All grass seed must have an analysis tag; be it tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass, Bermudagrass seed, Zoysia and more. However, only certified seed has an additional tag. The above indicates that the seed is Oregon Certified. It is commonly referred to as "blue tag" seed. For Newsom Seed to make a Maryland Certified Sod Mix or SHA Mix, the seed must first be Oregon Certified. This guarantees the consumer of the variety of the seed in the bag and that it meets certain minimum requirements.
However, the Maryland Department of Agriculture requires more than just the seed being Oregon Certified. Before we can do a certified mix, the seed must be sampled by a representative from the Maryland Department of Agriculture. The sample is then taken to the lab at the Department of Agriculture and tested for germination and purity. If it meets their requirements, the seed is then approved to be mixed.
Below are but a few of the seed varieties we carry. The majority of all the seed we buy is certified and on the Maryland/Virginia Recommended List:
2019 Maryland/Virginia Recommended List (TT-77)
Another very important source for choosing varieties best suited for your area is the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program. Directly below are links to the most current test data.
Current NTEP Reports
Tall Fescue Kentucky Bluegrass Perennial Ryegrass
Bentgrass (Putting Green) Bentgrass (Fairway & Tee)
Previous Recommended Lists for Maryland/Virginia (TT-77)
2018
2017
2016
2015
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4th Millennium SRP
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Black Tail
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Bullseye
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Gazelle II
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Guardian 41
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Hot Rod
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Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue
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Leonardo
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Michaelangelo
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Raptor III
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Rebounder
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Rockwell
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Saltillo -
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Turbo
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MVS has developed a new class of tall fescues that through natural mechanisms like tillering and rhizome formation more aggressively establish, spread, and fill in, creating a turf of higher density particularly under stresses. These releases are coded with the LS suffix.
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Firecracker SLS Tall Fescue -Firecracker SLS continues on the tradition of excellence established by the original Firecracker LS. Firecracker SLS offers excellent salt tolerance, lateral spread potential as well as great resistance to Brown Patch and Net Blotch.
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Screamer LS -Screamer LS has very high seedling vigor, screaming out of the ground to crowd out weeds and get growing long before other tall fescue varieties. It exhibits excellent Spring green up and cold tolerance and also has very good Brown Patch resistance.
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Spyder LS Tall Fescue -A release from the Lateral Spread Technology™ program, Spyder LS has scored in the highest NTEP grouping for overall quality under medium fertility, traffic, and shade. Tops in density under drought, its aggressive behavior crowds out weeds.
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Titanium 2LS Tall Fescue -A release from the Lateral Spread Technology™ program, Titanium 2LS exemplifies the perfect high-quality turfgrass; it's dark green, very dense, and has excellent wear tolerance. In addition Titanium 2LS is very drought tolerant, keeping its great looking appearance late into the summer even under less-than-ideal conditions.
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Valkryie LS Tall Fescue -Valkryie LS is a top-rated NTEP performer and scores high marks in wear tolerance. Valkryie LS has a fine leaf texture, dark green color and exhibits great drought tolerance and disease resistance.
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Apple SGL Perennial RyegrassApple SGL Perennial ryegrass is bred for resistance to gray leaf spot. Also exhibits broad spectrum disease and insect resistance. Improved tolerance to saline irrigation. Vigorous & aggressive. Cold tolerant.
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Grand Slam GLD Perennial RyegrassGrand Slam GLD is bred with resistance to gray leaf spot and improved drought tolerance. It offers fast establisment and high traffic tolerance.
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Stellar 3GL Perennial RyegrassNew resistance to gray leaf spot disease. Tops in establishment and spring green-up. Excellent low cut fairway and traffic stress performance. Retains density and color throughout the season.
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Breakout Italian RyegrassBreakout is a great annual ryegrass with smooth transition technology to germinate quickly and not persist into summer. It has excellent turf quality and a dark green color to blend well with other grasses. Breakout is a high density turf with fine leaf texture giving it great aesthetics and playability.
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Panterra (SOS) Transitional RyegrassPanterra was developed specifically for winter overseeding; displaying excellent turf quality on golf courses, sports fields and other fine turf. It establishes quickly, allows for easy Spring transition and grows under low temperatures.
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Kentucky bluegrass varieties have classifications. Some of the classification types are:
Compact, Compact America, Mid-Atlantic, Julia, BVMG, Shamrock and more.
To see some of the varieties that fall into these categories, click below.
Kentucky Bluegrass Classification
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365ss Kentucky Bluegrass365 SS Kentucky Bluegrass is a new bluegrass blend that offers the best of what sports turf professionals demand. It is extremely fast to germinate and establish, creating a dense sward to crowd out weeds. 365ss holds up to extreme wear and traffic, recovering quickly between games and allowing for more use with fewer days in between.
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Blue Coat Kentucky Bluegrass Blue Coat is an improved variety that offers a darker green color and fine to medium leaf texture. It has exhibited high resistance to diseases. Blue Coat can handle heavy traffic and has excellent density during the growing season.
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Blue Note Kentucky BluegrassBlueNote is a compact America type bluegrass featuring excellent color, texture, density, and shade tolerance under normal to moderate fertility management, including lowered mowing heights. BlueNote has very good cold tolerance and better winter color than most varieties.
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HGT Bluegrass BlendHGT features the very best of Barenbrug's kentucky bluegrass varieties and has outstanding performance in the transition zone. Quick to germinate and fast establishment, HGT provides early Spring green up and strong summer performance.
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Legend Kentucky BluegrassLegend is an aggressive, midnight-type, dark green kentucky bluegrass that is ideal for use in both high and low maintenance applications.
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Midnight Kentucky BluegrassCompact Midnight Type Midnight is the strongest performing, most popular elite Kentucky bluegrass ever developed. With a dark green, compact growth habit, Midnight's unique beauty & performance have stood out in National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP), private, and university trials for more than 20 years. Midnight has set the bluegrass bar since 1984 and is still the recognized standard of quality.
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Skye Kentucky BluegrassSkye Kentucky bluegrass is an excellent choice for sod farms, homeowners and turf professionals alike. Its reduced vertical growth habit translates into less frequent mowing, less clippings, and lower maintenance costs.
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Volt Kentucky BluegrassVolt is an all purpose variety that combines attractive color and density with early through late season performance. It exhibits excellent wear tolerance, even under varying fertility levels.
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Wild Horse Kentucky Bluegrass -Shamrock Type Wild Horse trounces the old workhorses! It is an excellent variety to use in bluegrass blends and for mixing with tall fescue. Characteristics include rapid germination, medium leaf texture, excellent disease resistance, aggressive & vigorous, low-mow and high tiller density.
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Rio BermudagrassRio is a top-rated seeded bermudagrass variety that exhibits excellent cold and frost tolerance as well as early Spring greenup, making it a great choice for not only the southern zone but also areas in the transition zone.
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007Seed Research 007 is an advanced generation
creeping bentgrass variety developed by the New Jersey Agricultural
Experiment Station (Rutgers University) working in cooperation with Richard
Hurley, Ph.D. 007 creeping bentgrass has a broad genetic base developed using twenty four
parent plants, including plants identified from the varieties L-93 and Southshore.
Additional clones were collected from older greens on high stress golf courses
in the northeast USA. This new, improved variety is well adapted to any U.S.
and overseas areas where creeping bentgrass is being utilized for golf course
greens, tees and fairways.
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BarracudaBARRACUDA creeping bentgrass (MVS AP-101) is an advanced generation broad genetic based variety developed in cooperation with Rutgers University. Nine unique parents, the result of extensive screening programs for improved disease resistance, high shoot density, and lower input sustainability, all trace back to plants collected from old golf courses in the United States.
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Crystal BluelinksTee-2-Green Crystal Bluelinks had the highest turf quality across all locations during the 2006 NTEP fairway/tee trials. It has a brilliant blue/green color. Has show good resistance to Brown Patch and Dollar Spot and has also shown good heat tolerance.
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PENN A-1Tee-2-Green A-1 performs well under a wide range of climatic conditions. It spreads by stolons and tillers, exhibiting very dense, upright growth. A-1 has a very fine leaf texture due to the dense tillering, and it exhibits moderately aggressive growth and excellent recuperative capacity. Mixing A-1 with A-4 comes highly recommended for over-seeding & putting greens.
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PENN A-4Tee-2-Green A-4 is dark green with fine leaf texture, exceptional heat & cold tolerance, high density, disease resistance, and aggressive growth habit. It provides a smooth, grainless putting surface. Mixing A-4 with A-1 comes highly recommended for over-seeding & putting greens.
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PenncrossTee-2-Green The standard for creeping bentgrasses since 1955 and still the most specified bentgrass for golf courses. Recovers quickly from injury and divots. Good heat and wear tolerance.
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Penn TrioTee-2-Green Penn Trio blend uses equal thirds of Penncross, Penneagle II and PennLinks II to take advantage of all three's performance traits.
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PiranhaMountain View Piranha is a new creeping bentgrass variety developed specifically to tolerate heat and a number of other stressors that destroy tees and greens resulting in costly repairs. In addition, Piranha has also shown excellent disease resistance to dollar spot and brown patch
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Pure DistinctionTee-2-Green Pure Distinction takes the superb attributes of previous bents- dense, upright, aggressive growth, less thatch - to the next level.
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