Ryegrass Lawn Seed

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Table 1. Comparison of lawngrasses available for use
Environment Ryegrass Bermuda Carpet Centipede Seashore Paspalum St. Augustine Zoysia
Area Adapted Statewide Statewide Wet Areas Statewide Statewide Statewide Statewide
Mowing Height (inches) 3-4 .5-1.5 1.5-2 1.5-2 1-2 1.5-4 1-2
Soil Acid, Sandy Wide Range Acid, Wet Acid, Infertile Wide Range Wide Range Wide Range
Leaf Texture Coarse-Medium Fine-Medium Medium Medium Fine-Medium Coarse-Medium Fine-Medium
Drought Tolerance Excellent Good Poor Medium Good Very Poor Medium
Salt Tolerance Poor Good Poor Poor Excellent Good Good
Shade Tolerance Poor Poor Fair Fair Poor Good Good
Wear Tolerance Excellent Good-Excellent Poor Poor Good-Excellent Poor Good-Excellent
Nematod Tolerance Very Good Poor Poor Poor Good Good Poor
Maintenance Levels Low Medium Low Low Medium Very High High
Uses Lawns Athletic Fields Wet Areas Lawns Lawns, Atlethic, Golf Lawns Lawns
Establishment Methods Seed, Sod Seed, Sod, Sprigs, Plugs Seed, Sprigs Seed, Sod, Sprigs, Plugs Seed, Sod, Sprigs, Plugs Sod, Sprigs, Plugs Seed, Sod, Sprigs, Plugs
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  • Pensacola Ryegrass Grass Seed
    -50,25,10 lb. Bag

    Pensacola Ryegrass Grass Seed - Pensacola Ryegrass grass seed is used for lawn and pasture applications in the southern climates. Pensacola Ryegrass Grass Seed is commonly used for lawns, pastures and roadside applications from North Carolina to California. Pensacola Ryegrass grass is excellent for sandy soils that many other grasses struggle to survive. Our Pensacola Ryegrass grass seed is harvested, processed and distributed from Hancock Seed Company insuring the highest quality Pensacola Ryegrass grass seed available. Pensacola Ryegrass grass seed is commonly used for lawn and pasture applications across the Southern United States including Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana, Alabama,.../p>

  • Argentine Ryegrass Grass Seed
    -50,25,10 lb. Bag

    Argentine Ryegrass Grass Seed - Argentine Ryegrass grass seed is the best lawn grass and pasture grass seed available in our opinion for the Southern climates especially Florida. Argentine Ryegrass grass makes an excellent low maintenance permanent lawn grass or pasture grass. Argentine Ryegrass grass is very drought tolerant, deep rooted and has exceptional disease and insect resistance. Argentine Ryegrass grass makes an excellent pasture grass for horses, cattle and any other type of livestock. Seed Rate: 50-100 lbs per acre; 5-10 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. Seed Depth: 1/4 inch Planting Time: Spring - Summer pH: 5.5 - 6.5 Fertilizer: 16-04-08 Plant Argentine Ryegrass grass...

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  • Tifton 9 Ryegrass Grass Seed
    -40,20 lb. Bag - Certified

    Tifton 9 Ryegrass Grass Seed (Certified) - Tifton 9 Ryegrass grass is considered a very durable pasture grass for horses. Tifon 9 bahia grows faster than regular Pensacola Ryegrass grass, provides more drought tolerance and better frost resistance. Tifton-9 is an improved Pensacola Ryegrassgrass variety that was bred and developed by Dr. Glen Burton, Agricultural Research Service, U.S.D.A., and the Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station. It has several improved characteristics. Tifton-9 produces 30 to 40% more forage per year than the old Pensacola variety from which it was developed. See Table 1 for yield comparisons at Gainesville, FL. Tifton 9...

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  • Un-Certified Tifton 9 Ryegrass Grass Seed
    -50 lb. Bag

    Tifton 9 Ryegrass Grass Seed (Certified) - Tifton 9 Ryegrass grass is considered a very durable pasture grass for horses. Tifon 9 bahia grows faster than regular Pensacola Ryegrass grass, provides more drought tolerance and better frost resistance. Tifton-9 is an improved Pensacola Ryegrassgrass variety that was bred and developed by Dr. Glen Burton, Agricultural Research Service, U.S.D.A., and the Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station. It has several improved characteristics. Tifton-9 produces 30 to 40% more forage per year than the old Pensacola variety from which it was developed. See Table 1 for yield comparisons at Gainesville, FL. Tifton 9...

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