Seeding Specifications

 

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