Wicked Tuff Turf Kid Safe Lawn Seed

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Product Description

Want a lawn that’s soft underfoot and doesn’t need a cabinet full of chemicals to look good? That’s what this fine-fescue blend is built for.

Old Cobblers Farm™ Wicked Tuff Turf Kid Safe Lawn is a soft, low-input cool-season family blend. It’s built around 55% fine fescue — creeping red fescue and Chewings fescue — which have thin, fine blades that make a softer surface than coarse tall-fescue mixes. Perennial ryegrass (25%) adds quick green-up, a little Kentucky bluegrass (10%) lends some self-repair, and a 10% annual ryegrass “nurse crop” (a fast, short-lived grass) covers the soil quickly while the rest establishes.

About the name: “Kid Safe” does not mean the bag contains special “safe” ingredients — it doesn’t. It reflects the agronomic reality of fine fescues, which need fewer chemical inputs. They require less nitrogen, resist many diseases naturally, and grow densely enough to crowd out weeds — so a fine-fescue lawn typically needs fewer fertilizer, fungicide, and herbicide applications. Add the soft texture, and you get a lower-input, family-friendly lawn. (One note: the Kentucky bluegrass here is a value 85/50 grade — it self-repairs but fills in more slowly than premium grades.)

Key Benefits

• Soft underfoot: 55% fine fescue makes a gentle, fine-bladed surface for bare feet and play.

• Lower chemical inputs: less nitrogen, plus natural disease/weed resistance — fewer applications overall.

• Shade-tolerant: one of the more shade-friendly blends; good under tree cover.

• Low-maintenance: among the lowest fertilizer needs; tolerates infrequent mowing.

• Pure seed: 100% pure with no fillers, coatings, or dyes.

Best Uses

• Families wanting a soft, lower-chemical lawn

• Shaded yards and properties with tree cover

• Low-maintenance situations with infrequent mowing

• Organic or natural lawn-care approaches

• New lawns and overseeding

Important Notes

• ⚠ Light-to-moderate traffic only: fine fescues recover slowly from wear — this lawn is NOT suited to sports or heavy pet (active-dog) traffic. It’s for soft, everyday family use.

• Shade-tolerant — not for hot, full-sun exposures (8+ hours), where fine fescues may thin; consider the Elite Fescue Blend for full sun.

• Needs well-drained loam or sandy loam — fine fescues struggle in heavy clay and dislike wet feet.

• Drought response is dormancy: it may brown in extended heat/drought, then recover when moisture returns.

• Do not over-fertilize — excess nitrogen damages fine fescues (causes thatch and disease); an organic slow-release feed is ideal.

• Seed only — not a fertilizer.

Why Choose Old Cobblers Farm™?

This is an honest, lower-input formula — 100% pure seed with no fillers, coatings, or dyes — built around soft fine fescues that need fewer chemical inputs to look good. It’s for families who want a gentle, low-fuss lawn and are happy to trade heavy-traffic toughness for softness and simplicity.

Application Instructions

Conditions
-USDA Zones: 3–7
-Sun: 3–5 hours ideal; 2–3 minimum (shade-tolerant); avoid hot full sun (8+ hr)
-Soil pH: 5.5–6.5 (slightly acidic); well-drained loam or sandy loam — not heavy clay, no wet feet

Seeding Rate (per 1,000 sq ft and per acre)
-New lawns: 5–6 lb per 1,000 sq ft (≈ 220–260 lb per acre)
-Overseeding: 3–4 lb per 1,000 sq ft (≈ 130–175 lb per acre)

How to Plant
Rake the seed lightly into the top of the soil for good seed-to-soil contact — do not bury deep — and keep the surface moist while it establishes (ryegrasses in 5–7 days, fine fescues 14–21, the 85/50 bluegrass slowest at 21–35). Maintain at 3.0–4.0 inches (higher mowing reduces stress on fine fescues; they also tolerate infrequent mowing). Feed lightly — only 1–2 lb nitrogen per 1,000 sq ft per year, ideally an organic slow-release product. Avoid excess nitrogen, which damages fine fescues and promotes thatch and disease.

Ingredients

Five-species soft, low-input cool-season lawn blend (percentages by weight as provided):
-35% Creeping Red Fescue: fine texture, shade adaptation, soft surface
-25% Perennial Ryegrass: quick establishment and green-up
-20% Chewings Fescue: fine texture, shade tolerance, low input
-10% Kentucky Bluegrass (85/50): value grade (85% purity / 50% germination) — some self-repair, slower fill-in
-10% Annual Ryegrass: quick nurse crop — fast early cover (annual)
-100% pure seed — no fillers, coatings, or dyes.

Product Specifications

Plant Data
-Composition: 5-species blend (55% fine fescue + ryegrasses, 10% 85/50 bluegrass)
-Category: Lawn Mix (turf) — soft, low-input
-Lifecycle: Perennial turf (with annual-ryegrass nurse component)
-USDA Zones: 3–7
-Sun: Shade-tolerant — 3–5 hr ideal; 2–3 hr minimum (thins in hot full sun)
-Soil pH: 5.5–6.5; well-drained loam/sandy loam (not heavy clay)
-Texture: Fine, soft (55% fine fescue)
-Mowing height: 3.0–4.0 in (2.5 in minimum); tolerates infrequent mowing
-Traffic: Low-to-moderate — not for sports or heavy pet traffic
-Maintenance / N: Low — only 1–2 lb N / 1,000 sq ft / yr (organic slow-release preferred)
-Drought / heat: Moderate-to-good via dormancy (browns, then recovers); low-to-moderate heat tolerance
-NPK: Seed only — not a fertilizer

Seeding
-Rate (new lawn): 5–6 lb / 1,000 sq ft (≈ 220–260 lb/acre)
-Rate (overseeding): 3–4 lb / 1,000 sq ft (≈ 130–175 lb/acre)
-Establishment: Initial coverage 2–3 weeks; mowable 4–6 weeks; mature stand 12–18 months

Seed Quality
-Kentucky bluegrass component: 85/50 value grade — 85% purity, 50% germination (slower fill-in)
-Blend purity: 100% pure seed