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Kentucky Bluegrass has been in the United States since colonial times and was probably brought by the early Europeans. Overtime bluegrass became the standard by which all other grasses are measured as to quality, texture,  color and longevity for beautiful, cool season lawns. Years of breeding and research  have produced  many new varieties that have better color, are higher in disease resistance and can be mown lower.

Bluegrasses...
are divided into three separate species varieties: Kentucky Bluegrass - Rough Bluegrass & Canada Bluegrass

CHECK OUT OUR VARIETY INFO AT RIGHT >>>>>> To read more Info on the quality varieties we sell...   Kentucky Bluegrass is clearly the leading favorite for lawns.. As one of the oldest grasses cultivated for centuries from the original variety, the properties that make bluegrass a leader have been enhanced and developed into at least 200 different and yet similar cultivars.  The basic genes for durability, color, leaf texture, plant material abundance, cold hardiness and sod density have been improved upon in these new varieties.  BUY KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS SEED

KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS
Kentucky Bluegrass still remains "companionable" for mixtures with other grass or crops. Ease of seeding and harvesting this grass has made these developments possible.  This species has the finest blades and can remain green year round in some areas.   Popularity of this grass has led to millions of acres of lawns and pastures being planted on the north American continent alone. 

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Sodded or easily grown from seed makes bluegrass the number one cover choice of the cool season grasses.  Many varieties (or cultivars as they are also known) have been developed over the years from this specie producing a better range of color,  increased blade width and sod density. Many varieties were further developed for tougher use in the athletic fields where the turf base needs to be impervious to damage. Since the varieties  are quite extensive many blends have been chosen by the experts to produce the best lawn possible. This blending can cover many of the older problems related to bluegrass by choosing ones developed for better drought resistance, lower growth habit, fungus resistance and many more desirable traits.

ROUGH BLUEGRASS
Rough Bluegrass also has a finer texture than many grasses but is coarser than the better Kentucky bluegrass variety. Rough bluegrass (POA TRIVIALIS) can stay green through the winter in milder weather. This grass specie is a lower maintenance grass than the Kentucky bluegrass and is often grown for this reason alone. In the northern climates this species is considered a perennial and is grown as a permanent lawn cover. In the warmer climates it is used as an annual cover for the wintertime and  in overseeding the permanent warm grass lawns for winter while in their dormancy state. 

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One of the better features of rough bluegrass is the adaptation for shadier areas where Kentucky will not grow as successfully. Rough bluegrass has better cold hardiness than Kentucky bluegrass growing  farther north into Canada. This specie variety can be slightly more drought tolerant  and will grow on less fertile soils than the Kentucky bluegrass.  As with all the bluegrass varieties the natural preference is for wetter conditions.

CANADA BLUEGRASS
Canada Bluegrass is the most cold hardy of the three species.   Natural genetic adaptations have enabled this grass specie to develop a more compact, creeping growth habit to withstand the severe temperatures and stress of growing in the far north. Canada Bluegrass is often grown in poorer soils and in hard to access areas making this species ideal for erosion control, conservation areas,  parks and any location where low maintenance is a requirement and necessity.

Annual bluegrass is considered a weed and is not encouraged in lawns.

Kentucky bluegrass relies upon good watering, fertilization and mowing schedules to produce thick, compact sod with fast blade growth and today is used in lawns, athletic fields, golf courses, parks, anywhere beautiful green coverage is needed in the cool season region. The many varieties afford the homeowner with better access to lawn prescriptions for problem areas.  

Upgrading lawns with better qualities can be done at the time of reseeding. This is a cheaper, easier method than renovating an entire lawn and many people don't realize that the varieties can be mixed without causing harm to the existing grass. There is no "one" grass to completely suit every need or problem but given the number of choices in the bluegrass line at least the choice is available to everyone. The mixing of ryes and fine fescues extend the range of problems that may be overcome with the right variety of each in the "mix".

KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS VARIETIES
Approximately 200+ improved, different varieties of Kentucky Bluegrass are for sale commercially from various seed companies throughout the USA.  Check at your extension service for the one or more that are best suited for your area. Most of these varieties are blended for greater versatility and are always dependant upon yearly harvest.  Seedland sells a range of quality Kentucky Bluegrass varieties (both price and quality).  We also have  several Bluegrass Mixtures that have performed well in the USA :

The "Single Variety" KBG VARIETIES we sell:

• High Noon Kentucky Bluegrass - New improved variety
• Kenblue forms a good, BASIC utility cover and overseeding variety. Early green up with bright green color and has good stress tolerance. Economical and highly useful in erosion areas and reclamation sites as well as lawns.
• Midnight - Kentucky Bluegrass is the darkest green of the varieties, features disease resistance with spring and fall density.  BEST Bluegrass available. - "Popular" with Seedland customers!
• Midnight II - This is same dark color as Midnight along with improved disease resistance.
• Moonshine - New TurfSeed Bluegrass with improved dark color.

A selection of the "Bluegrass Mixtures" we Sell:
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• Alliance Plus Great Turfseed Mixture of KBG & PRG.
• Galaxy Blend Another EXCELLENT KBG Blend. 
• Seedland Bluemix (Economy Mixture) But with a good mid-range variety of Bluegrass, Perennial Ryegrass and Fine Fescue.  Nothing "cheap" here. - OUR MOST POPULAR BECAUSE OF COST / VALUE.
• Seedland Elite Mix (Premium Mixture with Midnight!) - This is our BEST PREMIUM Blend with Midnight KBG and a quality Perennial Ryegrass and Creeping Red to handle shade areas.
  Available Only at Seedland - where you can purchase this Midnight special mixture.
• SHADE -- Pennington's Mid America Super Shade - Fine Fescues & Bluegrass  - Excellent shade mixture for heavy shade areas.  If this one doesn't survive, then you need to thin out your trees.  Very popular for shade problem areas.
• Best of the Blues - Turfseed Selected Blend of Premium Bluegrass varieties.
• Dense Shade Mix - Pennington Blend of Fine Fescues and Bluegrass for shade issues.  Available in 4 lb. bags for planting those small problem areas.  Contains a small amount of Kentucky Bluegrass in the blend.
• Supina Bluegrass - A special type of bluegrass with excellent shade tolerance.. for use in those high shade areas where the regular type Kentucky Bluegrases fail.

High-Quality Improved
Kentucky Bluegrass Turf-type Varieties
 are available from Seedland.com:

Rough Bluegrass (Poa Trivalis) -  This bluegrass is often used in mixtures with Kentucky Bluegrass due to higher shade tolerance.  Rough is similar in appearance to Kentucky, having a fine textured leaf and a bold green color.
Poa Trivialis Varieties available at Seedland change from time to time due to limited production of these types. 

Canada Bluegrass (Poa compressa) - Adapted for the colder regions farther north than the other two species as the name implies; this grass is usually found more in low-maintenance, conservation type lawn areas and in areas of poor soil.  Varieties Include: Reubens which is a low creeping plant which enables the grass to sustain the cold and wind of the areas of adaptation.  Currently Seedland does not sell a Canadian Bluegrass variety.

Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua) - This grass is a nuisance weed that you want to avoid in a good Bluegrass lawn.  Do not purchase seeds that contain annual Bluegrass seed.