Verge Pollinator Seed Mix

• Increases pollinators to improve environment

• Reduction in labor with no mowing or greatly reduce mowing 2x/year

• No fertilizer or herbicides required

• Reduction in irrigation/water use

• Increases Oxygen, reduces CO2/Carbon footprint

Fade Turf-Type Annual Ryegrass

Fade is a Turf-Type Annual Ryegrass, Lolium multiflorum, with an attractive appearance and improved turf quality. It is an alternative to more persistent and competitive Perennial or Intermediate Ryegrasses and it is a popular choice as a nurse grass with cool-season species. Fade is quick to germinate and establish, is durable against wear, and is fast to check out in the spring. It exhibits consistent color and density quality. Fade Annual Ryegrass is a great option for budget conscious turf managers and is adapted to both cool and warm season regions for temporary turf.

Seeds/Pound (approximate): 235,000

Seeding Rate (pounds/1,000 sq. ft): 7-15+ (Overseeding, warm-season), 5-10 (Overseeding, cool-season), 7-10 (New Seeding, cool-season)

98/85 Kentucky Bluegrass

98/85 Kentucky Bluegrass is a common variety characterized by a 98% seed purity and an 85% germination rate. It is a low-growing, sod forming perennial grass with good drought and heat tolerance, good wear tolerance, and excellent general utility. 

Seeds/Pound (approximate): 800,000-1,600,000

Seeding Rate (pounds/1,000 sq. ft): 2-3

Bermudagrass

Bermudagrass, Cynodon dactylon, is primarily a warm-season, sod-forming perennial that spreads by stolons, rhizomes, and seed. Bermudagrass has a fibrous root system with vigorous, deep rhizomes and spreads aggressively via above-ground runners known as stolons, allowing it to withstand wear and recover rapidly from damage. This is a major turf species for sports fields, lawns, parks, golf courses, and general utility turfs that require exceptional resilience. Bermudagrass has very good drought tolerance, traffic tolerance, and can handle poor water quality compared to other turfgrasses. It performs best in southern United States climates at temperatures exceeding 50 degrees and falls dormant when temperatures dip below 50 degrees and may require overseeding. Bermudagrass requires moderate to high levels of water and fertilization and should be mowed at heights between 1/10 - 1 1/2 inch.

Seeds/Pound (approximate): 1,600,000 (unhulled) / 2,200,000 (hulled)

Seeding Rate (Pounds/1,000 sq. ft): 1-5

Buffalograss

Buffalograss, Buchloe dactyloides, is a perennial, low-growing, warm-season grass. Leaf blades are 10 to 12 inches long but they fall over and give the turf a short appearance. This grass occurs naturally and grows best on clay loam to clay soils and is not adapted to shaded sites. It has a low fertility requirement and it often will maintain good density without supplemental fertilization. Buffalograss is a native sod-forming grass found throughout the Midwest that spreads by stolons.

Seeds/Pound (approximate): 50,000

Seeding Rate (pounds/1,000 sq. ft): 2-3

Canada Bluegrass

Canada Bluegrass, Poa compressa, is a low-growing, sod-forming and palatable cool-season Bluegrass that spreads through underground rhizomes. It is adaptable to poor soil and commonly used for turf, roadside erosion, and reclamation of disturbed areas such as gravel pits, cut roads, and mines.

Seeds/Pound (approximate): 2,500,000

Seeding Rate (Pounds/Acre): 3-5

Canby Bluegrass

Canby Bluegrass, Poa canbyi, is a perennial, cool-season, native bunchgrass that grows 8 to 16 inches tall. Canby Bluegrass is vigorous, long-leaved, late maturing, and more productive than other Bluegrasses. It is used as low maintenance turf and forest roads in the northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. Canby Bluegrass is common to the western United States, the Rocky Mountain region, and the northern Great Plains region.

Seeds/Pound (approximate): 925,000

Seeding Rate (pounds/acre): 3-5

Fowl Bluegrass

Fowl Bluegrass, Poa palustris, is a stoloniferous, weakly rhizomatous perennial grass. It grows in moist, open meadows and streambanks and is highly palatable. It prefers fertile sandy to clayey alluvial soils and thrives in moist, cool, temperate climates with excellent winter hardiness. Fowl Bluegrass can be used for lawns and landscaping as well.

Seeds/Pound (approximate): 1,900,000

Seeding Rate (pounds/acre): 1-3

Merit Kentucky Bluegrass

Merit Kentucky Bluegrass, Poa pratensis, is an elite turf variety of Kentucky Bluegrass with excellent sod strength and wear tolerance. It has improved disease resistance to leaf spot, dollar spot, and fusarium blight. Merit also has great cold tolerance and exhibits semi-dormant winter growth with early spring green-up. Merit is a BVMG type with moderately dark green color. It can be used in elite Kentucky Bluegrass blends for golf course fairways, tees, and roughs, as well as in mixtures with superior quality Perennial Ryegrasses, Fine Fescues, and Turf-Type Tall Fescues. 

Seeds/Pound (approximate): 800,000-1,600,000

Seeding Rate (pounds/1,000 sq. ft): 2-4

Rough Bluegrass

Rough Bluegrass, Poa trivialis, is a perennial, cool-season, introduced grass that spreads by stolons and forms dense, thick patches. The leaf blades are upright at first, but tend to lay down and mat as the patches become older. It is capable of withstanding a considerable amount of shade if sufficient moisture is present. Rough Bluegrass is primarily used in turf but is considered a nuisance in the Rocky Mountain region as a native grass.

Seeds/Pound (approximate): 2,000,000

Seeding Rate (pounds/acre): 2-3

Sheep Fescue

Sheep Fescue, Festuca ovina, is a perennial, cool-season, introduced bunchgrass with a mature height of 12 to 24 inches. It is well adapted to most soil conditions and can be used for erosion control and low maintenance mixtures. Sheep Fescue is found across the entire United States.

Seeds/Pound (approximate): 400,000

Seeding Rate (pounds/1,000 sq. ft): 5-6

Supina Bluegrass

Supina Bluegrass, Poa supina, is a stoloniferous, cool-season, perennial turfgrass recently introduced into the temperate regions of the United States from Europe. It establishes slowly from seed but forms a dense, yellow-green turf that spreads by rhizomes. Supina Bluegrass is quite wear and shade tolerant but intolerant of drought. It has been planted on its own as well as mixed with Kentucky Bluegrass in athletic turf mixes.

Seeds/Pound (approximate): 2,000,000

Seeding Rate (pounds/1,000 sq. ft): 1.5-3