Location: Upstate SC 7b/8a
I spent a couple weeks researching seed cultivars from NC State and then trying to source them from my local suppliers for TTTF overseed. I have an established TTTF lawn that I seeded with Black Beauty last 2 years and I have not been as impressed with it and wanted to try something different. I have a print out of about 50 top NTEP seeds from NC State and just been looking at all the seed tags. I found a local nursery that had Top Choice (blue tag) TTTF 50lb bags for $135 ($2.70per/#).
Avenger II - 33% - Germ 90%
Raptor III - 33% - Germ 90%
Valkyrie LS - 33% - Germ 90%
Weed Seed - 0.00%
**UPDATED**Yesterday I was just curios at Home Depot and noticed they have Scotts Tall Fescue Mix 40lb bags for $75 ($3.75per/#). Reading over the label it was:
50% of the bag weight is seed coating, 40lb bag = 20lb of actual seed
Falcon IV - 16.8% - Germ 80%
Rhambler SRP - 16.8% - Germ 80%
Temple - 16.7% - Germ 80%
Weed Seed 0.10%
Previously, Scotts usually has 1 to 2 good seeds out of the 3 blended. But in the 2021 bags this year, they are all reputable cultivars. I am looking to seed around 80lbs of seed. I see the Top Choice has a 90% germ rate and Scotts is an 80%, so I would be losing 10% germination and 0.10% weed seed. I am planning on putting out Tenacity this week, then seeding in 25days with another Tenacity application.
I would like your opinion on paying 30%+ in price for +10% germination rate and -0.10% Weed Seed that will most likely be controlled with Tenacity?
**UPDATE** After learning that half the bag weight is "Seed Coating", the Scotts is a poor decision all around. Going with Top Choice
I spent a couple weeks researching seed cultivars from NC State and then trying to source them from my local suppliers for TTTF overseed. I have an established TTTF lawn that I seeded with Black Beauty last 2 years and I have not been as impressed with it and wanted to try something different. I have a print out of about 50 top NTEP seeds from NC State and just been looking at all the seed tags. I found a local nursery that had Top Choice (blue tag) TTTF 50lb bags for $135 ($2.70per/#).
Avenger II - 33% - Germ 90%
Raptor III - 33% - Germ 90%
Valkyrie LS - 33% - Germ 90%
Weed Seed - 0.00%
**UPDATED**Yesterday I was just curios at Home Depot and noticed they have Scotts Tall Fescue Mix 40lb bags for $75 ($3.75per/#). Reading over the label it was:
50% of the bag weight is seed coating, 40lb bag = 20lb of actual seed
Falcon IV - 16.8% - Germ 80%
Rhambler SRP - 16.8% - Germ 80%
Temple - 16.7% - Germ 80%
Weed Seed 0.10%
Previously, Scotts usually has 1 to 2 good seeds out of the 3 blended. But in the 2021 bags this year, they are all reputable cultivars. I am looking to seed around 80lbs of seed. I see the Top Choice has a 90% germ rate and Scotts is an 80%, so I would be losing 10% germination and 0.10% weed seed. I am planning on putting out Tenacity this week, then seeding in 25days with another Tenacity application.
I would like your opinion on paying 30%+ in price for +10% germination rate and -0.10% Weed Seed that will most likely be controlled with Tenacity?
**UPDATE** After learning that half the bag weight is "Seed Coating", the Scotts is a poor decision all around. Going with Top Choice
