Fairway Green’s “Southern Perfection” Turf-Grass Mixture Information
Fairway Green’s “Southern Perfection” contains a mixture of 35% Falcon IV, 30% Finelawn Elite, 30% Shenandoah Sport and 3% Guinness Kentucky Bluegrass. Turfgrass for the next century…winning the fight against surface-feeding insects, grows low but grows strong…your lawn will never be greener, naturally cut down on clippings and mowing. Falcon IV, Finelawn and Shenandoah Sport are the best tall fescue varieties available in the industry. Tested across multiple states, locations and environments these varieties exhibit improved turf quality, vibrant turf color, excellent disease resistance and improved stress tolerance. Guinness Kentucky bluegrass is the fastest establishing elite Kentucky bluegrass available in the lawn care industry. Looking for elite turf, fast germination and enhanced knitting of turf for improved sod strength and traffic tolerance? Look no further than Guinness. In addition to all these great qualities, Southern Perfection contains 0% weed seed and 0% other crop seed.
FEATURES
- Improved turf quality
- Contains 0% weed seed and 0% other crop
- Top NTEP turfgrass performance
- Slower vertical growth results in less mowing
- Improved winter turf density & disease resistance
- Good heat & drought tolerance
- Entophyte enhancement for natural pest resistance
- Strong genetic diversity for the discriminating lawn care professional
- Strong seedling vigor to reduce winter weed invasion
- Available in 25# and 50# bags
BENEFITS
- Improved traffic tolerance
- Excellent Disease Resistance
- Excellent Drought Tolerance
- No additional weed seeds added to the lawn
- Uniform distinct appearance
- Strong seedling vigor for fast establishment
- Less mowing Improved summer performance
- Great in full sun or partial shade
- Resistance to above ground insects
PERFORMANCE
Falcon IV and Finelawn are the “best of the best” in improved tall fescue varieties. They ranked #1 and #6 and statistically tied for 1st in mean turf quality among 160 entries in the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) tall fescue test. Falcon IV and Finelawn Elite exhibit improved resistance to brown patch, leaf spot, and pythium blight and winter net blotch. They tied for 1st in brown patch resistance across 6 test locations in the Coastal Plains and Mid Southern USA. Shenandoah Sport is legendary in the Coastal Plains and mountains of the Carolinas, Virginia and Mid Atlantic Coastal Plain, Piedmont, and Southeastern Plains. It tied for 1st in mean turf quality and brown patch resistance in the 1997-2000 Final Report NTEP No. 1-14 conducted across 10 transitional zone locations across the United States.
RENOVATING OLD TURF
Southern Perfection is an excellent choice to renovate old turf areas with or without the use of Roundup® herbicide to kill the old turf prior to seeding. If there are many undesirable grasses in the old turf area, it is best to spray Roundup® at the manufacturers recommended rate prior to seeding. The seed should be planted by using a slit seed or a core aeration machine to incorporate the seed in the soil below the thatch level.
TURF-TYPE TALL FESCUE MIX USES
Developed for permanent blends and mixtures for new and reseeded home lawns, parks and commercial areas. Southern Perfection is a genetically diverse; wear tolerant mixture that exhibits year long green color, great drought tolerance and natural pest resistance. It is particularly well adapted to the Mid South, Mid Atlantic and irrigated regions of the Western U.S. where heat and drought stress limit the use of other improved cool-season turfgrasses.
HOME LAWNS AND COMMERCIAL SITES
Southern Perfection should be seeded @ 5-10 lbs. per 1000 ft2. Southern Perfection is great for establishing new home lawns and commercial sites. In the Charlotte and Triangle area; 6-8 lbs. per 1000 ft2 is recommended; or 4-5 lbs per 1000 ft2 for slice seeding and interseeding of existing lawns and commercial sites. Proper watering is the key to success. Seed must be kept moist during germination and 1” of water a week after germination.
ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE
Sow in fall when soil temperatures are 60° F or higher. Under optimal conditions germination can be expected in 14-21 days. Attractive turf color should be observed in 30 days with the first rotary mowing on day 30-post establishment providing proper irrigation was applied. Limited use of the seeded area can be expected for approximately 45 days. In North Carolina and Mid South recommended cutting heights are 3½” to 4”.
AREA OF ADAPTATION
Southern Perfection thrives as a permanent turf in areas where cool-season grasses are adapted.