BLUE RIDGE Kentucky Bluegrass

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About Blue Ridge Kentucky Bluegrass

The most outstanding feature of Blue Ridge Elite Kentucky Bluegrass is its exceptional color and performance under low fertility and irrigation, making it one of the most desirable bluegrass varieties available. Its high tiller density provides a thick carpet that will stand up to the abuses of high traffic associated with parks and athletic fields.

Sod producers and homeowners enjoy Blue Ridge’s dwarf growth characteristics, which result in less mowing and reduced maintenance costs.

Recommended Use For Blueridge Kentucky Bluegrass:

• Golf Courses
  (Fairways, Tees and Roughs)
• Sod Farms
• Athletic Fields
• Parks & Home Lawns

Climatic Zones For BlueRidge Kentucky Bluegrass

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (may not be adaptable to all areas within each climatic zone)

Establishment & Maintenance of Blueridge Kentucky Bluegrass

Blue Ridge, like all bluegrass’s, requires 2 - 3 weeks for complete germination. Color may be observed before that time, however in good growing weather where soil temperatures are above 65º F (18º C), expect 8 to 10 weeks for a complete stand of grass. The first mowing may be expected in about six weeks. Blue Ridge possesses good mowing qualities and can be maintained at cutting a cutting height ranging from 1 1/2 inch to 2 inches (36 – 50 mm). Blue Ridge does well in sand or heavy clay soils, and like all bluegrasses, performs best in soils with a pH of 5.5 to 8. Three to five pounds N per 1,000 square feet per year is adequate in most areas of the United States. However, because of Blue Ridge’s dark genetic color, lower fertilizer rates may produce an acceptable color.

Seeding Rates For Blueridge Kentucky Bluegrass

This variety was bred and developed at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.

 
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