Types of Grass Seeds We Carry

 

St. Matthews Sunny Blend Plus

• Our turf type tall fescue blend includes 5% Bluegrass
• Excellent for areas with afternoon sun
• Drought and heat tolerant
• Good for high-traffic areas

 

St. Matthews Shady Blend Plus

• Our shade tolerant blend is a mix of shade loving fescues (Creeping Red / Chewing) & tall turf type fescues
• Excellent for shady areas or areas with only morning sun

 

Falcon V

• Excellent tall fescue for full afternoon sun to part sun (at least 6 hours of sun)
• Good for high traffic areas
• Drought and disease resistant

 

Crossfire III

• Turf type tall fescue
•  Excellent in full sun to part sun (not less than 6 hours)
• This fescue is slow growing; Extreme drought tolerance

 

Kentucky 31

• Wide bladed tall fescue
• Excellent for sun or medium shade
• Very durable

 

Contractor’s Mix

• Blend of Fescues – 75% ; Annual rye – 25%
•  Good in full sun to part sun
• Durable with rapid establishment

 

Creeping Red Fescue

• Traditional shade fine blade fescue
• Use in areas with limited sunlight

 

Kentucky Bluegrass

• Beautiful Kentucky favorite for full sun
• Needs TLC if used by itself!
• Great seed when used in combination with other grass seeds.

 

Perennial Ryegrass

• Turf type
• Excellent in full sun to light shad
• Clubhouse rye forms a very uniform, dense turf with dark green color
• establishes quickly

 

Annual Ryegrass

• Excellent winter cover crop
• Quickly produces a cover that holds soil in place against wind and water
• Rye’s deep roots help prevent compaction in annually tilled fields

Sun vs. Shade

Sunny means:

• areas that receive mostly afternoon sun
• 6 or more hours of good sun

Shady means:

• areas that receive morning sun or very little hot afternoon sun / dappled areas
• all grass needs a little sun to grow!

Grass Seed Coverage

• 5 lbs overseeds about 1000 sq ft
• 8-10 lbs covers about 1000 sq ft of bare ground
• 8-9 lbs for 1000 sq ft for power seeding (must criss-cross)

How much grass seed for larger areas?

• 1 acre is 43,560 sq ft

              overseeding:  200 – 220 lbs

bare ground:  420 – 435 lbs

 

• ½ acre is 21, 780 sq ft

              overseeding:  100 – 110 lbs

bare ground:  210 – 225 lbs

 

• 1/3 acre is 14,520 sq ft

              overseeding:  70 – 75 lbs

bare ground:  140 – 150 lbs

 

• ¼ acre is 10,890 sq ft

              overseeding:  50 – 55 lbs

bare ground:  100 – 115 lbs