SOS

Overseeding mix for Football & Rugby, Racing & Racecourses

  • Purpose-bred varieties, designed for emergency repair of winter turf areas
  • Fast germination, establishment and growth
  • Overseeding and patching blend of ryegrass species that germinate and grow vigorously at very low temperatures

MIXTURE:

50% perennial ryegrass

50% annual ryegrass

 

USAGE: 

Designed for emergency mid-season turf repair, aiming for the fastest possible germination, establishment and growth in cool temperatures.

 

 

 

FEATURES & BENEFITS

The saviour of the winter season, this specially formulated product contains varieties that germinate and establish quickly to resurrect high traffic areas on any pitch. In recent trials, SOS was shown to establish and restore a sward overseeded in January at a soil temperature of 6.2°C, from 20% to more than 60% within a month.


The variety 4IR-1 is a fine-leaved annual ryegrass that will germinate as low as 3.5°, quicker and at lower temperatures than perennial ryegrass, including tetraploid varieties.


Barbasten is an exceptional variety ranked #4 in the in the BSPB/STRI Turfgrass Seed 2023 booklet Table S1. It is very active in winter and spring promising superior mid-season recovery and very high tolerance to Drechslera Leaf spot. Barcristalla is a proven, all-round high performing variety combining dark green genetic colour and high wear tolerance. Both Barbasten and Barcristalla provide a longer-term solution with good performance characteristics."


Figure 1 illustrates the speed at which SOS can establish and restore a sward when it is overseeded in January at a soil temperature of 6.2°C. One month into the trial the grass cover has recovered from 20% to more than 60%.


Barenbrug research favours the use of a hard-wearing diploid perennial rather than a tetraploid alternative as a partner to annual ryegrasses for winter grass seed mixtures.

 

Figure 1 

Composition
Variety
Species
50%
4IR-1
Annual ryegrass
25%
Barcristalla
Perennial ryegrass
25%
Barbasten
Perennial ryegrass
Specifications
Sowing rate
30-50g m²
Oversowing rate
20-40g m²
Sowing depth
4-8mm < thatch
Mowing height
down to 20mm
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