Playground Turf

Playground turf should be safe, long lasting, a good playing surface with low maintenance.

Suggestions for turf for specific games

• Sport: Baseball
  Level of Use: High use public fields turf type tall fescue with Kentucky Bluegrass.
  Specific area:
  • Outfield- combination of hard fescue, creeping red fescue, and chewings fescue.
  • Infield- combination of turf type perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass.
• Sport: Golf
  Specific Areas:
  • Tees and Fairways mowed 5/8" or less should use creeping bent grass over 5/8" use turf type perennial ryegrass, and over 1/2" use Kentucky bluegrass.
  • Greens mowed 1/4" or less use creeping bentgrass.
  • Roughs can use perennial ryegrass and where low maintenance program is used hard fescue (low fertility and shade adapted).
• Sport: Football and Soccer
  Level of Use: Tough users of turf.
  Recommendations: Sod forming turf grasses that will mend do best. Mix of turf type perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass. Where bermuda grass has invaded we can help you overseed with perennial ryegrass and Kentucky bluegrass in late fall to compete with bermuda grass.
• Sport: Tennis
  Recommendations: Blend of Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass for the best surface.

Kellogg's Ag. Service can provide you with the best mix or single items for your playground turf. On site visit and delivery of seed. Varieties selected for turf color, disease resistance, and insect tolerance. Please call Kellogg's Ag. Service @ 530/872-2624 for more information.

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