Seaside II Creeping Bent grass, with a medium-fine texture, provides a high-quality playing surface for greens, tees, and fairways, and Seaside II establishes quickly from putting grass seed.This variety of Creeping Bent grass has shown very good drought tolerance and the ability to use water sources that have a high salt level.
Recommended seeding rate is 1.25 to 1.5 lbs/1,000 sq ft for a new planting, and 0.1 to 0.25 lbs/1,000 sq ft for inter-seeding. Seaside II Bentgrass has shown excellent resistance to dollar spot and other diseases. In addition, this golf greens seed produces a dense turf that competes with grassy weeds like Poa annua. If you live in a coastal climate and want to grow putting green grass for a home putting green, Seaside II Creeping Bent grass seed is an excellent choice.
For a Seaside II home putting green, the amount of the fertilizer should be .1 lbs of nitrogen every 14 days +/-, depending on approximate growth, clippings, and performance. The yearly amount of nitrogen will be from 2 to 4 lbs, phosphorous 2 to 3 lbs, and potassium 6 to 10 lbs. As far as micro-nutrient amounts, this should be checked with tissue tests during the year and again with a soil test in the early spring
Seaside II greens can be irrigated with water sources containing salt content as high as 15,000 ppm and a pH of 7.5 - 8.5, and it also demonstrates resistance to dollar spot. Seaside II Bent grass seed is often chosen for coastal golf courses where sea spray is a problem for other varieties of Creeping Bentgrass.
Sow 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 pounds Bent grass putting green seed per 1,000 square feet. Plant Seaside II Bentgrass seed when soil temperature reaches 55 degrees in spring up until a minimum of 6 weeks before frost in fall.
