SGT FINE FESCUE

Fairways, tees and roughs

  • SGT technology offers outstanding turf performance with reduced water, fertiliser and chemical inputs
  • An innovative mixture of fine fescue species
  • 40% hard fescue for increased drought tolerance
  • High tolerance to Dollar Spot and Red Thread pathogens

 

  • Greens
  • Tees
  • Fairways
  • Roughs
  • Bowling Greens

MIXTURE: 

40% Hard fescue

40% Slender creeping red fescue

20% Strong creeping red fescue

 

USAGE: 

Overseeding, divoting and construction for medium- fine turf on sites with particular drought stress.

 

FEATURES & BENEFITS:

Central to the product is a large proportion of hard fescue, a fine fescue species with well-documented tolerance to drought and heat stress and proven performance with low-input maintenance, as well as good overall turf quality for density and visual merit, helping to maintain good aesthetics in the harshest environments. Hard fescue also offers a potential reduction in insect damage and increased Dollar Spot tolerance.

 

Beacon is a newer variety of hard fescue, now listed on Table L6 with a mean score of 7.1*. Its performance on the GEVES list in France, #1 rated for a range of traits, including “lawn index”, “shoot density”, “fineness of leaves” and “global aesthetic quality”, is of particular relevance to this product.


In trials at Landlab in Italy, Hardtop hard fescue performs particularly well in periods of heat and drought.

 

*BSPB/STRI TurfgrassSeed 2023 booklet

 

Figure 1: Graph to show fluctuations in fine fescue performance (NTEP Turf Quality (TQ) assessments) over 9-month period during (hot and dry) 2018 in Landlab, Italy. Note the superior scores of Hardtop hard fescue.

 

In addition to drought tolerance, the fine fescue components all exhibit outstanding overall turf quality in terms of density and visual merit. These points help to maintain good aesthetics in the harshest environments.

 

Composition
Variety
Species
25%
Hardtop
Hard fescue
20%
Barpearl
Slender creeping red fescue
15%
Beacon
Hard fescue
20%
Barrisse
Strong creeping red fescue
20%
Viktorka
Slender creeping red fescue
Specifications
Sowing rate
25-35g m²
Oversowing rate
15-25g per m²
Sowing depth
5-10mm < thatch
Mowing height
Down to 7mm
Pack size
20kg
Speed of Establishment
Wear Tolerance
Close-mowing tolerance
Fineness of leaf
Speed of growth
Dark green colour
Shoot density
Low maintenance
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Greenkeepers, Course Managers and Golf Course Superintendents rely on the Barenbrug Sport grass seed range designed for golf courses.

Greenkeepers, Course Managers and Golf Course Superintendents rely on the Barenbrug Sport grass seed range designed for golf courses.

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