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Poa Supina Shade Grass w/ OptiGrowth
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Supranova Poa supina is the best shade grass seed that is available for cool season areas. This is 100% straight Poa supina grass seed. It is not blended with any rough blue grass or any other seed. Poa supina shade grass seed is well adapted to cold climates and is found commonly in the sub-alpine regions of the German and Austrian Alps.
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Supranova Poa supina is the elite shade grass for dense shade in cool season areas. This is the best primo shade lawn grass on market today. It is specially designed for deep shade and little water although it has been used for golf courses, lawns, and athletic field turf for over twenty years. Supranova shade grass has been developed over the last 20 years and the breeding keeps improving.
No other grass seed species outperforms this variety in the shade. It grows where no grass has grown before. It’s wear tolerance and aggressive growth make it ideal high maintenance and high wear areas. Today Supranova shade grass is the most shade tolerant, wear resistant, cool season grass on the market.
Grow Poa supina in colder climates as it is well adapted to cold temperatures and is found commonly in the sub-alpine regions of the German and Austrian Alps. In Germany, the common name is Lägerrispe, which means, "where the cows lay". The name is a reflection of the ability of Poa supina to persist and even thrive on cattle trails, even in shaded woodland areas. Another attractive asset is the apparent resistance of Poa supina to many diseases which results in fewer fungicide applications. Unfortunately, the cost of grass seed for shade is quite high; therefore, the practicality of seeding mono-stands of the grass is often economically unfeasible. Evidence from Germany suggests relatively low rates (e.g., less than 10%) of Poa supina seed can be mixed with other cool season grasses and after several years of heavy traffic the stand will be predominantly Poa supina, providing superior coverage compared to stands without Poa supina.
This is 100% Poa supina grass seed. This is NOT blended with rough bluegrass.
Characteristics
- Germination: This shade grass seed typically germinates in 14 - 21 days.
- Growth habit: Poa supina shade grass has upright growth habit with a slow vertical growth. Spreads by stolons. When left unmowed, height of foliage is 6 inches with seed head height 10 to 12 inches.
- Adaptation: Poa supina Blue grass adapts well to shaded conditions and high traffic areas where soil compaction occurs. Very competitive with other grasses in situations of frequent mowing and traffic. Is favored in wet and moist conditions.
- Mowing: After Poa supina shade grass reaches 2" mow for the first time. After this it may be mowed as low as 3/16 of an inch.
- Disease: Grow Poa supina shade grass for excellent resistance to disease such as snow molds, dollar spot, red threads, and other pathogens.
Seeding Rate & Planting Time
- New turf: Sow 2 - 3 pounds Poa supina seed per 1,000 square feet or 80 - 120 lbs per acre
- Plant Poa supina Bluegrass seed when soil temperature reaches 55 degrees in spring up until a minimum of 12 weeks before frost in fall
Planting Guide
SOWING TEMPERATURE
55F+
WHEN TO PLANT
Spring 55F or up to 8 weeks before first frost
AVERAGE GERM TIME
5 - 28 days
DAYS TO FIRST MOWING
28 - 35 days
PLANTING DEPTH
Surface to 1/8 Inch
SOWING METHOD
Broadcast or Drill
MOWING HEIGHT
3/16 - 2 inches

ENVIRONMENT
Partial Shade - Shade
ZONES
3 - 7
Grass Specifications
IDEAL FOR
Lawns, Golf Courses
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Fine to Medium Bladed, Shade Tolerant
ESTABLISHMENT RATE
Slow

MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS
Moderate to Hiigh
ACIDIC SOIL TOLERANCE
Medium
SALINITY TOLERANCE
Moderate
COLD TOLERANCE
High
SHADE TOLERANCE
Good to Excellent
WEAR TOLERANCE
Medium to High
THATCH TENDENCY
Medium
FERTILIZER NEEDS
Low - Medium

HEIGHT
6 inches

SEASON
Perennial







Legacy is our premier fine fescue grass seed blend with three different varieties of fine fescue grass seed to give you the best turf possible. This elite blend combines hard fescue, chewings fescue, and creeping red fescue to give you the immaculate fine fescue lawn that you have been looking for. High quality look for a very low price!
Over the centuries, fine fescues have been renowned for their survival under extreme conditions. They grow in infertile and dry soils, tolerate close mowing heights, deep shade and grow in places where turf is neglected, tortured and forgotten. In these areas, fescues endure.
Why People Choose Legacy
Legacy fine fescue grass seed mixture is the perfect solution to those difficult-to-manage turf areas. Legacy blend is hard fescue grass seed, chewings fescue grass seed and creeping red fescue grass seed, specially blended for optimum performance under the highest turf grass management, or planted as a cover for naturalizing low maintenance or native settings.
Hard Fescue Grass
Classic hard fescue performance. Dense, dwarf, dark, compact growth that thrives in low fertility and infrequent irrigation. Extremely high endophyte levels. (roughly 20% of the mixture.)
Chewings Fescue Grass
The most unique advancement in fescue breeding—a true fescue with extraordinary turf quality. Fine textured and low-growing, with very high endophyte levels. (roughly 40% of the mixture.)
Creeping Red Fescue Grass
Extremely high quality turf with high levels of viable endophyte. Excellent soil stabilization through aggressive, rhizomatous growth habit. (roughly 40% of the mixture.)
Low Maintenance Turf
Legacy fine fescue grass seed blend is perfect for partly to heavily shaded sites where water and fertilizer conservation is important. Areas with dry shade are perfect for establishing fine fescue grass seed blends in spring or fall.
Native / Naturalized Grass Areas
Legacy fine fescue grass is an excellent mixture for establishing and stabilizing naturalized areas. From wildlife cover to wildflower beds, erosion buffers to bank stabilization, Legacy fine fescue blend is well suited to broadcast, drill, and hydroseedings.
Seeding Rate & Planting Time
- New turf: Sow 4 - 5 pounds fine fescue lawn seed per 1,000 square feet or 160 - 200 lbs/acre for broadcast seeding
- Over-seeding: Sow 2 - 2 1/2 pounds fine fescue grass seed per 1,000 square feet or 80 - 100 lbs per acre for broadcast over-seeding
- Plant cool climate grass seed when soil temperature reaches 55 degrees in spring up until a minimum of 8 weeks before frost in fall
Planting Guide
SOWING TEMPERATURE
55F+
WHEN TO PLANT
Spring 55F or up to 8 weeks before first frost
AVERAGE GERM TIME
14 - 21 days
DAYS TO FIRST MOWING
26 - 32 days
PLANTING DEPTH
Surface to 1/4 Inch
SOWING METHOD
Broadcast or Drill
MOWING HEIGHT
2 - 2.5 inches

ENVIRONMENT
Full Sun to Partial Shade
ZONES
3 - 7
Grass Specifications
IDEAL FOR
Lawns, Low Maintenance Areas
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Fine Bladed, Shade Tolerance
ESTABLISHMENT RATE
Moderate

MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS
Moderate
ACIDIC SOIL TOLERANCE
Medium to High
SALINITY TOLERANCE
Low
COLD TOLERANCE
High
SHADE TOLERANCE
Excellent
WEAR TOLERANCE
Low
THATCH TENDENCY
Low to Medium
FERTILIZER NEEDS
Low

SEASON
Perennial









True Putt is an excellent new perennial bluegrass that is medium green depending on fertility and forms a uniform, dense turf at greens height. This creeping bluegrass is medium to fine textured and forms an extremely dense putting green grass surface. True Putt helps crowd out Poa annua better than creeping bentgrass. This Bluegrass seed germinates rapidly in 5 to 7 days under optimum conditions especially when kept continually moist. It is very vigorous and mixes well with creeping bent grass in a 50/50 mixture. True Putt is a great grass seed choice for the home golf green.
True-putt is drought and shade tolerant and recovers well after water stress events. Tolerates close mowing to 1/8 inch (optimum mowing height on greens is 5/32), but will also perform well at 1/2 inch mowing height. Creeping bluegrass is a deep rooted grass which has exhibited some field resistance to pink snowmold. This putting green grass is well adapted to the cool, moist climate especially in the northern half of the United States.
True-Putt will soon be one of the leading putting green grass varieties on the market. A creeping bluegrass putting green has excellent density, shade tolerance, heat tolerance, wear tolerance, and cold tolerance. True Putt golf grass establishes quickly from grass seed, and it produces a thick turf competing with the grassy weed Poa annua. For those of you who want to build your own putting green, True Putt is a great choice for putting green seed.
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Seeding Rate & Planting Time
- New turf: Sow 2 - 3 pounds of True Putt golf green seed per 1,000 square feet or 80 -120 lbs per acre
- Plant True Putt Creeping Bluegrass seed when soil temperature reaches 55 degrees in spring up until a minimum of 8 weeks before frost in fall