Cool Season Turfgrasses | Seeding Rates | ||||||
Latin | Seeds/pound | lbs./1000 ft2 | lbs./acre | g/meter2 | seeds/inch2 | ||
Bentgrass | creeping | A. palustris | 6,000,000 | 1.0 - 1.5 | 45 - 65 | 5.0 - 7.5 | 21 to 83 |
(Agrostis sp.) | colonial | A. capillaris | 5,000,000 | 1.5 - 2.0 | 65 - 90 | 7.5 - 10.0 | 35 to 70 |
velvet | A. canina var. canina. | 8,000,000 | 0.75 - 1.25 | 35 - 55 | 3.5 - 6.0 | 27 to 83 | |
Bluegrass | Kentucky | P. pratensis | 900,000 - 2,000,000 | 1.0 - 2.0 | 45 - 90 | 5.0 - 10.0 | 13 to 27 |
(Poa sp.) | rough | P. trivialis | 2,000,000 | 1.0 - 2.0 | 45 - 90 | 5.0 - 10.0 | 13 to 27 |
Fescue | Chewings | F. rubra var. falax | 365,000 | 4.0 - 6.0 | 175 - 250 | 20.0 - 30.0 | 10 to 15 |
(Festuca sp.) | hard | F. brevipila | 530,000 | 4.0 - 6.0 | 175 - 250 | 20.0 - 30.0 | 15 to 22 |
slender | F. rubra var. litoralis | 500,000 | 4.0 - 6.0 | 175 - 250 | 20.0 - 30.0 | 10 to 15 | |
strong creeping | F. rubra var. rubra | 365,000 | 4.0 - 6.0 | 175 - 250 | 20.0 - 30.0 | 10 to 15 | |
blue | F. sheep var. glauca | 400,000 | 4.0 - 6.0 | 175 - 250 | 20.0 - 30.0 | 11 to 17 | |
tall, turf type | F. arundinacea | 250,000 | 8.0 - 10.0 | 350 - 435 | 40.0 - 50.0 | 14 to 17 | |
Ryegrass | perennial | L. perennial | 225,000 | 7.0 - 9.0 | 300 - 400 | 35.0 - 45.0 | 11 to 14 |
(Poa sp.) | annual | L. multiflorum | 225,000 | 7.0 - 9.0 | 300 - 400 | 35.0 - 45.0 | 11 to 14 |