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Pennington ® Smart Seed™ Dense Shade Grass Seed Mix

Providing detailed product information for different grass seed products available locally with the     hope of making it easier for homeowners to pick a product that best suits their needs.

           ( /k = for every 1000 square feet of grass area - approximately 30 feet by 33 feet)

Seed Rate - new lawn =  8lb/k          over seed = 4lb/k  

Germination -  7 to 14 days  

Approximate price/k to overseed  =   $11.97  

Approximate price/lb of actual seed  =  $3.11

General info - Grows in as little as 2-4  hours of sunlight per day.  

Content                 Variety                      Germination

34.0%          Rebel Exeda tall fescue                 85%

34.0%           Brockton tall fescue                      85%

19.0%          Longfellow II chewings fescue         85%

9.0%            Oracle red fescue                          80%

Rebel Exeda - upright growth, fine textured, dark green, moderate traffic, high heat and drought tolerance, dense growth

Brockton - fine textured, dark green, high traffic, heat tolerant, drought tolerant

Longfellow II - medium-fine textured, dark green, dense bunching growth, high shade tolerance, high cold tolerance (winter green?), low maintenance

Similar info on other grass seed products found  here.

Scotts ® Turf Builder® Dense Shade Grass Seed Mix

Providing detailed product information for different grass seed products available locally with the       hope of making it easier for homeowners to pick a product that best suits their needs.

( /k = for every 1000 square feet of grass area - approximately 30 feet by 33 feet)

Seed Rate - new lawn =  8lb/k          over seed = 4lb/k  

Germination -  6 to 14 days

Approximate price/k to overseed  =   $14.27  

Approximate price/lb of actual seed  =  $7.32

General info - Grows in as little as 3 hours of sunlight per day.  

Content               Variety                Germination

14.65%       Coyote II tall fescue                85%

14.52%       Innovator tall fescue                85%

13.75%       Fidelity tall fescue                  85%

5.8%  Wendy jean creeping red fescue       85%

50%                Water smart® coating

Water smart® coating - grass seed absorbs twice as much water as uncoated seed. This is to help prevent it from drying out in the event that you miss a day of watering.

Coyote II - fine textured, dark green color, traffic tolerant, low growth habit, low maintenance, sunny to moderate shade, heat tolerant

Innovator - dark green, excellent shade tolerance, heat tolerant, high traffic

Fidelity -  low growth habit, drought tolerant, full sun to moderate shade, high traffic tolerance

Wendy Jean - Fine texture, dense growth, dark green color, good spreading habit

Similar info on other grass seed products found  here.