Characteristics

• Dark green color.
• Fine leaf blade (dwarf classification).
• Reduced fertility requirements.
• Superior turf quality in full sun.
• Late season color retention.
• Can only be produced as Certified.

Improved Plant Vigor

• Thrives in 60%-70% shade (5 hours direct sun).
• Good cold tolerance
• Excellent Tawny Mole Cricket resistance.
• Superior rhizome and stolon production.
• Since 1997, it has undergone 19 tests at universities in independent trials.

Cultural Practices

• Suggested mowing height 1/2″- 1 1/2 “.
• 20-25 lbs. N per acre or 1/2 – 1lb N per 1,000 square feet every four weeks depending on growing season once established.
• Maintain high levels of K (up to 1N:2K) throughout the year, with special emphasis during late summer and fall.
• Gradually raise mowing height in the fall as night-time temperatures are approaching the low 50°F.

State Certification

• Certification is the only method of assuring the consumer is receiving the variety they purchased.
• TifGrand can only be produced and sold as a Certified turfgrass variety, unlike many other varieties.
• Certification agencies in each state inspect all TifGrand production fields regularly, protecting the interests of the consumer by providing a third-party system of quality control.