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For Best Results
- When to plant:
- Spring, Fall
- Fertilizer:
- Hancock's 16-04-08 Lawn & Pasture Fertilizer
- Seeding rate:
- 2 - 4 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft.
- Overseeding rate:
- 2 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft.
- Seeding depth:
- 1/4 inch
- Ideal ph:
- 5.5 - 6.5
- Gmo:
- No
- Inoculant needed:
- No
- Coated or raw:
- Raw
- Lifecycle:
- Perennial
- Climate zones:
- Cool Season, Transition Zone
Blue Velvet Kentucky Bluegrass is a premium, Midnight-type variety known for its exceptionally dark green color, fine texture, and dense growth. This low-growing cultivar delivers outstanding turf quality while requiring less frequent mowing, making it an ideal choice for both high-end and low-maintenance applications. With excellent summer stress tolerance and rare, broad-spectrum disease resistance, Blue Velvet thrives in demanding turf conditions, including golf course fairways, sports fields, sod blends, parks, and elite home lawns. Its superior performance in sun or shade makes it a versatile, top-tier choice for any setting where lasting beauty and durability are essential.
Product Information
- Application or Use: Lawn, Turf, Golf Courses, Parks & Recreation, Athletic Fields
- Germination Time: 6-12 days, under optimal conditions
- Growing Locations: Cool Season & Transition Zone
- Height: 1/2" - 3 inches
- Sunlight Requirements: 6+ hours, full sun for best results
- Advantages: Exceptional turf quality, low maintenance and an excellent dark green.
- When to Plant: Recommended planting time is spring and fall when night time temperatures are consistently below 65 degrees.
Product Details
- Exceptional Turf Quality – Midnight-type variety with a rich, dark green color, fine texture, and dense growth.
- Low Maintenance – Naturally low-growing and requires less frequent mowing than most other bluegrasses.
- Outstanding Disease Resistance – Excellent tolerance to Leaf Spot, Dollar Spot, Brown Patch, Rusts, Powdery Mildew, and more.
- Superior Summer & Shade Performance – Holds up under severe summer stress and adapts well to shady conditions.
- Versatile Use – Ideal for golf course fairways, sports turf, sod production, parks, and premium home lawns.
Product Information
Blue Velvet - Kentucky Bluegrass is a Midnight-type very dark green, dense and fine leaved. Blue Velvet has summer performance under severe summer stress, and will persist indefinitely under demanding turfgrass conditions. Blue Velvet is a low growing cultivar
that requires less frequent mowing than most other bluegrasses. Blue Velvet is recommended for use wherever a premium quality Kentucky Bluegrass turf is needed. It can be cut to 1/2”, and is suitable for golf course fairways and roughs. It can be used in sod blends, on sports turf, in parks and on high quality home lawns. It performs well under high or low maintenance. Compared to most Midntight-type varieties, Blue Velvet has a very good adaptation to shady conditions. It is rare to find the overall disease resistance that Blue Velvet posesses. Blue Velvet has demonstrated very good to excellent resistance to Leaf Spot, Melting Out, Summer Patch, Dollar Spot, Brown Patch, Rusts, and Powdery Mildew.
*Product packaging may appear different than what is pictured.
Seeding
A seeding rate of 2 - 4 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. is ideal. The soil incorporation of a pre-plant fertilizer, based on a soil test, is recommended. Generally, incorporating 1 to 1-1/2 lbs of actual N per 1000 sq. ft. is helpful to ensure a quick start. Under good late summer and early fall conditions, germination, and seedling emergence can be expected within 7 - 14 days after planting.
When choosing to start a new lawn, remove old vegetation by using a de-thatcher, power rake or tiller to kill the existing vegetation. Rake or drag the area to remove debris and dead grass for a clean area. Ensure the soil is leveled and loosened to allow the seed to have good soil contact once spread on a clean seed bed.
If you have an area with heavy weed coverage, we recommend starting fresh by killing and removing the existing vegetation. If you choose to use chemicals, herbicides or fertilizers, you must check with the product's manufacturer prior to planting new seed to ensure the proper waiting period.
When overseeding an existing area, mow your lawn at the lowest setting and bag the clippingsx. Rake or drag any areas that have dead thatch or debris.
Seed Quality
Hancock Seed is dedicated to delivering the best seeds possible to our customers. Hancock Seed grows and harvests many of our products, and we acquire the majority of the rest from other family farmers.
All these seeds are processed, packaged and shipped from Hancock Farm. This helps us ensure that our high standards are met. Unlike much of the competition, we refuse to sell you a seed that was not gathered during the last harvest. You will always receive fresh product from Hancock.
Every seed we grow comes with 40 years of experience behind it...you can rest assured that all of our products are cultivated in a method that assures its potential for growth.
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Blue Velvet Kentucky Bluegrass is a premium, Midnight-type variety known for its exceptionally dark green color, fine texture, and dense growth. This low-growing cultivar delivers outstanding turf quality while requiring less frequent mowing, making it an ideal choice for both high-end and low-maintenance applications. With excellent summer stress tolerance and rare, broad-spectrum disease resistance, Blue Velvet thrives in demanding turf conditions, including golf course fairways, sports fields, sod blends, parks, and elite home lawns. Its superior performance in sun or shade makes it a versatile, top-tier choice for any setting where lasting beauty and durability are essential.
Product Information
- Application or Use: Lawn, Turf, Golf Courses, Parks & Recreation, Athletic Fields
- Germination Time: 6-12 days, under optimal conditions
- Growing Locations: Cool Season & Transition Zone
- Height: 1/2" - 3 inches
- Sunlight Requirements: 6+ hours, full sun for best results
- Advantages: Exceptional turf quality, low maintenance and an excellent dark green.
- When to Plant: Recommended planting time is spring and fall when night time temperatures are consistently below 65 degrees.
Product Details
- Exceptional Turf Quality – Midnight-type variety with a rich, dark green color, fine texture, and dense growth.
- Low Maintenance – Naturally low-growing and requires less frequent mowing than most other bluegrasses.
- Outstanding Disease Resistance – Excellent tolerance to Leaf Spot, Dollar Spot, Brown Patch, Rusts, Powdery Mildew, and more.
- Superior Summer & Shade Performance – Holds up under severe summer stress and adapts well to shady conditions.
- Versatile Use – Ideal for golf course fairways, sports turf, sod production, parks, and premium home lawns.
Product Information
Blue Velvet - Kentucky Bluegrass is a Midnight-type very dark green, dense and fine leaved. Blue Velvet has summer performance under severe summer stress, and will persist indefinitely under demanding turfgrass conditions. Blue Velvet is a low growing cultivar
that requires less frequent mowing than most other bluegrasses. Blue Velvet is recommended for use wherever a premium quality Kentucky Bluegrass turf is needed. It can be cut to 1/2”, and is suitable for golf course fairways and roughs. It can be used in sod blends, on sports turf, in parks and on high quality home lawns. It performs well under high or low maintenance. Compared to most Midntight-type varieties, Blue Velvet has a very good adaptation to shady conditions. It is rare to find the overall disease resistance that Blue Velvet posesses. Blue Velvet has demonstrated very good to excellent resistance to Leaf Spot, Melting Out, Summer Patch, Dollar Spot, Brown Patch, Rusts, and Powdery Mildew.
*Product packaging may appear different than what is pictured.
Seeding
A seeding rate of 2 - 4 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. is ideal. The soil incorporation of a pre-plant fertilizer, based on a soil test, is recommended. Generally, incorporating 1 to 1-1/2 lbs of actual N per 1000 sq. ft. is helpful to ensure a quick start. Under good late summer and early fall conditions, germination, and seedling emergence can be expected within 7 - 14 days after planting.
Instructions
When choosing to start a new lawn, remove old vegetation by using a de-thatcher, power rake or tiller to kill the existing vegetation. Rake or drag the area to remove debris and dead grass for a clean area. Ensure the soil is leveled and loosened to allow the seed to have good soil contact once spread on a clean seed bed.
If you have an area with heavy weed coverage, we recommend starting fresh by killing and removing the existing vegetation. If you choose to use chemicals, herbicides or fertilizers, you must check with the product's manufacturer prior to planting new seed to ensure the proper waiting period.
When overseeding an existing area, mow your lawn at the lowest setting and bag the clippingsx. Rake or drag any areas that have dead thatch or debris.