California Guide to Grasses

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GRASSES FOR OVERSEEDING DORMANT WARM SEASON GRASSES

ITEM

VARIETIES / COMMENTS
Seeding Rate /1,000 sq.ft.
Zones
Days to
Germinate
Leaf
Texture
Wearability
Cold
Tolerance
BLENDS
Grand Slam
Perennial Ryegrass Overseeding Blend		 Blend of 4 Top "Turf-Type" Varieties. Excellent for all types of overseeding
10-12
1,2,3
5-14
Fine
VG
G
SINGLE SPECIES
Perennial Ryegrass
Turf-Type		 Saturn II, Manhattan 3, SR4200
10-12
1,2,3
5-14
Fine
VG
G
Intermediate Ryegrass Froghair
10-12
1,2,3
5-14
Fine
VG
G
Common Perennial Ryegrass
Pasture Type		 Variety: Linn, poor turf quality
10-12
1,2,3
5-14
Coarse
F
G
Annual Ryegrass Short lived, poor color and turf quality
10-12
1,2,3
5-10
Coarse
F
F
Creeping Red Fescue Shade tolerant
10-12
1,2,3,4
7-14
Fine
G
E
KEY: (E) = Excellent, (VG) = Very Good, (G) = Good, (F) = Fair, (P) = Poor
Note: The ideal time for overseeding warm season grasses is early fall.

ZONE #

CLIMATE TYPE

1
2
3
4
5

 Southern Coastal and Foothills
Interior Valley
Desert
Northern Coast and Foothills
Mountains

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