GRASS-SEED MIXTURES

Garden Boom offers 3 basic grass mixtures meeting high requirements particularly in these fields:

Density
Resistance to heavy use and diseases
Fast regeneration
Appearance-quality of your lawn

Grass-Seed Mixture SPORT

t’s designated for lawns with intensive load. Its composition combines mainly the species of meadow-grasses and ryegrass to have a high-quality and resistant lawn with really good regeneration. The lawn composition comes from long-time experience in lawn-sowing and care for professional sport-grasses.

Species		%
Bunch-type red fescue	Festuca rubra commutata	15
Tall up-growing red fescue	Festuca rubra rubra	10
Smooth meadow-grass	Poa Pratensis	10
Perennial rye-grass	Lolium Perenne	65

Resistance to load: high
Growing speed: high
Care-taking requirements: medium
Grass-mowing height: 3 – 5 cm
Sowing quantity: 30 – 40 g/m²
Packaging: 10 kg

Grass-Seed Mixture PARK

It’s mainly designated for decorative lawns for parks or family gardens with a lower load-intensity, primarily emphasising the lawn appearance. The basis of the mixture combines red fescues supporting the dense grass bundle with lower growth.

Species		%
Bundle-type red fescue	Festuca rubra commutata	20
Short-outgrowing red fescue	Festuca rubra trichophylla	20
Tall up-growing red fescue	Festuca rubra rubra	20
Smooth meadow-grass	Poa pratensis	10
Perennial rye-grass	Lolium perenne	30

Resistance to load: medium
Growth-engaging speed: medium
Care-taking requirements: medium
Grass-mowing height: 2 – 5 cm
Sowing quantity: 25 – 30 g/m²
Packaging: 10 kg

Grass-Seed Mixture REGENERATION

It’s designated for regenerating of damaged lawns. The main benefit of the mixture is its really high growth and root-integration in the existing lawn. The basis of the mixture consists of perennial ryegrass meeting the principal requirement for fast-integrating seed-root system into the existing lawn to regenerate its damaged spots.

Species		%
Bundle-type red fescue	Festuca rubra commutata	20
Perennial rye-grass	Lolium perenne	80

Resistance to load: high
Growth-engaging speed: high
Care-taking requirements: medium
Mowing height: 3 – 6 cm
Sowing quantity: 30 – 40 g/m²
Packaging: 10 kg

Grass-Seed Mixture PARK for dry areas

Species		%
Tall fescue	Festuca arundinacea	70
Smooth meadow-grass	Poa pratensis	20
Perennial rye-grass	Lolium perenne	10

Resistance to load: medium
Growth-engaging speed: medium
Care-taking requirements: medium – low
Mowing height: 3 – 5 cm
Sowing quantity: 30 – 40 g/m²
Packaging: 10 kg

GARDEN BOOM Grass Mixtures Providing a Special System of Top Grass-Seed Species

They conform to RSM evaluation systems (applied in Germany) and STRI evaluation systems (applied in England).
They comply with the highest quality requirements under the Garden Boom trademark.
They combine individual species and varieties of perennial rye grass, smooth stalked meadow grass and red fescue grasses to bring forth a complex range of top grass-seed mixtures.

Basic Grass-Seed Species and their Properties

Perennial rye-grass – Lolium perenne

Excellent resistance to heavy use
Fast germination after seeding
Lower resistance to dryness
Higher maintenance requirements

When complying with recommended maintenance instructions, perennial rye-grass together with other grass-seed species make a nice high-quality turf.

Smooth stalked meadow-grass – Poa pratensis

Resistance to overstepping
Tolerance to coldness
Excellent appearance after mowing
Slow germination (3 – 4 weeks)

Smooth stalked meadow-grass combined with perennial rye-grass is suitable for turfs for heavily used areas.

Red fescues – Festuca rubra

Leaf-fineness
Density
Tolerance to shadowing
Regeneration speed
Resistance to heavy use (to be better used in decoration lawns)

Red-fescues themselves are further divided into bunch-type fescues, short-outgrowing and tall-up growing fescues. Combining these three subspecies will provide a high-quality lawn.

Properties of the grass-seed species: 1- the worst; 10 – the best

Properties of the grass-seed varieties	Perennial rye-grass	Tall-outgrowing fescue	Bunch-type fescue	Short-outgrowing fescue	Smooth meadow-grass
Tolerance to load	10	4	3	4	9
Resistance to diseases	6	7	5	4	7
Tolerance to dryness	4	6	7	8	5
Growing-up speed	10	8	7	6	2
Nutrients needed	9	6	4	4	8
Tolerance to high temperatures	2	5	6	6	5
Leaf fineness	4	4	8	8	3
Cleanness after mowing	4	7	8	8	3
Tolerance to the salting	4	5	7	8	4
Tolerance to the shadowing	5	5	6	6	5
Density	5	4	9	9	5
Tolerance to wetness	2	4	4	4	4
Producing felt	1	4	5	6	7
Tolerance to coldness	2	3	3	3	6

Main Rules for Selecting Grass-Seed Mixtures

Character of the grass-seed mixture – decorative, load-bearing
Root-system growing speed
Treatment needed
Grass-mowing height
Grass-sowing quantity per m²
Grass-sowing period
Irrigation needed – natural precipitation, automatic irrigation system
Subsequent care – mowing, fertilization