Wicked Tuff Turf Perennial Ryegrass Seed
Wicked Tuff Turf Perennial Ryegrass Seed
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Product Description
Product Description
The fastest way to green — a quick-germinating, glossy dark-green lawn grass that takes heavy traffic and fills in bare spots in days, not weeks.
Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne) is a cool-season perennial — it grows in the cooler parts of the year and, with periodic overseeding, lasts 3–5+ years. It is a bunch-type grass (it grows in tufts rather than spreading by runners), upright and dense with glossy dark-green blades. Its claim to fame is speed: it germinates in 5–7 days — the fastest of any common lawn grass — and gives you a mowable lawn in 3–4 weeks. That makes it the standard “nurse grass” in premium blends: it fills in fast to protect soil and crowd out weeds while slower species like Kentucky Bluegrass mature. It also has excellent wear tolerance, which is why it is a staple on athletic fields and golf fairways. Our seed is uncoated and tested for purity and germination.
Key Benefits
• Ultra-fast germination: up in 5–7 days; mowable in 3–4 weeks.
• Excellent wear tolerance: among the toughest cool-season grasses for traffic.
• Premium appearance: dense, fine-textured, glossy dark-green turf.
• Weed suppression: fast, dense establishment crowds out weed seedlings.
• Ideal nurse grass: holds soil while slower species establish in a blend.
• Clean, uncoated seed: no fillers, coatings, or dyes.
Best Uses
• Quick lawn establishment, repair, and renovation
• Overseeding thin, damaged, or bare turf
• Sports fields, playgrounds, and high-traffic zones
• Golf-course fairways, tees, and roughs
• Premium blends with Kentucky Bluegrass and fescues
Important Notes
Moisture matters most in week one: keep the seedbed consistently moist during the rapid 5–7 day germination. Its drought tolerance is only moderate — less than Tall Fescue or fine fescues — so plan to water through hot, dry summers. It is a bunch-type grass (no rhizome self-repair), so seed at proper rates for a tight canopy and overseed periodically. In hot, humid conditions, watch for gray leaf spot.
Why Choose Old Cobblers Farm™?
Every bag of Wicked Tuff Turf seed is selected for high purity and strong germination, and tested so you know what you are planting — consistent, clean, uncoated seed for homeowners and turf managers who want fast, professional results.
Application Instructions
Application Instructions
USDA Zones 3–7; full sun to light shade; loam, clay loam, or sandy loam; pH 5.5–7.5; well-drained preferred.
Seeding rate: New lawn 6–8 lb per 1,000 sq ft; overseeding 3–5 lb per 1,000 sq ft; about 200–300 lb per acre for turf establishment. In blends, about 30–40% Perennial Ryegrass for quick establishment.
How to plant
Clear debris and lightly rake the surface, broadcast evenly, and sow about ¼ inch deep. Plant late summer/early fall (preferred) or early spring. Keep consistently moist for the first 1–2 weeks; germinates in 5–7 days, mowable in 3–4 weeks.
Fertility & mowing
Perennial Ryegrass is a grass, not a fertilizer, and it is a relatively hungry turf — about 3–4 lbs of nitrogen per 1,000 sq ft per year. Mow at 2–3 inches and water through hot, dry summers.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Product Specifications
Product Specifications
Species: Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
Category: Cool-season perennial lawn grass
Lifecycle: Perennial (3–5+ years; benefits from overseeding)
Growth habit: Bunch-type; upright, dense, glossy dark-green; fine-medium texture
USDA Zones: 3–7
Sun: Full sun to light shade
Soil pH: 5.5–7.5
Traffic: Excellent — among the most wear-tolerant cool-season grasses
Seeding & Care
Rate — new lawn: 6–8 lb/1,000 sq ft
Rate — overseeding: 3–5 lb/1,000 sq ft
Rate — per acre (turf): 200–300 lb/acre
Depth: ¼ inch
Best planting time: Late summer/early fall (preferred) or early spring
Germination window: 5–7 days (soil 50–65°F); mowable in 3–4 weeks
Mow height: 2–3 inches
Fertility note: Seed only — grass (not a fertilizer); ~3–4 lb N/1,000 sq ft/yr
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