True Putt Creeping Bluegrass Seed
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True Putt Creeping Bluegrass golf greens have excellent density along with shade tolerance, heat tolerance, wear tolerance, and cold tolerance. Mow this putting green grass at 1/8 inch. This grass seed is a great choice for creating a putting green in your own backyard! Great for putting green shade grass.
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True Putt is an excellent new perennial bluegrass that is medium green depending on fertility and forms a uniform, dense turf at greens height. This creeping bluegrass is medium to fine textured and forms an extremely dense putting green grass surface. True Putt helps crowd out Poa annua better than creeping bentgrass. This Bluegrass seed germinates quicker then most bluegrasses under optimum conditions especially when kept continually moist. It is very vigorous and mixes well with creeping bent grass in a 50/50 mixture. True Putt is a great grass seed choice for the home golf green.
True-putt is drought and shade tolerant and recovers well after water stress events. Tolerates close mowing to 1/8 inch (optimum mowing height on greens is 5/32), but will also perform well at 1/2 inch mowing height. Creeping bluegrass is a deep rooted grass which has exhibited some field resistance to pink snowmold. This putting green grass is well adapted to the cool, moist climate especially in the northern half of the United States.
True-Putt will soon be one of the leading putting green grass varieties on the market. A creeping bluegrass putting green has excellent density, shade tolerance, heat tolerance, wear tolerance, and cold tolerance. True Putt golf grass establishes quickly from grass seed, and it produces a thick turf competing with the grassy weed Poa annua. For those of you who want to build your own putting green, True Putt is a great choice for putting green seed.
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Seeding Rate & Planting Time
- New turf: Sow 2 - 3 pounds of True Putt golf green seed per 1,000 square feet or 80 -120 lbs per acre
- Plant True Putt Creeping Bluegrass seed when soil temperature reaches 55 degrees in spring up until a minimum of 8 weeks before frost in fall
Planting Guide
SOWING TEMPERATURE
55F+
WHEN TO PLANT
Spring 55F or up to 8 weeks before first frost
AVERAGE GERM TIME
5 - 28 days
DAYS TO FIRST MOWING
28 - 35 days
PLANTING DEPTH
1/8 - 1/4 Inch
SOWING METHOD
Broadcast or Drill
MOWING HEIGHT
1/4 to 1/2 Inch
ENVIRONMENT
Full Sun to Partial Shade
ZONES
3 - 9
Grass Specifications
IDEAL FOR
Lawns, Golf Courses
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Fine to Medium Bladed, Dark Green
ESTABLISHMENT RATE
Slow
MOISTURE REQUIREMENTS
Moderate to Hiigh
ACIDIC SOIL TOLERANCE
Medium
SALINITY TOLERANCE
Moderate
COLD TOLERANCE
High
SHADE TOLERANCE
Poor
WEAR TOLERANCE
Medium to High
THATCH TENDENCY
Medium
FERTILIZER NEEDS
Medium
SEASON
Perennial
Frequently Asked Questions
Can You Mix True Putt With Creeping Bentgrass?
This premium bluegrass seed seamlessly blends with creeping bentgrass seed to create a remarkably dense and uniform turf. Its vigorous growth and compatibility in a 50/50 mixture with creeping bentgrass ensure an exceptional playing surface.
Is It Shade Tolerant?
Due to its adaptive growth habits, True Putt Bluegrass is know to be shade tolerant, allowing it to thrive in low-light conditions.Its fine-textured leaves are highly efficient at photosynthesis, maximizing energy production with limited sunlight.
Is It Wear Tolerant?
This wear-tolerant bluegrass recovers and regenerates maintaining a lush and uniform appearance even under heavy use making it perfect for high-traffic areas like home golf greens. Makes a durable turf that stands up to the rigors of daily activity.
Is It Drought Tolerant?
True Putt Bluegrass is a drought-tolerant grass, thanks to its deep root system that efficiently accesses water from deeper soil layers. This allows the grass to maintain its lush, green appearance even during dry periods; however, water is needed.
What Is The Seeding Rate & Planting Time?
Sow 2 to 3 pounds per 1,000 square feet covering no more than 1/4 inch deep. Plant when frost season is completely over in the Spring and soil temperatures reach 50F or warmer up until 8 weeks before frost in the fall.
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