Premium Sod Blend
100% Kentucky Bluegrass – A blend of 5 Kentucky Bluegrass varieties and will match the Bluegrass sod grown at Young Sod Farms. Best suited for mostly sun areas.
New seeding: 1kg covers 710 sq ft / Overseeding: 1kg covers 1400 sq ft
Victoria Park Blend
60% Kentucky Bluegrass, 30% Creeping Red Fescue, 10% Perennial Ryegrass with Endophytes. Young Sod Farms most popular variety and will produce a dark, lush, thick, green lawn. Works well in full sun to partial sun.
New seeding: 1kg covers 500 sq ft / Overseeding: 1kg covers 1000 sq ft
Shade Mix
10% Kentucky Bluegrass, 50% Creeping Red Fescue, 10% Chewings Fescue, 30% Perennial Ryegrass with Endophytes. Shade mix does well in shady areas but still requires 3 – 4 hours of sunlight each day to grow effectively. Shade mix will also grow in 100% sunlight. Fescue blends have finer blades of grass and lighter in colour. They are lower in maintenance and produce a drought and wear tolerant lawn.
New seeding: 1kg covers 650 sq ft / Overseeding: 1kg covers 1300 sq ft
Greenseed Mix
30% Kentucky Bluegrass, 30% Creeping Red Fescue. 40% Perennial Ryegrass with Endophytes.
This seed blend is an all-purpose mix that will show fast results due to the ryegrass. Works well in full sun or half sun/half shade.
New seeding: 1kg covers 440 sq ft / Overseeding: 1kg covers 880 sq ft
RTF Turf Saver
This seed is 100% Rhizomatous Tall Fescue, the most advanced tall fescue blend on the market. Once established, it forms an extensive deep root system and produces a dense durable lawn. It is great for sun or shaded areas and saves 30% water over comparable cool season grasses. The blades of grass are wider, giving it a rougher look and feel.
New seeding: 1kg covers 320 sq ft / Overseeding: 1kg covers 640 sq ft
Note: only use RTF to overseed an existing RTF lawn; do not mix RTF with other grasses as it will look different due to blade width and perhaps colour variations.
* All of our Ryegrass is Golf Quality (GQ) Creeping Perennial Ryegrass with Endophytes which help control chinch bugs and sod webworms.
Germination Times
Kentucky Bluegrass – up to 21 days
Fescues – up to 14 days
Perennial Ryegrass – 7 to 10 days
RTF – up to 7 days
For new lawns:
1. Clear the site of all weeds, grass patches, and debris (ie. buried stumps, rocks, stones, etc.) Anything larger than 2 inches (4-5 cm) in diameter should be removed.
2. Till the area to loosen the soil. Grade should slope slightly away from buildings.
3. Ensure that you have a minimum of 4 inches (10 cm) of good topsoil.
Apply Young Sod Farms starter fertilizer (5.5-26-30) which provides food for the new plant.
4. Prepare the seed bed by raking and rolling lightly until you have a fine, smooth surface.
5. Buy enough Young Sod Farms grass seed to cover the area in accordance with the seeding rate. Divide your seed into equal parts and apply evenly in two directions (eg. east to west and north to south). Rake lightly again or roll to ensure good soil contact.
6. Water lightly and keep the area moist by frequent light watering until grass plants are established.
7. Keep all traffic off newly seeded areas. Depending on what varieties are used in your seed mixture some may germinate in about a week while others may not germinate until about 3 weeks after seeding.
For established lawns:
1. To thicken and generally improve established lawns, mow the grass and rake thoroughly with heavy garden rake to remove any loose debris.
2. Apply Young Sod Farms starter fertilizer (5.5-26-30) at specified rate.
3. Apply Young Sod Farms seed at the new lawn rate on bare spots, and at half the new lawn rate over top of established grass.
4. A light top dressing of Young Sod Farms topsoil will improve results. This will ensure the seed is covered. You may need to roll or rake to ensure that the seed has good soil contact.
5. Keep moist until seed germinates. Try to reduce traffic until seed has germinated.
