V8 BENTGRASS
Summary
V8 is a dense, up right growing creeping bentgrass, with a fine leaf texture. The variety is well known because of its fast establishment and high capacity to withstand cold winters. V8 is a versatile bent grass exhibiting outstanding turf quality on greens, tees and fairways which is due to a rich dark green color that is retained very well until late autumn. In spring, V8 is able to green up very fast.
• Dense, upright growth
• Fine texture
• Aggressive establishment
• Excellent winter hardiness
• Highly adaptable to wide range of mowing heights
• Rich dark green color
• Superb cool weather color retention and spring green up
Plant Characteristics
Taxonomy
Zone
- Regional Growing Zone
- 1 - Northwest Coastal, 2 - California Coastal, 3 - Southern Mountain, 4 - Mountain, 5 - Midwest, 6 - Northeast Lakes, 7 - Great Lakes South, 8 - Appalacia, 12 - Southwest
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- Temperature Zone
- Warm, Cool, Transitional
Plant Characteristics
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Description
Fine leaf texture.
- Growing Cycle
- Perennial
- Growth Habit
- Stoloniferous
Plant Information
- Planting Season
- Fall - Spring
- Plant Depth
- .25"
Seed Information
- Seeds Per Pound
- 6,000,000
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Tracheobionata
- Super Division
- Spermatophyta
- Division
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Subclass
- Commelinedae
- Order
- Cyperales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Agrostis L.
- Species
- Agostis stolonifera L.
Coverage Area & Available Sizes
How to Use & Apply
Sowing and maintenance:
Seeding rates:
L-93 is recommended to be used in pure stands and creeping bentgrass blends. For new courses L-93
should be seeded at 1- 1.5 LB/ 1000 sq. ft.
Mowing height L-93 requires frequent mowing and should be mowed at a low height.
Watering
After seeding and establishing L-93 prefers deep watering early in the morning.
Applications
1-1.5 LBS PER 1000 SQUARE FEET
