Patent ID: 9451742
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A01G

Claim Text:
1. A method of improved turf management that requires little to no irrigation and little to no fertilizer said method comprising: (a) removing existing vegetation to create an area for converting to a more efficient turf growth; (b) prepping the conversion area to attain a pH between 5.0 and 8.0 for new planting; and (c) seeding the prepped area with a mixture comprising at least 92% fine fescues at a rate of at least 260 lbs./acre to produce a replacement turf of dense sod that requires fewer mowings than the lawn turf it is replacing, said mixture of at least 92% fine fescues comprising: (i) about one third by weight Hard Fescue; (ii) about one third by weight Creeping Red Fescue; and (iii) about one third by weight Chewings Fescue.