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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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Granite Kentucky Bluegrass is a dark green, wear tolerant bluegrass with excellent summer stress tolerance. It tolerates a low mowing height for high maintenance turf, but can also be used for lower maintenance regimes.
Product Information
- Application or Use: Lawn, Turf, Golf Courses, Parks & Recreation, Athletic Fields
- Germination Time: 21 - 28 days, under optimal conditions
- Growing Locations: Cool Season & Transition Zone
- Height: 2 - 3 inches
- Sunlight Requirements: 8+ hours, full sun for best results
- Advantages: Offers directional mowing and recovers from damage rapidly.
- When to Plant: Recommended planting time is spring and fall when night time temperatures are consistently below 65 degrees.
Product Details
- Excellent summer performer under severe summer stress
- Will persist indefinitely under demanding turf grass conditions
- Exceptional turf quality and wear tolerance
- Requires less frequent mowing than most other bluegrasses
- Excellent drought tolerance for reduced water requirements
Product Information
Granite is recommended for use wherever a premium/elite quality bluegrass turf is needed. It can be cut to 1/2 inch 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. Compared to many varieties, Granite has fairly good adaptation to shady conditions.
It is rare to find the overall disease resistance that Granite possesses. It has demonstrated very good to excellent resistance to leaf spot, melting out, summer patch, dollar spot, brown patch, rusts and powdery mildew. The overall disease resistance is so good, that it is a variety that can be planted straight and does not always have to be blended with other varieties.
Granite is a versatile variety and can adapt to the highest levels of management, or to middle and lower maintenance regimes as well. For the best quality turf, timely fertilization and irrigation are recommended. About 1/2 lb of actual N per month of growing season is recommended, but higher and lower amounts of N can easily be tolerated. The recommended cutting height ranges from 1/2 to 3 inches.
*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.