patch resistance • High rhizome expression • Heat and cold tolerant • Uses: Golf course roughs, commercial turf, parks, sports fields and home lawns • A release from the Lateral Spread Technology™ program, Titanium LS thrives under low fertility, reduced irrigation, and shade. • Particularly adapted throughout the Transition zone, its disease resistance to brown patch is excellent.

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Fine Fescue

Creeping Red Fescue (Festuca Rubra), Chewings Fescue (Festuca Rubra ssp. Commutata), Hard Fescue (Festuca Ovina Var. Duriuscula (F. Longifolia)

fine fescue specifications • Seeding rates: 3-5 lbs./1,000 sq. ft.

• Uses: Shaded Lawns, Ground Cover.

• Germination: 8-16 days

• Identification: Narrowleaved, cool-season perennial and creeping and/or bunch growth habit, found mostly in shaded areas. Leaves have folded vernation (stem) and a dull underside.

• Growth habit: bunch, creeping and/or spreading • Approx. seeds per lb: 500,000-615,000, depending on species • Blade: 1-2mm, pointed, needle-like tip

Chewings Fescue

• Establishment: Slow establisher like tall fescue. Ideal for shade. Chewings Fescue

Creeping Red Fescue

• Top performance in 2004-2007 NTEP • Deep dark green, elegant appearance • Heat and drought tolerant •  Shade tolerant

Creeping Red Fescue

• Bred from European x North American germplasm • Dark green vibrant turf color • • Adapted to low input turf management systems • Drought tolerant • Gorgeous low input turf • Adapted to low fertility soils • Deep Dark Green

Hard Red Fescue

Hard Red Fescue

• New and improved chewing fescue • Top performance in the 2002 Fine Fescue NTEP Test • Elite turf quality • Endophyte enhanced • Fast germination and early spring green–up • Fine leaf texture and vivid, dark green color • Superior disease resistance • Recommended for both high and low maintenance sites • High levels of endophytes • Uses: Ideal for use on home lawns, shady sites, golf course roughs and fairways, and combined with ryegrass for overseeding • Leading NTEP scores in shade, traffic and seedling vigor • Well adapted to lower fertility inputs • Improved disease resistance and drought tolerance • Hard fescue • Attractive color and density under low fertility and shade • Heat and drought tolerance • Strong disease resistance including red thread and pythium

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Creeping Red Fescue

Creeping Red Fescue

Creeping Red Fescue

Chewings Fescue

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• Quickly forms a dense turf under low to high fertility. Improved resistance to red thread and snow mold. • Superb spring greenup. • Excellent salt tolerance • Endophyte enhanced • High heat tolerance • High disease resistant to Rapid Blight, Dollar Spot, Summer Patch, Leaf Spot and Pink Patch • Very fine textured • Good shade tolerance • Uses: Ideal turf choice for home lawns, shady sites, golf courses, low maintenance landscapes and for winter overseeding of dormant bermudagrass • Exhibits a distinct deep dark green color • Adapted to low fertility and moderate to high soil pH conditions • Strong shade tolerance • Low vertical growth habit that will tolerate low cutting heights • Excellent performance under high, medium and low inputs • High rating for wear tolerance under fairway conditions • Dark green color with good Spring green-up • Excellent Summer Patch resistance • Good Red Thread resistance under reduced inputs, best of all creeping reds • Highest Dollar Spot resistance ratings of any Strong Creeping Red Fescue • High endophyte content (85-90%) for increased stress and insect tolerance • Does well for golf courses, sports fields, parks and landscapes

Hard Red Fescue

• Hard fescue • Strongly adapted to low fertility and shade, poor soils • Combines well with other fine fescues for erosion control, slopes, and open turf areas. Improved leaf spot resistance

Hard Red Fescue

• Top hard fescue in 1998 NTEP • Exceptional heat and disease resistance • High water use efficiency • Endophyte enhanced for improved abiotic and biotic stress tolerance

Hard Red Fescue

• Top entry in 2004-2007 NTEP Test • Shade tolerant • Ideal for natural areas and low input wildflower mixes • Low vertical growth that requires less mowing

Hard Red Fescue

• Low to high maintenance turf sites • High turf quality • Excellent heat and drought tolerance • Excellent performance in shade and sun • Bright, dark green color • Dense, fine, attractive turf • Low growing • Uses: Golf course fairways and roughs, to home lawns to unmown roadsides

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• Very low growing • Requires little care and performs exceptionally where fertilizer use is discouraged • Excellent drought & cold tolerance •  Appealing for its fine textured, brilliant teal blue color that actually intensifies under heat and drought stress

descriptions Chewing Fescue Chewing fescues have a bunch type growth habit, forms denser turf than the strong creeping red fescue, tends to be more disease resistant and persistent under lower maintenance. Of the fine fescues, chewing fescue is the most tolerant of close, continuous mowing and traffic pressure. From Northern Europe and bred for improved turf quality in hotter, dryer climates of North America. Strong Creeping Strong creeping red fescues have rhizomes and a distinct spreading growth habit. They have Red Fescue greater, longer and less prolific rhizomes than the slender creeping red fescues. Strong creepers also tend to be more tolerant of patch and crown disease and are often mixed with Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass in hot and humid regions. Slender Creeping Slender creeping red fescues are very tolerant of saline soil conditions, respond well to low Red Fescue mowing heights and can be used in winter overseeding programs where rapid spring transition is desired. Slender red fescue is often used as component in roadside turf mixtures where salting of roadsides is required. Hard Fescue Hard fescues are similar in appearance to sheep and blue fescue, but have wider, tougher, less glaucus (bluish-green) leaves and are more tolerant of higher fertility and moist soil conditions. Hard fescues are more similar to chewing fescue with similar turf density and texture, but have lower nutrient requirements and slower vertical growth rates. Hard fescues are also used as a component in low maintenance turf mixtures where a “windswept” or "links" look is desired. Hard fescue is also used for wildflower mixtures. Sheep & Blue Fescue

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bentgrass specifications • Seeding rates: 1-2 lbs./1,000 sq. ft. • Germination: 5-10 days • Growth habit: Stolons • Approx. seeds per lb: 6,000,000-7,000,000

• Superior tolerance and performance in moist saline soils. • Tolerates areas in the cool temperate regions of North America which are exposed to full sun with moderately hot summers. Excellent cold hardiness and retains color well into the fall season. • Alkaligrass is native in the U.S. and serves as a component in native grass mixtures. • Withstands soil pH of 8.0 and higher. • Mulch may be used to aid in the stabilization of the seeds in the event of uneven moisture conditions soil slope.

Sheep and blue fescues exhibit a stiff bunch type, non-creeping growth habit, bluish green to d ark green leaves, require little maintenance and do poorly under intensive cultural practices. Sheep and blue fescue are often used in wildflower mixes because of their non-aggressive ornamental appearance. Sheep fescue is used for wildflower mixtures and blue fescue is used extensively for ornamental landscape plantings. Both species produce very good turf under shade conditions.

Bentgrass

• Blade: 1-2mm, pointed tip, flat, smooth • Uses: Golf Greens, Tee, and Fairways

• Identification: Pointed tip leaf, flat and smooth in appearance. Lighter to very dark green color, vertical growth habit, dense growth habit, tolerates very low mowing. • Establishment: Quick germination, aggressive to medium aggressive growth habit, vertical growth habit without tendency to thatch. Good spring green-up, color retention and wear tolerance. High maintenance quality turfgrass.

• Elite high density creeping bentgrass • Requires less nitrogen once established than Penncross • Properly top dressed and verdicut A-4 is the best bentgrass available in the industry • Top entry in NTEP and On-site NTEP Tests • Tolerates extreme heat, cold and humidity • Minimal segregation due to similar growth habits • Good resistance to Pythium, Brown Patch and Dollar Spot • Reduced thatch problems • Dark green, dense and upright • Uses: Excellent choice for greens, tees, and fairways

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Fine Fescue

Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis Palustris), Velvet Bentgrass (Agrostis Canina)

• Certified, greens quality blend • Varieties with proven performance • Exceptional heat and stress tolerance • Very high density • Genetic diversity • Broad adaptation • Superior disease resistance • Uses: Greens and tees •  Very dark green, non-grainy erect blade type • Tolerates low cutting heights on putting surfaces • High shoot density and improved disease resistance • Excellent spring green-up and holds color late in the fall • • • • • • • •

Excellent winter hardiness Superlative summer density Fine-textured leaves Aggressive establishment Rich, dark green color Dense, upright growth creating a perfect lie for a golf ball. Superb cool weather color retention and spring green-up Outstanding Brown Patch and Dollar Spot resistance

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•  Aggressiveness, vigor, and wear tolerance make Penncross a natural for tees PennCross and fairways as well as greens CREEPING BENTgrass •  Extra vigorous growth means less water and fertilizer requirements • Extreme heat and cold tolerance • New and improved Penneagle for the progressive superintendent • Medium density for reduced thatch but competitive against poa annua • Good dollar spot resistance

• Excellent dollar spot resistance • Semi-fine leaf texture • Semi-aggressive growth habit • Increased density • Elite turf for greens, tees and fairways • Improved salt tolerance • Elite high shoot density • Dollar spot resistant • A rich, dark bluish color • Dwarf growth habit and high shoot density • Improved disease and pest resistance • Fast aggressive establishment • Ideal for greens, tees and fairways • Excellent turf quality • Excellent Dollar Spot and Brown Patch resistance • High resistance to Pink Snow Mold • Moderate resistance to Anthracnose • Vigorous, moderately dense growth • Bright dark green color • Excellent divot repair in fairways or tees • Rapid lateral growth • Superior turf quality • Highly competitive against Poa annua • Excellent winter color with no purpling • Enhanced Dollar Spot resistance • Bright, dark green color • Vigorous, uniform, moderately dense growth • Heat tolerance • Uses: Ideal for greens, tees, and fairways

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Bentgrass • Highest rated bentgrass on sand greens • High density - all seasons and all climate zones • Additional maintenance inputs required, but far less thatch maintenance than Penn A-1, Penn A-4, G-2, G-6 • Heat and stress tolerant • Does not develop “Bentgrass Bloat” in summer, as the A-1 and A-4 varieties do • Bright, dark green color • High disease resistance • Very Winter-active growth for better cool season performance and Poa annua competition • Far superior to Penn A-1 and Penn A-4 for more growth & repair in cooler weather, cooler soil conditions • NOTE: Use only for greens or tees in any climate • Blend of 007 and SR 1150 varieties for superior performance & higher density on greens • Excellent choice for greens, tees and fairways in many different climate zones • Superior dark green color, with upright dense growth • Good winter or cool weather active growth • Good heat tolerance • Unsurpassed Dollar Spot resistance • Top ranked for density on greens • Strong seedling vigor for fast establishment • Good salt tolerance as with most Creeping Bentgrass cultivars • Additional maintenance for high density greens may be required, but far less than A’s or G’s

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descriptions High Density These varieties have highest shoot density with range of 2,200-2,600 shoots per decimeter2. Creeping Types These are best adapted to golf course greens, croquet, tennis courts and bowling tops. They often require frequent top dressing and mowing and prefer low mowing heights of 125,000ths or less. Penncross Expensive to produce seed due to parent production field established vegetatively. Open Creeping type with 1,000-1,100 shoots per decimeter2. Continues to be used regardless of age and lack of improvements. Penncross requires high levels of nitrogen which results in high thatch production and reduced disease resistance. Dry-Arid Creeping Developed from germplasm collected from dry arid regions of the western US. All have high Climate Types shoot density ranging from 1,400-1,600 shoots per decimeter2. These varieties are very susceptible to dollar spot but have excellent turf quality and have been used successfully around the world. Highland Dryland Highland Dryland bentgrass Agrostis castellana has been incorrectly referred to as Types a colonial bentgrass. It has large robust stolons which under low height of cut and infrequent mowing produce unacceptable "false crowning" in manicured turf. Highland continues to be used for low cost roadside and utility turf situations. Colonial Bentgrass Compared to creepers, colonials are more upright with a weaker lateral growth habit. It has better wear tolerance at high height of cut (fairways) and is typically brighter green, maintains better color in cool weather, has better resistance to dollar spot, but is more susceptible to brown patch than creeping bentgrass. Velvet Bentgrass Velvet bentgrass is the densest of the bents used for turf and tends to have better shade tolerance than creeping or colonial bentgrass. Compared to creepers, velvet has a brighter green color, better dollar spot and brown patch resistance, and less prone to localized dry spot.

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Wildflowers

BRAND Native Seeds™

Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans Habitat • Moist or dry fields, roadsides or serpentine barrens. Grows best in deep, well-drained soils. pH 5.0 to 7.8. Full sun. Characteristics • A very decorative warm season bunchgrass that grows to 6 feet tall. Blooms from August to October. Reddish yellow color in winter. seeding rate • 10 lbs to 12 lbs. PLS per acre alone; 10% to 50% in a mix

Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii

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Switchgrass Panicum virgatum Habitat • Sandy shores, open woods, prairies and brackish marshes. pH 4.5 to 7.5. Full sun. Characteristics • A warm season bunchgrass that spreads by short rhizomes and grows from 4 to 6 feet tall. Blooms from July to September. seeding rate • 8 lbs. to 10 lbs. PLS per acre alone; 10% to 20% in a mix

Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula

This mixture contains perennials & annuals well suited to grow in the upper Midwest. Midwest wildflower mix is formulated to provide bloom spring, summer, and fall. Ideal for residential or commercial landscaping. Planting Rate/acre**

6-12 lbs.

Planting Rate for 1/2 acre or less

5 oz./1000 sq. ft.

Seeds/lb. 419,000

Midwest Mixture Small Package: 10x6 oz./pkg. per pop-up display box

Knee-Hi Mix This mixture is less than 24 inches high and provides a neater appearance than taller mixes. Good for residential or commercial landscaping where height is a factor. Planting Rate/acre**

8-16 lbs.

Planting Rate for 1/2 acre or less

5 oz./1000 sq. ft.

Seeds/lb. 331,000

Habitat • Riverbanks, roadsides, and meadows. pH 6.0 to 7.5. Partial shade tolerant. Grows from 5 to 7 feet tall.

Habitat • Serpentine barrens, dry, calcareous clearings, dry prairies, sand hills and other dry, rocky or sandy soils. pH 5.5 to 7.8. Full sun. Drought tolerant.

Characteristics • A warm season bunchgrass that grows from 5 to 7 feet tall. Blooms from August to October. Yellow seed heads have very leafy foliage that turns to colorful hues of brown in winter. Often stays erect until spring.

Characteristics •A  hardy, rapidly emerging warm season bunchgrass that spreads by short rhizomes, reproduces only by seed and grows to 2 feet tall. Blooms from July to September. Narrow leaves form a curly mass of bunch sod.

Shade Mix

seeding rate • 8 lbs. to 12 lbs. PLS per acre alone; 5% to 50% in a mix

seeding rate • 10 lbs to 12 lbs. PLS per acre alone; 5% to 25% in a mix

This mixture requires strong, filtered sunlight or 1-4 hours of direct sun per day. These plants will not prosper in dense shade.

Little Bluestem

CANADA WILDRYE

Andropogon scoparius also Schizachyrium scoparius

Elymus Canadensis

Habitat • Old fields, roadsides, slopes and meadows. pH 5.8 to 6.8. Partial shade tolerant.

Habitat • Alluvial thickets and open fields. Establishes best in well-drained soil. pH 5.0 to 7.9. Partial shade tolerant.

Characteristics • A warm season bunchgrass with a dense root system (reaching as deep as 8 feet) that grows from 2 to 3 feet tall. Blooms from July to October. Yellow seed heads have gray green foliage. Produces long lived stands.

Characteristics • A cool season bunchgrass that grows from 3 to 6 feet tall. Blooms from June to August. Seed heads are 6 to 8 in. long with 2 spikelets at each node that produce small grain seeds, year-around foliage.

seeding rate • 8 lbs. PLS per acre alone; 10% to 30% in a mix

seeding rate • 15 lbs PLS per acre alone; 10% to 25% in a mix

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MIDWEST MIX

grasses Buffalo Grass Western Wheat Grass Blue Grama Pubescent Wheat Grass Sand Lovegrass Partridge Pea Sand Dropseed Green Needle Grass Tall Wheat Grass June Grass Slender Wheat Grass Prairie Cordgrass Intermediate Wheat Grass Sheep Fescue

Forbs Black-Eyed Susan Purple Coneflower Yellow Coneflower Purple Prairie Clover Ox-Eye Sunflower Wild Bergamot

Canada/Showy Tick Trefoil Maximilian Sunflower Call for CRP or Native Prairie Grass Quotes

Low-Growing Mix This mixture is less than 16 inches high and provides a manicured appearance, which is ideal for residential or commercial landscaping where height is a factor. Planting Rate/acre**

5-10 lbs.

Planting Rate for 1/2 acre or less

4 oz./1000 sq. ft.

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Native Grasses

Seeds/lb. 528,000

Planting Rate/acre**

6-12 lbs.

Planting Rate for 1/2 acre or less

5 oz./1000 sq. ft.

Seeds/lb. 414,000

How to Plant Added Component Other species can be used as a nursegrass to wildflowers as long as they are noncompetitive. Grasses such as Chewings fescue, Little Bluestem, Indiangrass, Buffalograss, Sideoats Grama or Blue Grama are recommended where adapted for growth. Consult a LaCrosse specialist for the recommended seeding rates.

What to Expect The look of wildflower mixtures will change as they age. Typically, perennial and biennial wildflowers will germinate the first year and bloom the next. Annuals will grow and flower the first year and may reseed themselves for bloom the following year. The first season, however, is always the showiest for annuals. To preserve the original balance of the mixture, a site may be reseeded every two years.Yearly mowing, monitoring and controlling weeds, and occasional overseedings will slow down natural succession and promote a colorful wildflower meadow for many years.

Good soil-seed contact is essential for successful seed germination.

On Bare Soil 1. Rake to form grooves. 2. Apply seed with a drop or cyclone spreader using a carrier of sand, vermiculite or fine fescue. For small sites, seeds may be broadcast by hand. 3. Lightly rake to ensure proper soil-seed contact. Roll or track over the seed bed, and apply a light straw mulch to preserve surface moisture and aid soil stabilization. For optimum germination, keep the area evenly moist.

Seeding Into Existing Vegetation 1. Use Roundup®, following manufacturer’s recommendations, to eliminate any grass or weed cover which may compete with the wildflower seedlings. 2. Scarify or shallowly till the soil surface with a rake or tine harrow to create a crumbly seed bed. 3. Apply seed with a drop or cyclone spreader. A vertical groove slit seeder may also be used to simultaneously scarify the soil surface and deposit seeds into grooves. 4. Lightly rake or roll over area or follow with a tractor to ensure proper soilseed contact. Add a light dressing of straw mulch. For optimum germination, keep the area evenly moist. Note: Rototilling or plowing the site tends to expose weed seeds which compete with wildflower plantings. Use either of these soil preparation methods only when soil compaction is a definite problem. Plan weed control measures accordingly.

For Environmentally Sensitive Sites For small sites, cover the area with black or clear plastic for several weeks during the spring or summer to kill unwanted weeds. On larger sites, till existing vegetation several times during the course of the year prior to planting. Seed as specified for bare soil.

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Outstanding Erosion Control Excelsior 10,850

Rainfall tests found Environet to be far superior in reducing erosion.

Superior Seed Germination

Lawn Starter™ Pro

Lawn Starter™ Pro is an effective seed establishment mulch that will improve your revenue because of its efficient application.

Superior Performance • Keeps soil, seed and fertilizer on site • Visible watering guide optimizes water use Ease of Use • Convenient to store and handle • Flows well through spreaders

Cost Effectiveness • Double the coverage of other granular mulches • No need for expensive equipment Additional Benefits • No messy straw to apply or clean up • No noxious weeds to contaminate the site • No staples, stakes or netting to install or remove

Lawn Starter™ Pro is a granular mulch made from recycled paper that contains ENCAP®’s Advanced Soil Technology™ which is a blend of soil stabilizers designed to improve soil conditions. The granules are also combined with ENCAP®’s Seed Watering Guide™ to optimize water utilization during seed establishment. Lawn Starter™ Pro can be used for projects of all sizes from seeding residential lawns to repairing small areas.

Installation Details

Lawn Starter Pro should be applied using the rates and guidelines provided in the Application Index. Lawn Starter™ Pro may be applied by hand or with any broadcast spreader. ™

Lawn Starter™ Pro Application Index • Application rates and methods may vary based on site conditions such as slope, soil type, LBS/1,000 physical state and chemical properties of the soil SLOPE SQ FT and time of year. • Application rates may vary based on desired No Slope 25 - 50 visual appearance. 4:1 • Lawn Starter™ Pro granules are activated by Greater than use natural or applied moisture. 4:1 PAM-12® Plus • It is recommended that seeding is done prior to the application of Lawn Starter™ Pro and in a Bag Size 50 lb. manner that ensures direct contact with the soil on a well prepared seedbed.

Grass Repair Kit for the landscaper Grass Seed, Fertilizer, and Mulch

The patented combination of wood fiber and crimped, interlocking manmade fibers provides a germination rate that is higher than alternative products.

SOIL STABILIZATION GRANULES

SEED ESTABLISHMENT GRANULES

PAM-12™ Plus

PAM-12 Plus is a superior soil stabilizer that is easy to use and cost effective. Superior Performance Additional Benefits • Proven by ASTM D 6459 • Improves seed germination Standards and plant growth (ECTC • Effective across a wide Method # 4) spectrum of soils • Minimizes sediment loss Ease of Use • No messy straw or introduction • Uniformly applied right out of of noxious weed seed bag • No need for staples, stakes or • Includes visible tracer netting Cost Effectiveness • No need for expensive • Ease of use, saves time and equipment money ®

Product Description

PAM-12® Plus is a soil stabilizer that can be used alone or in combination with other mulches to reduce the erodibility of soils and improve the establishment of vegetation. The specially engineered paper granule is a carrier, delivery system and visual tracer that utilizes ENCAP®’s Advanced Soil Technology™ which is a blend of soil stabilizers. PAM-12® Plus can be uniformly applied with a broadcast spreader directly out of the bag. PAM-12® Plus is used in a wide variety of situations where soil stabilization is necessary such as commercial landscape, construction, reclamation, and post-fire restoration applications

Installation Details ®

PAM-12 Plus should be applied using the rates and guidelines provided in the Application Index. PAM-12® Plus may be applied dry with broadcast seeder/spreader equipment, hydraulically through approved hydraulic machines or with aerial application equipment. For hydraulic instructions and recommendations, refer to the PAM-12® Plus Hydraulic Application Guidelines.

SLOPE

POUNDS/ ACRE

No Slope 4:1

1,000

4:1- 3:1

1,000 - 2,000

PAM-12® Plus Application Index • Application rates and methods may vary based on site conditions such as slope, soil type, physical state and chemical properties of the soil and time of the year. • Application rates may vary based on desired visual appearance. • Slope interruption devices are recommended on slopes exceeding 40 feet in length. • PAM-12 Plus granules are activated by natural or applied moisture. • It is recommended that seeding is done prior to the application of PAM-12 Plus and in a manner that ensures direct contact with the soil on a well prepared seedbed. ®

3:1- 2:1

2,000 - 3,000

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Bag Size 50 lb.

Benefits: • Convenient, easy application... just open, sprinkle, and water • Contains Advanced Soil Technology™ (AST™), which prepares the soil for germination and enhanced establishment • Contains Seed Watering Guide™ to help consumers easily maintain proper water seed and fertilizer... no settling • All-In-One™ – seed, mulch fertilizer, AST™, and SWT™ • Patented and engineered to always provide an even distribution of seed and fertilizer... no settling

Prevent returns for repairs by leaving a Grass Repair Kit behind

% of Germination Futerra® 84.51%

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% of Germination

1.25 lb. pouch Coverage: 100 sq. ft. 16 per case

100%

Product Specification Environet shall be used for temporary erosion and sediment control in areas in which the soil has been prepared and seeded. The blanket shall provide immediate erosion control with a dimensionally stable matrix that is capable of resisting raindrop impact and preventing the associated disruption of underlying soil particles. The blanket shall possess a rate of saturation that reduces the velocity of water run-off. Upon saturation, the blanket shall mold and bond to the soil surface preventing water flow from channeling under the blanket surface and directing excess flow over the blanket surface. The netting shall photo-degrade within 90 days after installation.

5,000

0

Environet is recommended for covering difficult or critical seeded areas requiring temporary erosion control until vegetation is established.The enhanced bonding characteristics of the blanket to the soil surface make Environet an environmentally compatible choice for stabilizing and minimizing erosion on slopes and banks. Environet is extremely effective at controlling erosion and reducing seed bed migration on slopes up to 1H:1V. It is ideally suited for areas where conventional practices are inadequate for rapid and uniform vegetation establishment. The blanket contains no growth-inhibiting additives and is free of weed seeds. It is capable of absorbing and holding more than nine times its weight in water thereby creating a moisture reservoir for germinating seeds and new plants. Environet is designed to remain in place to degrade and add organic matter and nutrients to the soil.

Description

Dimensions

Square Yards

Av. Weight

Truckload Qty

82” Natural

82” x 135’

102.5

38 lbs.

384 rolls

Erosion Control Blankets & Bio Logs EG-1S (straw blanket) 8 x 112.5 = 100 sq. yards EG-2S (straw blanket) 8 x 112.5 = 100 sq. yards EG-2SC (70% straw/30% coconut) 8 x 112.5 = 100 sq. yards EG-2C (100% coconut) 8 x 112.5 = 100 sq. yards Futerra Natural (wood fiber) 6.83 x 135 = 102.5 sq. yards

1120N (12 oz.) 15 x 300 = 500 sq. yards/roll 180N (8 oz.) 15 x 300 = 500 sq. yards/roll 170N (7 oz.) 15 x 300 = 500 sq. yards/roll 140N (4 oz.) 15 x 300 = 500 sq. yards/roll

15,000

Environet is available with a dyed natural green color that provides a temporary finished appearance. Environet is also available in an un-dyed natural wood color.

Applications

EXCELSIOR 73.52% 0%

Aesthetically Appealing

10,000

Soil loss

STRAW 65.90%

Mirafi Rip Rap Fabric

4.25 lb. pouch Coverage: 300 sq. ft. 6 per case

Straw Blanket 13,650

The Ultimate Blanket for Growing Grass... Futerra Environet® Beats The Competition

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Product Description

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Erosion Control Products

Futerra® 525

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Erosion Control Products

* Environet is not recommended for high velocity channels.

OTHER PRODUCTS AVAILABLE Dimex Pro Lip Edging 20 ft. strips with stake kits Weed Barrier 3 x 300 = 100 sq. Yards Weed Barrier 6 x 300 = 200 sq. Yards Wood Stakes Staples 1 box = 1000 staples. 1 box Per 10 rolls of material

Slit Fence 3 ft. wide by 100 ft. long

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JET SPRAY With Fiber Max 40 lb. Bale 80/20 PAPER/WOOD Excellent choice for the smaller jet agitated hydro-seeding machines. 300-500 gal. Cap. • Reduces loading time considerably • Dyed rich dark green color (no messy dye packs to handle) • Increased fiber to water yield APPLICATION RATES 4/1 slope 1500 lb Per. Acre; Greater than 4/1 2000 lb Per. Acre Add 50 lbs of JET SPRAY to 100 gal. of water when hydro-seeding.

WOOD CELLULOSE FIBER MIX 50 lb. BALE 80/20 PAPER/WOOD Best choice for larger mechanical agitated machines. • Meets or exceeds all requirements for wood cellulose fiber mulch • Contains cellulose fiber and clean wood chips • Dyed a dark green color for easy metering APPLICATION RATES 3/1 slope 1500 lb. Per. Acre; Greater than 3/1 slope 2000 lb. Per. Acre 35 lbs-50 lbs Per. 100 Gals. of water when hydro-seeding.

Terra-mulch blend 50 lb. bale 70/30 wood/paper • This blend is designed to pump more easily than 100% wood fiber • 50 lb. bales make it easy to handle and load • Dyed a dark green color for easy metering APPLICATION RATES 3/1 slope 1500 lb. Per. Acre; Greater than 3/1 slope 2000 lb. Per. Acre

Terra-mulch BFM • Terra-Mulch™ (Bonded Fiber Matrix) is available for your toughest jobs, delivering a much higher level of performance than any standard hydraulic mulch on the market today. • Terra-Mulch BFM is ideal for projects where blankets are impractical and/or too expensive and conventional hydraulic mulches are ineffective. • Independent testing and years in the field prove Terra-Mulch BFM is effective on the steepest, roughest sites – a critical consideration for Phase II compliance. • Produced from Thermally Refined™ wood fiber and combined with 10% cross-linked hydro-colloid tackifier, TerraMulch BMF applies more easily, promotes faster germination and minimizes sediment and water runoff. Its performance is comparable to blankets, yet its cost is significantly less.

TaCking agent 3™ University Tested and Proved to reduce soil erosion and water runoff immediately after hydro-seeding, no cure time required! Tacking Agent 3 contains a combination of hydro-colloid polymers including co-polymer of acrylamide. Tacking Agent 3 increases the water holding capacity of all types of hydraulic mulches, while enhancing seedling emergence and turf establishment. Typical Application Rate: >2:1 slope - 60 lbs per acre; 4:1 slope - 30 lbs per acre Packaging: 8 lb bag 4 per 32 lb case 60 cases per pallet; 25 and 50 lb bags

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Shipment: 60 - 32 lb cases - 1920 lb pallet; 80 - 25 lb bags, 40 - 50 lb bags 2000 lb pallet

Useful Information Areas of Use

Metric Conversion

GOLF COURSE Green 4-7,000 sq.ft. Tee 3,000-8,000 sq.ft. Fairway 3-6 acres

WEIGHT 1 Metric ton (mt) 1.102 US tons 1 Kilogram (kg) = 2.205 lbs. 1 Gram (g) 0.30327 oz.

FOOTBALL FIELD 160' x 360' = 57,600 sq.ft.

AREA 1 Hectare (ha) = 107,640 sq.ft. 1 Hectare (ha) = 2.471 acres 1 Square meter (sq.m.) = 10.76 sq.ft. 1 Square centimeter (sq.cm.) =.1549 sq.in. 1 Square mile (640 acres) = 259 ha 1 Acre (43,560 sq.ft) =.4047 ha 1 Square foot = .0929 sq.m. 1 Square inch = 6.452 sq.cm.

BASEBALL DIAMOND Infield area - 90'x9O' = 8, 100 sq.ft. Home plate to L 300'-360' Home plate to C 360'-410' Home plate to R 300'-360' Mound to home plate = 60'6" Home plate to 1st = 90' Home plate to 2nd 127' 3-3/8" Home plate to 3rd 90' TENNIS COURT Regulation 78'x 36' = 2,808 sq.ft. Full 120' x 60' = 7,200 sq.ft. SOCCER PITCH Small 195' x 330' = 64,350 sq.ft. Large 225' x 360' = 81,000 sq.ft. RUGBY PITCH 328' x 226' = 74,128 sq.ft. HOCKEY PITCH Small 301' x 164' = 49,364 sq.ft. Large 300' x 180' = 54,000 sq.ft. CRICKET SQUARE 90' x 90' = 8,100 sq.ft. CROQUET 75' x 40' = 3,000 sq.ft.

LENGTH 1 Kilometer (km) =.6214 miles 1 Meter (m) = 3.281 feet 1 Meter = 39.37 inches 1 Centimeter = 0.03937 inches 1 Millimeter (mm) = 0.03937 inches 1 Mile = 1.609 kilometers 1 Foot (12 inches) = 0.3048 meters 1 Inch = 2.540 centimeters

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TEMPERATURE (ºC x 1.8) + 32 = ºF (ºF - 32) x 555 = ºC YIELD 1 Metric ton/ha = 0.446 US ton/ac 1 Kilogram/ha = 0.892 lbs./acre 1 US ton/acre 2.242 mt/ha Helpful Conversion Pounds per 1,000 sq. ft. to g/sq.m. Multiply pounds by 4.8826 = g/sq.m. Pounds per acre to kg/ha. Multiply pounds by 1.12

LAWN BOWLING Minimum 110' x 110' = 12,100 sq.ft. Maximum 125' x 110' = 13,750 sq.ft. VOLLEYBALL 30' x 60' = 1,800 sq.ft. 33

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NOTICE TO BUYER – LIMITATION OF WARRANTY La Crosse Forage and Turf Seed LLC warrants that the seed or other products sold by it conforms to the descriptions on the label within tolerances, if any, established by law. THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY EXCLUDES AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WHICH ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. In any event, it is expressly agreed that liability of La Crosse Forage and Turf Seed LLC to the Buyer or others for any loss (whether such loss results from breach of warranty, or contract, or from negligence) shall be limited solely to the amount of the purchase price of the seed or other products. This remedy hereby provided shall be the exclusive and sole remedy of the Buyer and all other persons for such loss. In no event shall La Crosse Forage and Turf Seed LLC be liable for any consequential or incidental damages sustained by the Buyer or any other person. No liability hereunder shall be asserted unless the Buyer or user reports to the Warrantor within a reasonable period after discovery (not to exceed 30 days), any conditions that might lead to a complaint. Our liability on the Warranty is limited in amount to the purchase price of the seed. By acceptance of the seed or other products, the Buyer acknowledges that the limitations and disclaimers herein set forth are conditions of the sale and constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding warranty or other liabilities and the remedy therefor.

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