Easy 10 point checklist
Step 4: Choose the right grass seed
Because every lawn is different, you’ll find many different grass seed varieties to choose from. Select the type that best suits your yard's sun exposure, moisture availability and traffic pattern. The "lawn map" exercise will help you identify your yard's personality. Would you describe your yard as:
...Sunny?... Shady?... Partially shady?... A high traffic area... Needs temporary cover ?... Requires low-maintenance?
Use the guide below to determine which variety is best for your special lawn needs.
Grass Seed Blends and Mixtures: Turfgrasses play an important role in many aspects of our daily lives. Turfgrasses are used for home lawns, roadsides, public recreation areas, playing surfaces for athletic fields, golf courses and in many other applications. Over the last 20 years, great strides have been made in the improvement of traditional turfgrasses by increasing disease resistance, drought tolerance, cold tolerance and overall persistence.
Each turfgrass variety and species has its own unique growth, quality and adaptation characteristics. A turfgrass blend or mixture is the best choice for most lawns because it will thrive within a broader range of growing conditions and provides the added benefit of greater disease resistance.
Every variety and species used in Southern States blends and mixtures has been chosen for its ability to enhance overall performance. Southern States turfgrasses encompass the full range of turf species and have been specifically adapted for quality, durability and adaptation to growing conditions in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
At Southern States, we strive to supply you with the best turf seed product on the market. We go above and beyond industry standards of testing to supply you with some of the cleanest products available. Compare our seed labels to comparable brands and you will see the difference for yourself.
| Ingredients | Sun Exposure / Desired Features | Leaf Texture | High Traffic Area Use | ||
Southern States Premium Blends |
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 Southern States Premium Turf-Type Fescue |
Premium Blend of 3 Different Turf-type Tall Fescues | Sunny & Partial Shade | Fine To Medium |
Very Good | |
 Southern States Premium Landscape |
Chewing Fescue, Hard Fescue and Perennial Ryegrass | Shade | Fine to Very Fine | Fair | |
Turf Science Genetics Blends |
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 Sunny Mixture |
3-Way Tall Fescue Blend | Full Sun | Fine To Medium | Good |
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 Sunny & Shade Mixture |
Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Chewing Fescue, Red Fescue | Full Sun, Partial Shade | Fine | Good | |
 Shady Mixture |
Tall Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass, Creeping Red Fescue, Hard Fescue | Full Shade |
Fine To Very Fine | Fair | |
 Sundance Brand Heat Tolerant Mixture |
90% Tall Fescue, 10% Heat Tolerant, Kentucky Bluegrass | Full Shade, Partial Shade | Fine To Medium | Very Good | |
 Chipmate Brand Perennial Ryegrass Blend |
3-Way Perennial Ryegrass Blend | Full Sun- Shade | Fine | Good | |
 Sunspot Brand Bermuda |
Bermudagrass |
Full Sun | Medium | Excellent | |
| Planting Date | Seeding Rate Per 1,000 Sq. Ft** |
Days To Germinate (Approx.) |
Sizes Available | ||
Southern States Premium Blends |
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| Southern States Premium Turf-Type Tall Fescue |
Spring: Mar-May Fall: Sept-Oct |
New Lawns: 6-8 lbs. Existing Lawns: 3-4 lbs. |
7 to 21 |
20 lb. Bag (021-42803) | |
| Southern States Premium Shadescape |
Spring: Mar-May Fall: Sept-Oct |
New Lawns: 5-6 lbs. Existing Lawns: 2-3 lbs. |
7 to 21 |
20 lb. Bag (021-42483) |
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Turf Science Genetics Blends |
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| Sunny Mixture |
Spring: Mar-May Fall: Sept-Oct |
New Lawns: 6-8 lbs. Existing Lawns: 3-4 lbs. |
7 to 21 |
3 lb. Bag (021-45200) 10 lb. Bag (021-45201) |
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| Sunny & Shady Mixture |
Spring: Mar-May Fall: Sept-Oct |
New Lawns: 5-7 lbs. Existing Lawns: 2.5-3.5 lbs. |
7 to 21 |
3 lb. Bag (021-45220) 10 lb. Bag (021-45221) |
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| Shady Mixture |
Spring: Mar-May Fall: Sept-Oct |
New Lawns: 6-8 lbs/ Existing Lawns: 2-3 lbs. |
7 to 21 |
3 lb. Bag (021-45210) 10 lb. Bag (021-45211) |
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| Sundance Brand Heat Tolerant Mixture |
Spring: Mar-May | New Lawns: 5-7 lbs. Existing Lawns: 3-4 lbs. | 7 to 21 | 3 lb. Bag (021-41002) 10 lb. Bag (021-41003) 25 lb. Bag (021-41004) | |
| Chipmate Brand Perennial Ryegrass Blend |
Spring: Mar-May Fall: Sept-Oct |
New Lawns: 3-5 lbs. Existing Lawns: 1.5-2.5 lbs. Overseeding Warm Season Grasses: 6-20 lbs. |
7 to 14 | 3 lb. Bag (021-41101) 10 lb. Bag (021-41102) 25 lb. Bag (021-41103) 50 lb. Bag(021-41104 ) | |
| Sunspot Brand Bermuda |
May-July |
New Lawns: 1-3 lbs. Existing Lawns: 1/2-1 1/2 lbs. |
10 to 21 |
3 lb. Bag (021-45230) 10 lb. Bag (021-45231) 25 lb. Bag (021-45234) |
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(*) Rates may vary due to local conditions. Lower rates apply to overseeding recommendations. |
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