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Step 4: Choose the right grass seed

Step 4: Choose the right grass seed Grow Like a Pro

Because every lawn is different, you’ll find many different grass seed varieties to choose from. When selecting a grass seed, look for specific variety uses and characteristics listed on the bag. Select the type that best suits your yard's sun exposure, moisture availability and traffic pattern.

Grass Seed Blends and Mixtures: Turfgrasses play an important role in many aspects of our daily lives. Turfgrasses are used for home lawns, roadsides, public recreation areas, playing surfaces for athletic fields, golf courses and in many other applications. Over the last 20 years, great strides have been made in the improvement of traditional turfgrasses by increasing disease resistance, drought tolerance, cold tolerance and overall persistence.

Each turfgrass variety and species has its own unique growth, quality and adaptation characteristics. A turfgrass blend or mixture is the best choice for most lawns because it will thrive within a broader range of growing conditions and provides the added benefit of greater disease resistance.

Every variety and species used in Southern States blends and mixtures has been chosen for its ability to enhance overall performance. Southern States turfgrasses encompass the full range of turf species and have been specifically adapted for quality, durability and adaptation to growing conditions in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.

At Southern States, we strive to supply you with the best turf seed product on the market. We go above and beyond industry standards of testing to supply you with some of the cleanest products available. Compare our seed labels to comparable brands and you will see the difference for yourself.

Helpful Tip: Beware of "low-cost" seed mixes because they often contain common, unadapted, low-quality grass seed. Southern States specializes in top quality grass seed that has been developed and tested for it's superior growth results and disease resistance.

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Grass Seed Blends and Mixtures

	Ingredients	Sun Exposure	Leaf Texture	High Traffic Area Use
Southern States Premium Blends
Southern States Premium Turf-Type Tall Fescue	Premium Blend of 3 Different Turf-type Tall Fescues	Full Sun, Partial Shade	Fine To Medium	Very Good
Southern States Premium Shadescape	Chewing Fescue, Hard Fescue and Perennial Ryegrass	Shade	Fine to Very Fine	Fair
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Turf Science Genetics Blends
Statesman Blend	3-Way Tall Fescue Blend	Full Sun	Fine To Medium	Good
Sunny Mixture	3-Way Tall Fescue Blend	Full Sun	Fine To Medium	Good
Sunny & Shady Mixture	Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Chewing Fescue and Red Fescue	Full Sun, Partial Shade	Fine	Good
Shady Mixture	Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass, Creeping Red Fescue and Hard Fescue	Full Shade	Fine To Very Fine	Fair
Sundance Brand Heat Tolerant Mixture	90% Tall Fescue, 10% Heat Tolerant Kentucky Bluegrass	Full Sun, Partial Shade	Fine To Medium	Very Good
Chipmate Brand Perennial Ryegrass Blend	3-Way Perennial Ryegrass Blend	Full Sun, Partial Shade	Fine	Good
Sunspot Brand Bermuda	Bermudagrass	Full Sun	Medium	Excellent
	Planting Date	Seeding Rate Per 1,000 Sq. Ft**	Days To Germinate	Sizes Available
Southern States Premium Blends
Southern States Premium Turf-Type Tall Fescue	Spring: Mar-May Fall: Sept-Oct	New Lawns: 6-8 lb. Existing Lawns: 3-4 lb.	7 to 21	20 lb. (021-42803)
Southern States Premium Shadescape	Spring: Mar-May Fall: Sept-Oct	New Lawns: 5-6 lb. Existing Lawns: 2-3 lb.	7 to 21	20 lb. (021-42483)
Turf Science Genetics Blends
Statesman Blend	Spring: Mar-May Fall: Sept-Oct	New Lawns: 6-8 lb. Existing Lawns: 3-4 lb.	7 to 21	20 lb. (021-42783)
Sunny Mixture	Spring: Mar-May Fall: Sept-Oct	New Lawns: 6-8 lb. Existing Lawns: 3-4 lb.	7 to 21	3 lb. (021-45200) 10 lb. (021-45201)
Sunny & Shady Mixture	Spring: Mar-May Fall: Sept-Oct	New Lawns: 5-7 lb. Existing Lawns: 2.5-3.5 lb.	7 to 21	3 lb. (021-45220) 10 lb. (021-45221)
Shady Mixture	Spring: Mar-May Fall: Sept-Oct	New Lawns: 6-8 lb. Existing Lawns: 2-3 lb.	7 to 21	3 lb. (021-45210) 10 lb. (021-45211)
Sundance Brand Heat Tolerant Mixture	Spring: Mar-May	New Lawns: 5-7 lb. Existing Lawns: 3-4 lb.	7 to 21	3 lb. (021-41002) 10 lb. (021-41003) 25 lb. (021-41004)
Chipmate Brand Perennial Ryegrass Blend	Spring: Mar-May Fall: Sept-Oct	New Lawns: 3-5 lb. Existing Lawns: 1.5-2.5 lb. Overseeding Warm Season Grasses: 6-20 lb.	7 to 14	3 lb. (021-41101) 10 lb. (021-41102) 25 lb. (021-41103) 50 lb. (021-41104)
Sunspot Brand Bermuda	Spring/Summer: May-July	New Lawns: 1-3 lb. Existing Lawns: .5-1.5 lb.	10 to 21	3 lb. (021-45230) 10 lb. (021-45231) 25 lb. (021-45234)
(**) Rates may vary due to local conditions. Lower rates apply to overseeding recommendations.