Ryegrass mixture offers improved fineness of leaf for golf tees

By Alistair August 1, 2018 06:38 Updated

Germinal’s A5 Cricket, Tennis and Tees’ seed mixture offers excellent fineness of leaf thanks to the inclusion of Cabrio Ultra Fine Ryegrass – the highest rated summer sports perennial ryegrass variety.

“As the highest rated variety for summer sports on the BSPB’s L1 List for two years running, Cabrio Ultra Fine Ryegrass offers exceptional levels of performance,” explains Richard Brown, amenity sales manager for Germinal.

“Its fineness of leaf score of 8.8 is half a point ahead of its nearest rival, meaning Cabrio easily outperforms all other perennial ryegrass cultivars. It partners perfectly with Escapade in a 50:50 blend to provide a seed mixture which is ideal for repairing worn or damaged tees where rapid root penetration and high root density are essential.

“With two of the best perennial ryegrass cultivars, A5 provides a dependable, consistent and quick to establish sward which enables greenkeepers to produce a harder wearing surface that can not only tolerate a close mowing regime, but which will also be aesthetically attractive all year round.”

Cabrio is recommended for use on golf tees and golf green aprons as well as tennis courts and cricket squares where it is ideal for repairing baselines and wicket ends.

Cabrio is exclusively available from Germinal: as well as featuring in Germinal’s A5 Cricket, Tennis and Tees seed mixture, it is also included in Germinal’s A10 Golf Tees and Divot Repairs and A28 Ultrafine Ryegolf mixtures. In all three mixtures, the inclusion of Cabrio creates a seed mixture which gives a high density, wear tolerant sward with rapid repair capability.