Granite

Description

Granite Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis) is a dark green, wear tolerant Midnight-type bluegrass with excellent summer stress tolerance. It tolerates a low mowing height for high maintenance turf, but can also be used for lower maintenance regimes. Granite is very dark green, dense and fine leaved, with exceptional turf quality and wear tolerance. It is an excellent summer performer under severe summer stress, and will persist indefinitely under demanding turfgrass conditions.

Key Features

Excellent Wear Tolerance
Dark Green Color
High or Low Maintenance
Drought and Heat Tolerant

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Ratings

Scale 1-9, where 9 = best or most pronounced

Color

8

Density

8

Diseases/Insects

5

Drought Tolerance

9

Frost Tolerance/Winter Kill

9

Turfgrass Quality

7

Spring Greenup

7

Leaf Texture

6

Seedling Vigor/Establishment

7

General Characteristics

Establishment (Days) 14-21

First Mowing (Days) 21-28

Endophyte + (Yes, No) No

Germination (Days) 6-10

Mowing Frequency (Per Week) 1

Nitrogen Requirement (Low, Med, High) Low

Segment Turfgrass

Species Kentucky Bluegrass

Sci. Name Poa pratensis

Seeding Information

Approx. Seeds/Lb. 1250000

Approx. Seeds/Kg. 2750000

Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Kg./Hectare) 100-200

Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre) 90-175

Seeding Rate - Overseed (Lbs./1000 sq. ft.) 1-1.5

Seeding Rate - Interseed (Lbs./1000 sq. ft.) 1-1.5

Seeding Rate - Interseed (Kg./100 sq. meters) .5-.75

Seeding Rate - New (Kg./100 sq. meters) 1-2

Seeding Rate - New (Lbs./1000 sq. ft.) 2-4

Seeding Rate - Overseed (Kg./100 sq. meters) .5-.75