best time to plant grass seed kentucky BEWITCHED Kentucky Bluegrass Seed, Platinum Quality™ (Cool Season Zones 1-3)

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

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

Bluegrass varieties are unique in that they exhibit a wide range of genetic diversity.    There are well over 100 varieties of Kentucky Bluegrasses with various traits and characteristics.  Few bluegrass varieties can boast the dominance that Bewitched has proven in NTEP trials with a #1 rating in Wear Tolerance and Blight Resistance and a #2 rating in Overall Turf Quality.   It also meets our platinum standards of superiority for variety quality and seed purity.  Learn More.

 CLICK HERE to download Bewitched Kentucky Bluegrass technical data sheet as seen below.

BEWITCHED Kentucky Bluegrass Seed, Platinum Quality™

• Wide genetic diversity delivers improved disease resistance , better turf quality
• Rhizomatous growth habit produces better turf density and recovery from wear and injury
• Low temperature hardiness for better fall color retention and early spring green-up
• Good drought tolerance once established
  
• Seed quality: High germination, 0% crop and weed seed

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

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

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

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

Specifications:
  BEWITCHED Kentucky Bluegrass Seed

Platinum Quality™ (Exceeds Certified Quality Standards)

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

Bewitched is a product of Turf Merchants, Inc and is protected under the US Plant Variety Protection Act.  

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

Option: This bluegrass seed variety may be mixed with about 20% of a fine fescue which would serve as a nurse crop and not compete with the bluegrass.

Turfgrass Testing Programs Listed:

• NTEP: National Turfgrass Evaluation Program  www.ntep.org