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Posted by brankulo (My Page) on Thu, Feb 4, 10 at 21:43
| got recommended this seed mix today from local store. denver CO area. what do you guys think?
PBSI Low Grow Native
(10%) Big Bluegrass, Sherman
(10%) Sandberg/Canby Bluegrass
(40%) Arizona Fescue, Redondo
(40%) Sheep Fescue, Ovina |
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RE: grass seed mix
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Go to arkansas valley seed. They have blends that do great.
I use the bluegrass mix in the lawn areas and the low 2 gro in the non irrigated area's.
Have had great experience with this. BlueCarpet Blend
Formulation
25% Odyssey Kentucky Bluegrass (Midnight Type)
25% Alpine or MoonShadow Kentucky Bluegrass (Compact Type)
20% Arcadia Kentucky Bluegrass (Midnight Type)
20% America or SR2284 Kentucky Bluegrass (America Type)
10% Cheetah or Avalanche Kentucky Bluegrass (Aggressive Type) Low 2 gro blend 30% Ephraim Crested Wheatgrass
25% Sheep Fescue
20% Perennial Rye
15% Chewings Fescue
10% Kentucky Bluegrass |
RE: grass seed mix
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| bigl, how is it with water use for this bluecarpet mixture once it is established? i am also considering reveille, mixture of kentucky and texas, supposedly more drought resistant, little on expensive side though. |
RE: grass seed mix
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| The bluecarpet mix is all KBG, so it will require about an inch a week. The low water mixes that were described in your question and bigl's response will probably require half that (maybe less). At low watering rates, I would not expect much of the KBG in the second mix to last very long. |
RE: grass seed mix
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OP,
Water req's are typical for the bluecarpet mix. I tend to keep watering on the lean side for those sections.
If you are looking for a low water/no water type you can look at Arkansas Valley's ephraim crested wheat(pure 95%) mix. I have used that before in a low water lawn type setting and I liked the results.
Also if you are looking at this approach, check out BPGREEN's posts. His are the best regarding wheatgrasses. Peace |
RE: grass seed mix
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| Ephraim is one of the varieties of crested wheatgrass that spreads via rhizomes. I think it is also one that was bred with the intention of using it as a turf grass. Until relatively recently, crested wheatgrass was viewed as a forage type grass, so most of the interest in breeding was in terms of increasing forage value, not improving the looks of a lawn. But I think Ephraim was developed with an eye toward making it a lawn grass. |
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