Pro Sportsfield™
Professional Turfgrass Mixture
Description
The most widely used mixture for sportsfields. A mixture of improved perennial ryegrasses with bermudagrass provides the best combination of quick establishment, durability and attractiveness in all seasons. These grasses will withstand low mowing and develop into a dense turf able to withstand regular sportsfield uses.
Characteristics
FEATURES:
- Excellent seedling vigor
- Fine texture
- Higher density
- Dark blue-green color
- High endophyte level
- Advanced varieties
- Better heat and drought tolerance
- Improved mowability
- Rye & Bermuda combination
BENEFITS:
- Rapid establishment
- Attractive, uniform appearance
- Improved traffic tolerance
- Less fertilizer needed
- High resistance to above ground insects
- Improved disease resistance
- Improved summer performance
- Reduced leaf shredding during mowing
- All year playability
Uses
High traffic areas including:
Golf Courses, Sportsfields, Cemetaries, Parks, Commercial developments, Residential lawns
Seeding Rates
New turf: 10-12 pounds per 1000 square feet (400-500 pounds per acre).
Overseeding: 7-10 pounds per 1000 square feet (300-400 pounds per acre).
Establishment
Germination: 6-12 days with proper irrigation.
First mowing: Approximately 21 days.
First limited use: Approximately 30 days.
Adaptability & Care
Climatic Conditions: All (except high altitude)
Soils: Sandy to heavy clay. Not good for extremely wet or shaded areas.
pH range: 5.5 to 8.5
Fertilization: 3 to 5 pounds of actual nitrogen per 1000 sq ft per year. Use a balanced fertliizer with a 3:1:2 ratio of NPK with sulphur.
Mowing height: 1/2 to 1-1/4 inches in cool seasons, 1-1/2 to 2 inches in warm seasons.
Quality Assurance
“Pro Sportsfield” is a registered trademark of Stover Seed Company and is available only from Stover Seed or an authorized dealer. The ingredients used in “Pro Sportsfield” are exclusively distributed by Stover Seed and represent the latest improvements in turfgrass breeding and development.
Accept no substitutions.
Ingredients & Specifications
Affinity Perennial Ryegrass
Evening Shade Perennial Ryegrass
Manhattan 4 Perennial Ryegrass
Unhulled Bermudagrass
98% Minimum purity
90% Minimum germination
Recent Planting Sites
College of the Canyons, Valencia CA
Santa Barbara Parks
Pop Warner Fields, Vista
Rancho Tabuca Elementary School, Mission Viejo
Cal State Los Angeles
Whittier College
Federal Correctional Inst., Lompoc
Corona Norco School District
City of Bell Gardens