Where to buy Tall Fescue seed, Maryland/Delaware

6 years ago

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Hello,

I'm on the search for some good quality grass seed. I'm located in Maryland and can't find anyone locally that sells anything from the NTEP testing site.

Seed super store is so expensive so I'm not buying there..

Any help is appreciated!

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beckyinrichmond

6 years ago

I ordered seed from United Seed, which had some tttf culitvars on VA Tech's list. Hogan Seed is another place to order seed; they take phone orders. Pick out some promising cultivars and google them. You may get info on the producer, and you can then call them to see what dealers carry it.

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dchall_san_antonio
6 years ago
If you are unwilling to pay for good seed, then go to Walmart and use theirs.

You get what you pay for with seed. What you get from the Seed Superstore is seed with no weeds in it. Look at the Guaranteed Analysis of seed on the shelf. It will tell you how much seed versus weed versus Other Crop. The seed you want is fairly heavy but the noxious weed seed is more like dust. The percentages on the bag go by weight so a huge fescue outweighs a bermuda seed by a factor of 1000. So when you see a weed value of 0.1 %, that could mean 10,000 bermuda or creeping bentgrass plants coming out of a 10 pound bag. 0.01% could mean 1,000 weed plants. 0.001% could mean 100 plants. How many weeds can you tolerate?

Is this a full renovation or just overseeding the existing lawn?
amanda1266
Original Author
6 years ago
Hi dchall, I didn't say I wasn't willing to pay for good seed.. But Seed super store seems excessive. I was basically wondering what other options there are besides walmart and besides paying $300 for 75 lbs of seed which is about how much I would need. Additionally Seed Super Store, I'm sure is a great seed, but the blends they have are not at the top of the list on NTEP for Maryland.

I'm overseeding an existing lawn.
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You could try Landscape Supply. They are mostly based in VA, but has a location in Upper Marlboro, MD. (https://www.landscapesupplyva.com/locations). They mostly sell to landscape businesses, but also residential customers. I purchased blue tag (0.00% weeds) Aquamaxx Tall Fescue from them last year, and it consisted of Monet, Davinci, and VanGogh. But it only comes in 50lb bags though ($90). I think the seed blend could change year-to-year depending on what their supplier gets, but the seeds are all NTEP ranked.

You could also try Newsome Seed in Fulton, MD or Gaithersburg, MD if they are closer to you (http://newsomseed.com/). I've never used them before though.
forsheems
6 years ago
I've used Hogan Seed since 2013. They have great seed, service and the folks there are very helpful and friendly. Prices are good and they don't overcharge you on shipping. I'll be ordering from them in a couple weeks.
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dollface121817
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