Bentgrasses
Alpha is the first of a new generation of creeping bentgrass, with qualities never before seen in golf turf.
L-93 is now gracing the greens, tees, and fairways of top golf courses nationally as well as internationally. Its reputation for being dark, dense, and aggressive has made it a world-renowned name in creeping bentgrasses. Formerly produced by Lofts Seed, L-93 is now exclusively part of the Jacklin Seed product lineup.
The single biggest factor that sets T-1 apart is ground coverage. T-1 retains ground coverage under some incredibly tough conditions.
Other Bentgrass Varieties:
- Highland Colonial Bentgrass
- Penncross Creeping Bentgrass
- Penneagle Creeping Bentgrass
- Pennlinks Creeping Bentgrass
- Pennway Creeping Bentgrass
Kentucky Bluegrass
In NTEP data, 4-Season exhibited strong tolerance to wear and damage from traffic studies at both Wisconsin and New Jersey NTEP sites. When coupled with strong winter and early spring performance, 4-Season is a strong component for sports turf and recreational mixes.
Award is ideal fairway bluegrass performing at close mowing down to ½ inch (12 mm). In national testing, Award Kentucky Bluegrass scored #1 at mowing heights below 1 inch (25 mm).
BlueChip is the affordable Kentucky bluegrass that compliments any Jacklin blend. It mixes compatibly with Jacklin Seed's premium 5-steps Above varieties and provides sod strength 60% better than Glade in Nebraska sod lifting trials.
BlueChip Plus Kentucky Bluegrass - Product brochure
Adding BlueChip Plus to your blend provides additional resistance to summer patch, melting out, necrotic ring spot, leaf spot, snow mold, and dollar spot. It also resists seedling damping off.
Everest is the ideal "mix-master" and combines well with all Jacklin varieties. Provides outstanding resistance against a wide spectrum of diseases and has proven quality performance through years of US and Canadian university trials. Everest produces a dark green, lush turf that's tough and virtually pest free.
EverGlade is the third variety in the Glade family of top varieties and is the most impressive. In the 2000 NTEP trial EverGlade tied for #1 nationwide in overall quality (out of 173 entries in 2000-02 data).
Freedom III Kentucky Bluegrass - Product brochure
Freedom III combats the browning effects of common lawn pests with its built-in broad-spectrum resistance. In North American university trials, Freedom III ranked high against leaf spot, melting out, leaf rust, stem rust, necrotic ring spot, Microdochium pink snow mold, Typhula gray snow mold, red thread, stripe smut, summer patch, brown patch, dollar spot, and anthracnose.
Liberator tied for #1 in overall turf quality in the 1995-2000 NTEP test trials. Its chart-topping rhizome knitting makes Liberator a sod-grower's choice. Proven quality performance through over a decade of US/Canadian university trials. Liberator produces a fast germinating, dark green turf that's dense and virtually pest free.
NuBlue is an excellent-performing Kentucky Bluegrass variety with excellent resistance to brown patch and other diseases, along with a deep root system that helps it survive drought conditions.
NuBlue Plus Kentucky Bluegrass - Product brochure
NuBlue Plus has the same great performance as NuBlue with the addition of built-in broad-spectrum disease resistance to dollar spot, summer patch, and leaf spot.
NuChicago is a strong performing Kentucky Bluegrass with good disease resistance and excellent quality turf that establishes quickly in the landscape. NuChicago has better shade tolerance than many standard bluegrass varieties.
NuDestiny Kentucky Bluegrass is a turfgrass variety known for its vigorous growth, good disease resistance, and excellent drought tolerance, providing a lush and attractive lawn.
NuGlade is a high-quality Kentucky bluegrass that exhibits excellent disease resistance and performs well in both full sun and shaded conditions.
Rambo Kentucky Bluegrass is a top performer in the Midwest with exceptional drought resistance and overall turf quality, ideal for lawns and sports fields.
Rugby II is one of the best varieties for lawns, sod, and sports turf, providing exceptional durability and a rich dark green color.
Rush Kentucky Bluegrass is known for its quick establishment, superior color retention, and excellent disease resistance, making it a great choice for any lawn.
Solar Eclipse Kentucky Bluegrass - Product brochure
Solar Eclipse is a high-performing variety that thrives in sunny locations while maintaining superior disease resistance.
Total Eclipse Kentucky Bluegrass - Product brochure
Total Eclipse offers unparalleled performance in both drought and heat stress, making it an ideal choice for lawns that face challenging conditions.
Tsunami Kentucky Bluegrass is highly tolerant to diseases and performs exceptionally well in both sunny and shaded areas.
Other Kentucky Bluegrass Varieties
- Blackstone Kentucky Bluegrass
- Classic Kentucky Bluegrass*
- Kelly Kentucky Bluegrass*
- Kentucky Bluegrass 98 / 85
- Kentucky Bluegrass 85 / 80
- Liberator Kentucky Bluegrass*
- Midnight Kentucky Bluegrass
- Nassau Kentucky Bluegrass
- Newport Kentucky Bluegrass
- Park Kentucky Bluegrass
- Poa Trivialis 90 / 85
- Rubens Canada Bluegrass
*5-Steps Above® Varieties
Fine Fescues
Aruba strong creeping red fescue is a vigorous sod forming variety, which provides a bright medium green, fine-textured turf under minimal maintenance. It is well adapted to sandy, infertile and droughty soils and is an excellent choice on areas where regular maintenance is not possible, such as embankments, deep roughs, and roadsides.
Audubon is an excellent choice for shaded landscapes. Audubon maintains good turf quality in the shade when others thin out. It does need a few hours of sunlight however to keep a healthy turf.
Ecostar is an advanced generation synthetic cultivar originating from four breeding composites. The germplasm is originally selected from or related to the varieties Biljart and Scaldis in addition to germplasm collections from old turf areas of the U.S. and Western Europe.
Jamestown II thrives in full sun as well as shade and performs best with minimal fertilization. Commonly used as a companion grass for creeping bentgrass fairway seeding, it provides a fine-textured playing surface with very good ball support.
Once established, Marco Polo is extremely well-suited to drier, summer conditions. With an early dormancy trait to escape droughty conditions, this variety is a proven survivor under difficult conditions.
Rescue 911 Hard Fescue (Festuca brevipila) is recommended for use on home lawns, parks, and golf course roughs.
Other Fine Fescue Varieties
- Chewings Fescue
- Pennlawn Red Fescue
Tall Fescues
DRYSPELL tall fescue blend of three heat and drought resistant grasses combats stress and heat in two ways: First, all the plants send out deep roots - up to 6 feet below ground!
INFERNO was developed through a cooperative effort between the New Jersey Ag Experiment Station and Jacklin Seed by Simplot. Plots were selected based on dark color, good resistance to disease, semi-dwarf stature, high turf density, and medium maturity.
NoNet Spreading Type Tall Fescue - Product brochure
Make way for Jacklin Seed’s NEW NoNet® spreading tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). NoNet was developed over 10 years to ensure that its rhizomatous spreading trait reaches the end user along with the improved turf characteristics you expect from a Jacklin variety. NoNet is aimed at eliminating the costly nylon netting used in commercial sod production of bunch-type tall fescue. Netting is a hassle for the sod producer to purchase and install and it is a hazard for sports fields where players’ cleats can catch on the net for years to come.
Pixie is recommended for home lawns, parks, athletic fields, and golf courses. Pixie blends well with Kentucky bluegrass in ratios of 70% to 90% tall fescue by weight. Pixie can be planted at a rate of 6 to 12 pounds per 1,000 square feet. It is best planted in the fall - at least 4 weeks before the first killing frost.
Quest's density, disease resistance, and durability make it a perfect choice for home lawns, sports fields, parks, and golf course roughs.
Other Tall Fescue Varieties
- Amigo Tall Fescue
- Arid III Tall Fescue ... NEW!
- Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue
Ryegrasses
Accent complements an Integrated Pest Management program by its improved disease resistance in conjunction with high endophyte content. Its excellent persistence is reflected in a high living ground coverage through the four seasons, with reduced winter damage.
Accent II is our best sports ryegrass. In university traffic trials it has proven it is one tough grass with great resilience. At Michigan State University under simulated traffic, Accent II demonstrated superior wear tolerance and maintained high percent living ground cover.
A.S.A.P. has been tested at our sites in Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey, and Idaho since 1998. In our 1998 Maryland trial, A.S.A.P. ranked higher than Brightstar, Pennant II, Palmer II and Calypso II in quality.
Caddieshack Perennial Ryegrass - Product brochure
In the final stages of development we concentrated on increasing Caddieshack's resistance to leaf spot disease. In National Tests, Caddieshack demonstrated improved resistance to leaf spot, pink snow mold, and dollar spot diseases.
Bred in North Idaho, Caddieshack II exhibits excellent performance during the winter. It tied for #1 for least winter damage in Minnesota (NTEP 06-1 report).
Bred to fight for sport turf mangers and lawn care professionals. Double Time is a new and improved perennial ryegrass that is tough enough for the biggest NFL Tackle and safe enough for a newborn baby. Go ahead and tear it up, drive on it, run on it, stomp on it. Not a problem for Double Time.
GoalKeeper has been tested in trials across the country: At Post Falls, ID, Enon, OH, Poolesville, MD, Allentown, NJ, and other locations. In Idaho, GoalKeeper has consistently shown improved pink snow mold resistance and winter survival, making it ideally adapted for northern regions. On the humid East Coast, GoalKeeper has had good performance against net blotch disease and brown patch.
In national wear trials using a Brinkman Traffic Simulator fitted with football cleats, Goalkeeper II maintained turf quality and a high percent of living ground cover. Goalkeeper II is great choice for athletic fields, helping keep your fields looking good with heavy wear.
La Quinta has one of the best overall performances for winter color, cold tolerance, and early spring green-up making it an excellent choice for winter over seeding in the Southwest.
Monterey II Perennial Ryegrass - Product brochure
Monterey II has been tested at our sites in Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey, and Idaho since 1998, and has been among the top performers.
Monterey 3 is one of our fastest germinating ryegrasses with its excellent seedling vigor. You get a jump on establishment making Monterey 3 a splendid addition to projects that need to be up quick.
Specifically selected for its resistance to gray leaf spot, Revenge GLX is the most resistant Jacklin variety available earning it the "GLX" designation.
TopGun performs well alone or in mixtures with Kentucky bluegrass, fine fescue, or as permanent turf in temperate and transition climates. TopGun is recommended for use on athletic fields, home lawns, industrial and school sites, and golf course roughs, tees, and fairways where perennial ryegrasses are adapted. DEVELOPMENT:
Top Gun II has outstanding resistance to two of the more costly diseases to control: pythium blight and brown patch. In addition, Top Gun II has superior resistance to pink snow mold, and red thread as well as other common turfgrass diseases and pests.
Other Perennial Ryegrass Varieties
- Accent Perennial Ryegrass
- Annual Ryegrass
- Continental Perennial Ryegrass
- Omega III Perennial Ryegrass
Miscellaneous Grass Seed Varieties
- Crown Vetch with Innoculant
- Fults Alkaligrass
- Oats
- Timothy
- White Dutch Clover
- Winter Rye
- Winter Wheat