What is the seeding rate for new turf?
A. Recommended planting rate is 2 to 3 pounds per 1000 sq. ft. (0.5 to 1.5 kg /100 sq m) of Certified bermudagrass seed (hulled, Penkoted®) with the exception of Princess-77, which can be planted at 1 to 2 pounds per 1000 sq ft. (0.25 to 0.5 kg /100 sq m). With bermudagrass seed, if a little is good, a lot is not necessarily better, these seeding rates are the maximum planting rates recommended. You may get by with planting the lower rates if you are planting in midseason when the temperatures are nice and hot. Likewise, you may need to plant at the higher rates if you seed early or late in the season to obtain optimum coverage. The recommended rates are calculated to give the best coverage under a range of conditions, early to late season.
