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PREMIUM GRASS SEED MIXTURES
for Sports and Amenity Professionals
www.lgseeds.co.uk/mm
THE PROFESSIONAL’S
CHOICE
6 Key Reasons
Why MM seed mixtures are the right choice for your amenity turf ...
n MM is one of the most respected brands n All the varieties we market have an
in the UK amenity industry, with over 40 excellent breeding pedigree and
years of experience and knowledge in have been selected and bred for their
amenity grass and wildflowers. ability to deliver a range of quality turf
characteristics.
n The quality of our seed is unrivalled.
We have always strived to deliver more n Our HEADSTART® GOLD seed treatment
live seeds and less weeds than other delivers stronger, more resilient seedlings,
companies. We know that quality seed is giving your turf the best possible start.
key, so compromising is not an option. n Our team of authorised distributors
n Our product portfolio is second to none have been selected for their expertise
with performance proven mixtures such as in amenity grass and are well placed to
MM50 and MM60, that are used at many provide technical information and advice.
leading venues in the UK and Europe.
So the choice is clear - if you want to produce premium amenity turf,
it has to start with MM seed.
Contents
SEED QUALITY 4-5 For all the very latest news
HEADSTART® GOLD 6-7 and information on the
Brand, follow us on
WINTER SPORTS 8 - 11
Twitter @MM_Seed
GOLF 12 - 17
Or you can visit our website
SUMMER SPORTS 18 - 25
www.lgseeds.co.uk/mm
HORSE RACING 26 - 29
LANDSCAPING 30 - 33
WILDFLOWERS 34 - 35
COLOUR SPLASH 36 - 38
2021 VARIETIES 39
SELECTION CHART 40
USEFUL FACTS AND FIGURES 41
KEY CONTACTS 42
DISTRIBUTORS 43
4
Seed Quality
If you want your amenity grass to perform without compromise then
it is vital to start by selecting and sowing the right mixture. This will
encompass a number of key features. Firstly, the mixture will contain
species and varieties that have been selected and bred to deliver
the results that you would expect – whether it is for a football pitch,
tennis court or bowling green.
The quality of the seed that goes into each and every bag is also
critical. Nobody wants to introduce weeds onto the site they are
seeding and, in addition, excessive quantities of dust or inert matter
will make absolutely no contribution to any projects that you are
planning to undertake. But seed purity is only half the story –
the ability of the clean seed to germinate and establish rapidly is just
as important.
5 When you specify an MM mixture, rest assured that all these important aspects have been covered as part of our comprehensive Quality Control Programme. With state of the art seed cleaning facilities and a well-equipped seed testing laboratory, we know that every seed that goes into an MM bag is there for the right purpose. With MM there is an added quality bonus – our mixtures are treated with HEADSTART® GOLD. This user-friendly, non-toxic treatment can help your grass get off to the best possible start – especially if conditions at sowing time are less than ideal. So, next time you are buying an amenity mixture, remember that not all grass seeds are created equal! Make the wrong choice and your project could be compromised from day one. Make the right choice – MM mixtures – and all your projects will have the best foundation for future growth.
HEADSTART®
GOLD
YOUR KEY TO THE SUCCESSFUL ESTABLISHMENT
6 OF ALL GRASS AREAS.
The revolutionary natural grass seed treatment that
ensures rapid germination.
HEADSTART® GOLD is the latest in performance-enhancing grass seed coatings for sports fields, golf courses,
lawns and amenity turf.
HEADSTART® GOLD is a biological germination accelerator which is the second generation of the original
HEADSTART® formula. HEADSTART® GOLD has been further developed and improved in a number of different
ways through research, testing and field trials work. HEADSTART® GOLD includes major and micro nutrients which
include Phosphorus, Sulphur, Copper and Molybdenum. These nutrients stimulate root formation, development
and growth, ensuring that the seedling grass plant develops a strong root system during the critical start-up
phase. This leads to better access to moisture and nutrients and makes the grass seedling stronger and more
resistant to stress.
In a short time, HEADSTART® GOLD can help you by giving faster germination, creating stronger roots and
ultimately, healthier and stronger amenity turf. The improved seed technology of HEADSTART® GOLD works to
help improve amenity grass establishment in all situations. This, along with quality MM seed, gives sports and
amenity turf the best possible start.
HEADSTART® GOLD comes as standard on all MM seed mixtures. MM seed offers the highest quality seed in
germination and purity standards, meeting the high demands and expectations of today's professional grass users.
Molybdenum (Mo) Phosphorus (P)
n Essential trace element n Essential for photosynthesis
for initial growth and synthesis oils, sugars,
n Required for enzymes starches and enzymes
that are involved with n Ensures rapid rooting
protein formation n Enhances stress resistance
Biostimulants
n Promote the
supply of nutrients
Copper (Cu) Sulphur (S)
n Ensure efficient
n Important trace n Basic building block for use of nutrients
element for re-growth production of proteins, n Prevent deficiency
n Part of enzymes in hormones & vitamins of trace elements
photosynthesis /
metabolism Enzyme Activity
Stimulates production
Seaweed
n
n Stimulates growth of
of lignin rigid cell walls
roots/shoots
Extract with
Provides energy to
High Cytokinin
n
start photosynthesis
Content
n Promotes cell
division &
metabolism
n Leads to faster
germination
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WINTER
SPORTS
TECHNICAL
OVERVIEW
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9 FOOTBALL AND RUGBY Selecting the correct mixture is vitally important when renovating or constructing a winter sports pitch. The mixtures must be able to perform in different environments; from the public park pitch, to a premier league stadium, and provide a first class sward. MM60 has been developed over the years with these demands in mind, to provide high quality grass surfaces across the country. The four way ryegrass blend contains top rated cultivars. These cultivars together produce a sward that recovers from scarring and divot damage. They are quick to germinate, and establishment is rapid thanks to the HEADSTART® GOLD treatment. Superior disease resistance along with good all year colour make this the mixture of choice for many grounds managers. For new pitch constructions, MM Universal Sport may also be used. This ryegrass and fescue mixture will establish quickly giving a dense, hard wearing sward that has strong root growth in the early stages of sward development. The mix contains high quality cultivars that perform in a wide range of situations.
Universal Sport Tetra Sport
Football, rugby and Football, rugby and Andrew Jackson,
general sports fields general sports fields Head Groundsman at
Stoke City Football
Club tells us why he
Multiuse mixture for sports pitches Winter sports overseeding mixture. chooses MM60, he
said:
and amenity areas.
MM Tetra Sport Mixture MM60 has had a big
MM Universal Sport Benefits: effect on all of our
Mixture Benefits: n Fast germination from Tetraploid pitches. The sward
density has increased
n Fast germination Ryegrasses
with more plants
n Rapid establishment of n Rapid establishment of sward per square metre,
sward n High disease resistance which really helps in
10 the recovery process
n High disease resistance n Good wear tolerance after a match. I have
n Good wear tolerance n Unique and exclusive to the found the product
n Excellent winter and MM range really good to work
with from the
summer colour n Excellent winter and summer grow-in period, due
n Contains new highly rated colour to the HEADSTART®
cultivars n Good drought tolerance GOLD treatment.
There is always
SOWING RATE: n Contains new highly rated cultivars good recovery from
35g - 50g/m 2
matches and training
SOWING RATE:
OVERSOWING RATE: and recovery is really
25g - 50g/m 2 35g - 50g/m2
fast in the spring
OVERSOWING RATE: time.
PACK SIZE:
20kg 25g - 50g/m2
PACK SIZE:
MOWING HEIGHT:
25mm plus 20kg
MOWING HEIGHT:
25mm plus
CYRENA
Perennial Ryegrass 35 %
40%
TETRAMAGIC
25
TETRAMAGIC
Amenity Tetraploid % Amenity Tetraploid
Perennial Ryegrass
Perennial Ryegrass
CYRENA
30%
All mixtures are
20
HEIDRUN treated with
Strong Creeping % Perennial Ryegrass
Red Fescue
30%
DOUBLE
20
Amenity Tetraploid
MELBOURNE % Perennial Ryegrass
Perennial Ryegrass60
The leading winter sports
renovation mixture
Bruce Elliot, head of grounds and estates at Crystal
Palace FC explains why he uses MM60: 11
Renovation of football pitches, rugby pitches
I’ve used Limagrain’s MM60 throughout my
and sports fields. professional career. It’s because I know what I’m
going to get with it – for years it has been the number
MM60 Mixture Benefits: one winter sports mix. What I like about the MM60 is
that if you look into the cultivars there is a similarity
n Fast germination and establishment between them in the ratings in the STRI handbook.
All the cultivars in the mix have the same sort of wear
n Produces a dense, hard-wearing sward
resistance, recovery levels and same colour, rather
n Recovers quickly from damage and wear than different shades of green. We want an even
product rather than having highs and lows within
n Annecy helps provide superior leaf spot the difference of the cultivars – Limagrain has always
and fusarium resistance provided me with a consistent product.
n Produces an excellent playing surface in
a stadium environment
NEW FORMULATION
ANNECY
Perennial Ryegrass 25%
EUROCORDUS
Perennial Ryegrass 25%
EUROPITCH
Perennial Ryegrass 25%
EUROSPORT
Perennial Ryegrass 25%
SOWING RATE: OVERSOWING RATE: PACK SIZE: MOWING HEIGHT:
35g - 60g/m2 25g - 70g/m2 20kg 25mm plusGOLF
TECHNICAL
OVERVIEW
12The demand and pressure placed on the modern day greenkeeper to
produce the best possible playing surfaces continually grows.
In order to satisfy the needs of golfers today, it is of paramount importance to choose the best grass seed mixtures
available. Seed quality, purity and vigour are the essential building blocks for success. Don’t compromise your plans
and projects, choose seed from the MM range.
GOLF GREENS GOLF TEES
Greens are often the focus of praise (or criticism!) at A mixture that is capable of both rapid establishment
any club and are invariably what the whole course and fast recovery from divot scarring and high wear,
is judged on. Success will largely depend on the is a valuable asset on any course. An all ryegrass 13
skill and expertise of the greenkeeper and their turf blend, such as MM50, is the most practical solution.
management practices. Correct grass seed selection For large tees where play is less intense, MM22 is a
and the desire for improvement are equally important. great choice. Where damage and wear are minimal,
use MM12 or MM13, both are suited to ‘Links
The traditional chewings fescue/browntop bent mix,
style’ courses, are drought tolerant and have low
MM11 remains a popular choice in many cases and
maintenance requirements.
can be used from spring to autumn. It is ideal for new
constructions and overseeding existing swards. MM10
offers a slight variation; both mixtures are fine leaved, GOLF FAIRWAYS
disease resistant and make good, dense putting Adaptability is probably the key attribute here
surfaces. because soil conditions, light and shade, contouring
and wear will vary markedly in different areas of the
Where it is difficult to maintain fescue in the sward or
course. Choose low maintenance, drought tolerant
where levels of wear are greater, use MM9 - a three
mixtures with creeping varieties where wear levels
way browntop bent mixture in late summer/early
are low, such as MM12 or MM13. For high divot or
autumn for best results. Maintenance requirements will
intense wear areas, select ryegrass mixtures such as
be higher as it produces an aggressive growing, tight,
MM22.
dense sward for the ultimate surface.
For 'Links style' courses, sustainable golf or for early
season overseeding, use MM8, or MM Coastal fescue
mixtures, that provide excellent disease resistance,
drought tolerance and minimal fertiliser requirements.West Cornwall Golf Club
CREEPING BENT 7 8
Riptide Extreme wear Greens
golf greens
Used for construction and renovation A modern mixture for quick A traditional mixture, especially
of golf greens. renovations of worn and damaged useful for spring overseeding of high
areas of fine turf. quality golf greens to improve sward
MM CREEPING BENT
composition and aid recovery from
Benefits: MM7 Mixture Benefits: disease scarring.
n Fast establishment n Fast germination and
establishment MM8 Mixture Benefits:
n Excellent disease resistance
High wear tolerance n Excellent for spring and
Produces a very fine dense n
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n
summer overseeding
sward n Fine leaved
n Very drought tolerant
n Good winter colour n Fast coverage of damaged
areas and emergency repair n Greater disease resistance
n Tolerates very close mowing
work n Low nutrient requirement
SOWING RATE:
SOWING RATE:
n Produces a fine, dense sward
8g/m2
OVERSOWING RATE:
35g/m2 n Suits traditional, sustainable
4g/m 2 OVERSOWING RATE: and ‘Links style’ regimes
15 - 25g/m
PACK SIZE:
SOWING RATE:
11.35kg PACK SIZE:
25 - 35g/m2
20kg
MOWING HEIGHT:
OVERSOWING RATE:
Down to 4mm MOWING HEIGHT:
15 - 25g/m2
Down to 5mm
PACK SIZE:
10kg and 20kg
CYRENA
Perennial Ryegrass 40% MOWING HEIGHT:
Down to 5mm
VENICE
Perennial Ryegrass 40%
NEW FORMULATION
CALDRIS
Chewings Fescue 10%
All mixtures are
treated with
SEFTON
Browntop Bent 10%
CALDRIS
Chewings Fescue 30%
25%
APORINA
Slender Creeping
Red Fescue
25%
CATHY
Slender Creeping
Red Fescue
NIKKY
Chewings Fescue 20%9 10 11
Greens Greens, tees and Greens
surrounds
Excellent mixture for summer An alternative to the traditional Traditional mixture for overseeding,
overseeding and autumn renovation 80:20 mixture for construction, renovation and construction of high
of top quality golf greens. overseeding, renovating and quality golf greens and for sward
repairing of high quality greens improvement.
MM9 Mixture Benefits: and tees.
n Ideal for summer overseeding, MM11 Mixture Benefits:
autumn renovations and new MM10 Mixture Benefits: n Ideal mixture for use in
constructions n Produces a fine, dense sward spring, summer and autumn
Produces a fine, dense sward on existing and new surfaces
n n Tolerant to close mowing
for the ultimate playing n Produces a fine, dense sward
n High disease resistance and
surface for superior golf greens
hard-wearing 15
n Good year-round colour n Tolerant to close mowing
n Good wear tolerance
n High disease resistance n Excellent disease resistance
n Year round colour
n Hard-wearing n Good wear characteristics
n Excellent for top quality golf
n Very tolerant to close mowing greens, tees, surrounds and n Lower nutrient and irrigation
approaches requirements
SOWING RATE:
25 - 35g/m2 SOWING RATE: SOWING RATE:
OVERSOWING RATE: 35g/m2 35g/m2
6 -10g/m 2
OVERSOWING RATE: OVERSOWING RATE:
PACK SIZE: 15 - 25g/m 2 15 - 25g/m2
20kg PACK SIZE: PACK SIZE:
MOWING HEIGHT: 10kg and 20kg 20kg
Down to 4mm MOWING HEIGHT: MOWING HEIGHT:
Down to 4mm Down to 4mm
NEW FORMULATION
NEW FORMULATION NEW FORMULATION
EGMONT
40%
40% 40%
Browntop Bent
CALDRIS CALDRIS
40%
Chewings Fescue Chewings Fescue
SEFTON
40%
Browntop Bent
20%
APORINA NIKKY
20%
Slender Creeping Chewings Fescue
JORVIK Red Fescue
10%
Browntop Bent
EGMONT
20
CATHY Browntop Bent
Slender Creeping %
10%
Red Fescue SEFTON
Browntop Bent
EGMONT
Browntop Bent 10 %
SEFTON
Browntop Bent 10%Newquay Golf Course
COASTAL 12
Greens, Tees, Fairways Tees and fairways
100% Slender Creeping Red Fescue For excellent wear tolerance and
mix for high salt tolerance on recovery on existing and new golf
fairways, tees & greens. tees and fairways. Ideal for divotting,
overseeding and new construction
MM Coastal Mixture
work.
Benefits:
n Drought tolerant MM12 Mixture Benefits:
n High salt tolerance n Excellent wear tolerance for Dan Kendle, Course
a fine turf mix Manager, Newquay Golf
n Fast recovery from creeping Club:
root structure n Good, year-round appearance “Since introducing
High disease resistance so n Lower nutrient, irrigation and MM13 and MM50 to
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n
Newquay just over a
very sustainable, as less maintenance requirements
year ago, I have been
inputs needed n Produces a fine, dense, impressed with the
highly disease resistant sward speed of germination,
SOWING RATE: establishment and
15 - 35g/m2 n Excellent mixture particularly performance; which on
OVERSOWING RATE:
for new constructions a busy and exposed
course is pleasing to
10 - 25g/m2
SOWING RATE: see. The improvement
PACK SIZE: 35g/m2 their use has made to
20kg the condition of tees,
OVERSOWING RATE:
MOWING HEIGHT: fairways and high wear
15 - 25g/m 2
Down to 5mm areas has been very
PACK SIZE: impressive.”
20kg
MOWING HEIGHT:
NEW MIXTURE Down to 12mm
50%
APORINA
Slender Creeping All mixtures are
Red Fescue NEW FORMULATION treated with
50%
CATHY
40%
Slender Creeping HEIDRUN
Red Fescue Strong Creeping
Red Fescue
25%
APORINA
Slender Creeping
Red Fescue
CALDRIS
Chewings Fescue 20%
10%
CATHY
Slender Creeping
Red Fescue
HIGHLAND
Browntop Bent 5%13 22 50
Tees, fairways and Tees, fairways and Tees, fairways and
roughs driving ranges driving ranges
High quality traditional mixture for For divotting, repairing, renovating, A fast establishing mix for
overseeding or renovating fine dense overseeding and construction of overseeding, divotting tees and
tees, fairways and roughs, particularly tees, fairways and outfield areas that fairways, MM50 contains a blend of
where maintenance and input levels are subjected to high levels of wear. extremely fine leaved Ryegrasses
are low. that produce a dense, hardwearing
MM22 Mixture Benefits: fantastic sward.
MM13 Mixture Benefits: n Very hard wearing
Excellent drought resistance MM50 Mixture Benefits:
Quick to establish and recover
n
n
Low maintenance n Ideal for extreme wear areas
Good sward density and
n
n
requirements colour n Fast establishing and
Good recovery characteristics resilient - ideal for divotting,
Suitable for surrounds and
n
n
seeding and overseeding 15
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n High disease resistance approaches
n Fine leaved and tolerates
n Ideal for divotting tees and n Excellent mixture for year
close mowing
fairways round performance
n High Leaf Spot and Fusarium
n Good winter colour SOWING RATE: resistance
35 - 45g/m2
SOWING RATE: n Good density and cleanness
OVERSOWING RATE:
20 - 35g/m2 of cut
15 - 25g/m2
OVERSOWING RATE:
PACK SIZE:
n Can be used all year long
15 - 25g/m2
10 and 20kg
PACK SIZE: SOWING RATE:
MOWING HEIGHT: 35 - 45g/m2
20kg
Down to 12mm
MOWING HEIGHT: OVERSOWING RATE:
Down to 12mm 15 - 25g/m2
ANNECY
Perennial Ryegrass 30% PACK SIZE:
10 and 20kg
NEW FORMULATION CYRENA
Perennial Ryegrass 20% MOWING HEIGHT:
Down to 12mm
35%
HEIDRUN
20%
APORINA
Strong Creeping
Red Fescue
Slender Creeping
Red Fescue
ALISON
Perennial Ryegrass 35%
APORINA
Slender Creeping
Red Fescue
25% CALDRIS
Chewings Fescue 15% MALIBU
Perennial Ryegrass 25%
CALDRIS
Chewings Fescue 20 %
HEIDRUN
Strong Creeping
Red Fescue
15%
ANNECY
Perennial Ryegrass 15%
VENICE
15%
10
CATHY
Slender Creeping % Perennial Ryegrass
10%
Red Fescue
SINGAPORE
10
Perennial Ryegrass
CRYSTAL %
Hard Fescue18
OVERVIEW
TECHNICAL
SPORTS
SUMMER
Edgbaston Community Sports Ground , Portland RoadThe inevitable aim of today’s professional groundsman is to produce
the best possible, consistent playing surface.
In order to achieve this aim, seed quality, purity and vigour are the underpinning factors required for long-term
success and are duly provided by the MM range. Make the best possible start by choosing mixtures that suit both
the environmental situation and meet the requirements of the maintenance regime.
BOWLING GREENS & CRICKET OUTFIELDS
CROQUET LAWNS Our regular mixture for cricket outfields is MM12, 19
MM10 is still the most popular choice for high quality which has low maintenance requirements and
bowling greens. This fescue/bent mixture is suitable good recovery characteristics. Depending on
in many situations. Alternatively, you can use MM8 precise requirements, you could also use MM13 for
which is a four way straight fescue mixture. Ideal for overseeding or MM22 where outfields suffer greater
free draining, drought susceptible and low input/ levels of wear.
maintenance bowling greens that are not subjected to
excessive wear. MM9 is a three way straight bent mix TENNIS
suited to greens that are less well draining and have
Excellent performance characteristics make MM50
higher wear and input/maintenance levels. In certain
the number one for tennis up to the highest level.
situations, good results can also be achieved from
A five way dwarf ryegrass mix offering superior wear
using a dwarf ryegrass mix such as MM50. Speak to
tolerance, fast establishment and excellent recovery.
your MM distributor for advice.
For low use and minimal input, use MM29.
CRICKET WICKETS
For intensively used cricket wickets, MM50 is
the preferred choice. A five way dwarf ryegrass
mixture for the ultimate in wear tolerance, speed
of establishment, recovery and tolerance of close
mowing. This mixture is currently being used from club
cricket right up to Test Match level. For less intensive
use and reduced maintenance requirements choose
MM29, which offers hard-wearing dwarf ryegrasses
along with traditional fescue and bent.50
Cricket squares renovation and repair
The leading mix for cricket wicket end of season renovation
work and mid-season repairs. MM50 contains a blend of
fine-leaved ryegrasses that together produce an extremely
hard wearing, dense surface that recovers quickly from use.
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MM50 Mixture Benefits: Robin Saxton,
Head Groundsman - Glamorgan Cricket Club
n Rapid germination uses MM50, he says:
n Quick recovery from damage and play "I’ve been here since 2013 and even before
I arrived MM50 was being used. It shows
n Fine-leaved and hard-wearing that myself and others before me have
n High shoot density always had faith in the seed and deservedly
so because we have tried other seeds
n High disease resistance against it in side-by-side trials. MM50 has
n Tolerant to close mowing always come up better, nothing has ever
beaten it."
n Good all year-round colour "MM50 is by far the best seed in terms of
recovery". When trialled against the others,
it has proven to be stronger, it has come
NEW FORMULATION through thicker and it is more wear tolerant.
It has consistently outperformed other
seeds we have trialled.
ALISON
Perennial Ryegrass 35 % With MM50 you just have the confidence in
knowing that it will handle the stresses of
25%
four-day cricket where we can’t really water
MALIBU the square as much as we would like to.
Perennial Ryegrass
ANNECY
Perennial Ryegrass 15%
VENICE
Perennial Ryegrass 15%
SINGAPORE
Perennial Ryegrass 10%
SOWING RATE: OVERSOWING RATE: PACK SIZE: MOWING HEIGHT:
35g - 60g/m2 25g - 50g/m2 10kg and 20kg Down to 4mm29 12
Cricket squares and Cricket outfields
outfields without ryegrass
A traditional renovation mix for A non-ryegrass outfield mix that
cricket squares and outfields which produces a very tight sward which
contains excellent fine leaved will have low nutrient requirements,
ryegrasses, along with dense fescue along with good drought tolerance.
and bent grasses.
MM12 Mixture Benefits:
MM29 Mixture Benefits: n Produces a fine dense sward
n Fast germination n Lower mowing requirements Andy Richards, Ground
Manager, Haileybury School, 21
n Fine and dense sward n Less water and nutritional believes that nothing compares
n Good recovery from damage requirements to Limagrain’s MM brand of
grass seed:
n Good disease resistance n Strong recovery from “In my mind MM50 is the
creeping grasses best seed mix for cricket and
n Compact growth
fine turf, there is nothing
n Good disease resistance
n Clean cutting quality else that can touch it or even
compare to it.“
SOWING RATE:
SOWING RATE: “This hard-wearing MM50
35g/m2 25 - 35g/m2 mix has rapid germination,
OVERSOWING RATE: very fine leaved appearance,
OVERSOWING RATE:
15 - 25g/m 2 high shoot density and
25g - 50g/m2 is tolerant to very close
PACK SIZE:
PACK SIZE: mowing, along with high
20kg 20kg disease resistance. All these
MOWING HEIGHT: attributes together produce
MOWING HEIGHT:
Down to 12mm a fantastic sward that has
Down to 5mm
great colour all year round.
It is also widely praised
40%
HEIDRUN
40
for its excellent and rapid
MALIBU % Strong Creeping recovery.”
Perennial Ryegrass Red Fescue
ALISON
Perennial Ryegrass 25% APORINA
Slender Creeping
25%
All mixtures are
treated with
Red Fescue
CALDRIS
15%
20%
Chewings Fescue CALDRIS
Chewings Fescue
15%
CATHY
10%
Slender Creeping CATHY
Red Fescue Slender Creeping
Red Fescue
HIGHLAND
5%
5%
Browntop Bent HIGHLAND
Browntop BentLAWN
TENNIS
COURTS
SUMMER
SPORTS
22Nature Valley International, Eastbourne
50
The leading ryegrass mixture for Danny Negus (2019 IOG Groundsperson
of the Year), head groundsman at Devonshire
all lawn tennis courts. The choice Park International Tennis Centre in Eastbourne uses
MM50, he said:
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of many of the country's top lawn I trialled Limagrain’s MM50 last year throughout
tennis venues: the three sites which consists of approximately 27
courts. We did this because I wanted to see the
reaction of the seed on different sites in different
n The Championships, Wimbledon conditions. There are a lot of micro climates
n Nature Valley International, Eastbourne around here and it enabled us to see how the
seed responded in a tournament situation, and
It contains a blend of ryegrasses that has been proven also from a club and a professional use.
The results I got back from the trials revealed to
to be high performing for many years. me that it was absolutely a no-brainer to continue
to use MM50 across all three sites.
MM50 Mixture Benefits:
n Rapid germination NEW FORMULATION
n Quick recovery from damage and play
n Fine-leaved and hard-wearing
ALISON
Perennial Ryegrass 35%
High shoot density
25%
n
MALIBU
n High disease resistance Perennial Ryegrass
n
n
Tolerant to close mowing
Good year-round colour
ANNECY
Perennial Ryegrass 15%
VENICE
Perennial Ryegrass 15%
SINGAPORE
Perennial Ryegrass 10%
SOWING RATE: OVERSOWING RATE: PACK SIZE: MOWING HEIGHT:
35g - 60g/m2 25g - 50g/m2 10kg and 20kg Down to 8mm7 8
Bowling greens and Bowling greens and
croquet lawns croquet lawns
A modern mixture for quick Excellent mixture for summer
renovation of worn and damaged overseeding and autumn renovation
areas of fine turf. of top quality bowling greens.
MM7 Mixture Benefits: MM8 Mixture Benefits:
n Fast germination and n Excellent for spring and
establishment summer overseeding
n High wear tolerance n Very drought tolerant
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n Contains fine-leaved n Greater disease resistance
ryegrasses n Low nutrient requirements
n Fast coverage of damaged n Produces a fine, dense sward
areas and emergency repair
work SOWING RATE:
25 - 35g/m2
SOWING RATE:
OVERSOWING RATE:
35g/m2
15 - 25g/m2
OVERSOWING RATE:
PACK SIZE:
15 - 25g/m2
10 and 20kg
PACK SIZE:
MOWING HEIGHT:
20kg
Down to 5mm
MOWING HEIGHT:
Down to 5mm
CALDRIS
Chewings Fescue 30%
NEW MIXTURE
25%
APORINA
Slender Creeping
Red Fescue
CYRENA
40%
25
CATHY All mixtures are
Perennial Ryegrass
Slender Creeping % treated with
40%
Red Fescue
VENICE
20%
Perennial Ryegrass
NIKKY
10%
Chewings Fescue
CALDRIS
Chewings Fescue
SEFTON
Browntop Bent 10%9 10
Bowling greens and Bowling green and
croquet lawns croquet lawns
Excellent mixture for summer An alternative to the traditional
overseeding and autumn renovation 80:20 mixture for construction,
of top quality bowling greens. overseeding, renovating and
repairing high quality bowling
MM9 Mixture Benefits: greens and croquet lawns.
n Ideal for summer overseeding, Jonathan Blakeman,
autumn renovations and new MM10 Mixture Benefits volunteer greenkeeper at
constructions
Broomfield Bowling Club:
n Produces a fine, dense sward
Produces a fine, dense sward
“We are always trying 25
n n Tolerant to close mowing to introduce different
for the ultimate playing cultivars and finer
n Highly disease resistant
surface species into the surface.
and hard-wearing I have used MM seed
n Good year-round colour
n Good wear tolerance mixtures since 2016
n High disease resistance and tend to rotate
n Year-round colour between MM9, MM10
n Hard-wearing and MM11. I believe
n Excellent for top quality
that the more desirable
n Very tolerant to close mowing bowling greens and croquet
cultivars you have
lawns in your surface, the
SOWING RATE:
more resilient it can be
25 - 35g/m2 SOWING RATE: against the challenges
OVERSOWING RATE: 35g/m2 of disease, wear and
5 - 8g/m2 OVERSOWING RATE: drought tolerance.
PACK SIZE: The MM mixtures are
15 - 25g/m 2
helping us combat
20kg PACK SIZE: these challenges and
MOWING HEIGHT: 10 and 20kg also produce a fantastic
Down to 4mm MOWING HEIGHT: colour all year round.”
Down to 4mm
NEW FORMULATION
40
All mixtures are
CALDRIS % treated with
Chewings Fescue
EGMONT
40 %
20%
Browntop Bent APORINA
Slender Creeping
SEFTON
Browntop Bent 40% Red Fescue
20%
CATHY
JORVIK
Browntop Bent 20% Slender Creeping
Red Fescue
EGMONT
Browntop Bent 10%
SEFTON
Browntop Bent 40%HORSE
LANDSCAPING
RACING
TECHNICAL
OVERVIEW
TECHNICAL
OVERVIEW
2627 RACECOURSES, GALLOPS AND POLO Racecourses and polo fields have to withstand a high degree of damage from horses over a whole season, which means that selecting the right mixture for renovation is critical. MM60 will provide a dense, hard-wearing surface that recovers quickly from divots. As it is 100% ryegrass, it germinates quickly from spring through to late autumn. MM Universal Sport and MM22 contain ryegrass and fescues, providing cushioning in the bottom of the sward. MM Tetrasport provides a good option for Autumn and Winter overseeding, using the advantages of Tetraploid Ryegrasses.
22 Universal Sport
Racecourses, Racecourses,
gallops and polo gallops and polo
A ryegrass and fescue blend for Renovation and divot repair for
racecourses and gallops. racecourses, gallops and polo fields.
MM22 Mixture Benefits: MM Universal Sport Mixture
n Fast germination Benefits
n Dense, attractive sward n Quick germination leading
to fast establishment
n Good wear tolerance
n Hard-wearing, dense,
28 n Good recovery from damage
attractive sward
n Fescue provides a creeping
n Fast recovery from divots
growth habit and cushioning
and damage
SOWING RATE: n Fescue provides a creeping
35 - 45g/m2 growth habit and cushioning
OVERSOWING RATE:
n High disease resistance
15 - 25g/m2
PACK SIZE: SOWING RATE:
10 and 20kg 35 - 50g/m2
MOWING HEIGHT: OVERSOWING RATE:
Down to 25mm 25 - 50g/m2
PACK SIZE:
Adrian Kay,
20kg
NEW FORMULATION
Head Groundsman at
MOWING HEIGHT: York Racecourse has used
MM grass seed for many
Down to 25mm
30
years now:
ANNECY % "Having used MM
Perennial Ryegrass
35
mixtures from Limagrain
CYRENA %
20
APORINA for over 15 years, they
Slender Creeping % Perennial Ryegrass
have always performed to
Red Fescue
25
TETRAMAGIC my expectations and given
%
20%
CYRENA Amenity Tetraploid me great results."
Perennial Ryegrass Perennial Ryegrass
15% 20%
CALDRIS HEIDRUN
Chewings Fescue Strong Creeping
Red Fescue
15% 20%
HEIDRUN
Strong Creeping MELBOURNE
Red Fescue Perennial Ryegrass60 Tetra Sport
Racecourses, Racecourses,
gallops and polo gallops and polo
Renovation and divot repair for For winter and spring divot and
racecourses, gallops and polo fields. renovation work.
MM60 Mixture Benefits: MM Tetra Sport
Ben Hastie, head Groundsman at
Mixture Benefits:
n Extremely fast germination Cheltenham Racecourse:
n Grows and germinates at “MM60 has been relied on at
n Quick establishment Cheltenham for over 25 years and
lower soil temperatures
Ben recalls a rigorous seed trial
n High wear tolerance
n Fast ground cover and early in his tenure when MM60
n Fast divot recovery establishment
proved exactly why it has been the 29
number one choice for so long.
n High disease resistance n Winter and spring In 2006 we trialled 8-10 different
mixtures in which we did lots
n Produces great colour overseeding
of various tests in numerous
n HEADSTART® GOLD helps conditions. We found that the
SOWING RATE: MM60 was by far the best for
winter germination speed what we needed, and we haven’t
35 - 50g/m2
OVERSOWING RATE: n Unique and exclusive to the looked back since then.
You know with MM60 that you
25 - 50g/m2 MM range are going to get great growth
PACK SIZE: n Improved disease resistance and the colour is brilliant. Because
we are predominantly a winter
20kg with tetraploid power sport, we need germination at
MOWING HEIGHT: low temperatures and I know that
Down to 25mm SOWING RATE: the MM60 will still be growing
35 - 75g/m2 even if soil temperatures are 5 or
6 degrees when we are racing in
OVERSOWING RATE:
December or January.
NEW FORMULATION 25 - 50g/m2 It is a great product and the health
PACK SIZE: of the turf it produces is better
25%
than anything I have seen before.”
ANNECY 20kg
Perennial Ryegrass MOWING HEIGHT:
25%
25mm plus
EUROCORDUS
Perennial Ryegrass
All mixtures are
25%
treated with
EUROPITCH
Perennial Ryegrass NEW FORMULATION
EUROSPORT
Perennial Ryegrass 25% TETRAMAGIC
Amenity Tetraploid
40%
Perennial Ryegrass
CYRENA
Perennial Ryegrass 30%
30%
DOUBLE
Amenity Tetraploid
Perennial RyegrassLANDSCAPING
TECHNICAL
OVERVIEW
30When selecting mixtures for landscaping purposes, it is vital that due consideration 31 is given to both the end use and the intended maintenance regime. A non-ryegrass sward will require less maintenance, resulting in reduced mowing and fertiliser requirements, which is better for the environment. MM16 produces a fine looking sward that is drought and shade tolerant. The inclusion of a range of fescues, particularly Crystal – a top rated hard fescue – provides these key attributes. This mixture is also very good for soil stabilisation of embankments and steep slopes, whilst remaining low maintenance. Where both lower maintenance and some tolerance to hard wear are required, use MM21. This successful blend of ryegrass, fescue and bent grass is well suited for both objectives. MM22 will produce a hard-wearing, yet attractive sward that has the fine-leaved ryegrass cultivars alongside the drought tolerant fescues, which together produce an excellent year-round lawn or landscape area.
16 21
Low maintenance Lawns and landscaping
lawns and landscape areas with ryegrass
areas
A very low maintenance mixture A fine low input ryegrass mix that will
containing a blend of fescue and produce a hard-wearing dense sward
bent grasses that together produce but with lower mowing requirements
a superb looking, very fine drought than many other landscape mixtures.
tolerant mix.
MM21 Mixture Benefits:
MM16 Mixture Benefits: n Produces a dense, fine and
n Drought and shade tolerant attractive sward
n Low nutrient requirements n Drought and shade tolerant
n Reduced mowing n Tolerates a range of soil types
32
n Good soil stabilisation n Good year-round appearance
n Produces an attractive, fine, n General purpose mixture
dense sward
SOWING RATE:
SOWING RATE: 35g/m2
25 - 35g/m 2
OVERSOWING RATE:
OVERSOWING RATE: 25 - 35g/m2
25g/m 2
PACK SIZE:
PACK SIZE: 20kg
20kg MOWING HEIGHT:
MOWING HEIGHT: Down to 12mm
Down to 12mm
CALDRIS
Chewings Fescue 30%
NEW FORMULATION
ANNECY
Perennial Ryegrass 25% All mixtures are
treated with
30%
APORINA
25%
Slender Creeping APORINA
Red Fescue Slender Creeping
Red Fescue
30%
HEIDRUN
15%
Strong Creeping HEIDRUN
Red Fescue Strong Creeping
Red Fescue
CALDRIS
Chewings Fescue 25% HIGHLAND
Browntop Bent 5%
CRYSTAL
Hard Fescue 15%22
Quality lawns and landscape areas
A hard-wearing ryegrass and fescue mix that will produce a superb 33
looking lawn or landscape area.
MM22 Mixture Benefits:
n Rapid establishment
n Hard-wearing
n Good recovery from damage
n Excellent year-round appearance
n Produces a fine, attractive sward
n High disease resistance
ANNECY
Perennial Ryegrass 30%
20%
APORINA
Slender Creeping All mixtures are
Red Fescue treated with
CYRENA
Perennial Ryegrass 20%
CALDRIS
Chewings Fescue 15%
NEW FORMULATION
15%
HEIDRUN
Strong Creeping
Red Fescue
SOWING RATE: OVERSOWING RATE: PACK SIZE: MOWING HEIGHT:
35 - 45g/m2 15 - 25g/m2 10kg and 20kg Down to 12mmLG Wildflowers
Limagrain’s ten different
mixtures and the
34
Cornfield Annuals mixture,
all contain some of the
recommended plants on
the Royal Horticultorial
Society's 'plants for
pollinators' list'.
Over the past 50 years, the number of
traditional wildflower meadows has sadly
declined, which has resulted in a noted
decrease of British insects. In order for
pollination to take place, we need the
perfect flowers to attract those
all-important bees so they can ensure the
plants become fertilised and produce seeds
and fruit.
You can read more about the need for bees
on the RHS website www.rhs.org.uk
The Bumblebee Conservation Trust is the only charity in the UK dedicated
solely to the protection of bumblebees. Their expert conservation team
support bumblebee friendly habitats, raise awareness and gather scientific
evidence about bumblebee populations, to safeguard the future of these
iconic insects and vital pollinators. You can read more about their work at
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Tipper, Bumblebee Conservation Trust
LG Range of Wildflowers
All LG Wildflower mixtures contain:
• 80% Low Maintenance Mixture • 20% Native British Wildflowers
Cornfield Annuals LG 3 LG 7
A popular mixture bringing together: Limestone Mix Hedgerow and
• Corn Cockle This mixture has been formulated Semi Shade Mix
• Corn Marigold for limestone and chalkland soils A suitable mix for hedgerows and
• Cornflower types and includes a range of semi shade.
• Common Poppy species that are naturally found
• Corn Chamomile
Which are all the elements needed
in these areas.
LG 8
Sandy / Dry Soils Mix
to produce a field of traditional
LG 4
British native wildflowers that reflect
how meadows would look if they
Clay and Heavy A diverse mixture that include a
35
Soils Mix
wide range of flower types suitable
were left to grow wild. for sandy and dry soils.
This mixture is suited for use on
LG 1 heavy / clay soil types and LG 9
Woodland and environments.
Flowering Lawn
Heavy Shade
LG 5 The LG 9 Flowering lawn mix
A suitable mixture for heavy shaded
Acid Soils Mix
combines slow growing grasses and
areas and woodlands, the flower low growing wildflowers that create
species selected are found naturally The species selected in the LG 5 and attractive flowering lawn or
in these low light environments. mix are suited for acidic soils, they grassland area.
will produce an attractive diverse
LG 2 meadow mixture. LG 10
Wetland and Pollinators Mix
Water Meadow LG 6
General Purpose /
The Pollinators mix contains
A mixture for all damp, moist and wildflowers and grasses that help
wetland soils, it is also suited for
Loam Soils Mix create the perfect wildflower
banks of ponds, streams and rivers. An excellent general-purpose meadow and habitat that will attract
meadow mix suitable for a wide bees, butterflies and pollinators,
range of habitats and areas. this mixture is suitable for a wide
range of soils.
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CS 1 FESTIVAL CS 2 AURORA CS 3 NEW WAVE
This rich mixture contains varieties Aurora is the general all purpose New Wave provides good cover for
such as the Sunbow Zinnia, which mixture for all soil type. fauna and a good source of nectar
provides several waves of flowers. for insects.
Sunbow Zinnia and Trianon Cosmos
36 Festival offers good cover and a provide more effective and The mixture features yellow tones
source of nectar for insects and long-lasting flowering. This is a and withstands heat and drought
wildlife. It is an appropriate mixture medium height mixture, around half very well.
for dry land, since a lack of water will a metre tall.
ANNUALS:
only tend to limit growth height. 7 flowers
ANNUALS:
ANNUALS: 5 flowers SOWING:
5 flowers SOWING: April - June, 2g/m2
SOWING: April - June, 2g/m2 HEIGHT:
April - June, 2g/m2 HEIGHT: 0.5m
HEIGHT: 1 - 1.5m ADVANTAGES:
1 - 1.5m ADVANTAGES: Good cover with an abundance
Good cover; Aurora can be of flowers
ADVANTAGES:
Good cover for wild habitat; seen easily from a distance GERMINATION:
Festival can be easily seen from GERMINATION: 8 - 10 days, if the climatic condi-
a distance 8 - 10 days in the correct tions are favourable
GERMINATION: climatic conditions FLOWERING:
8 - 10 days in the correct FLOWERING: From mid-June to early
climatic conditions From mid-June to early November. First Cornflower and
November. First Cornflower Chrysanthemums, then Tickseed
FLOWERING: and finally Cosmos, Zinnia and
From late June to mid- and Eschscholzia, then Zinnia
and finally Trianon Cosmos and Tithonia
November. First Cornflower,
then Cosmos Sulphureus, Pacific Beauty PACKAGING OPTIONS:
Zinnia, Tithonia and then finally PACKAGING OPTIONS: 4kg bag and / or 400g metal
Cosmos Bipinnatus 4kg bag and / or 400g metal can / bag
PACKAGING OPTIONS: can / bag
4kg bag and / or 400g metal
can / bag
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Colour Splash mixtures are not native wildflowers and so are unsuitable for any of
the agricultural environmental schemes which are designed to attract grant-related funding from DEFRA.
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download our Colour Splash catalogue at www.lgseeds.co.uk or email enquiries@limagrain.co.uk.CS 4 HONEY BEE CS 5 CELEBRATION CS 6 BIODIVERSITY
The Honey Bee mixture is composed Celebration consists of flowers such This mid-height, strikingly rich
of flowering plants for landscaping, as Cornflower and Poppy, which were mixture was designed to attract
which will attract insects, bees and once found in abundance in butterflies, pollinating insects and
other pollinators. traditional cornfields in the days be- in general, small invertebrate or 37
fore the widespread use of herbicides vertebrate fauna.
It is the perfect mixture for attracting
became commonplace.
pollinating insects whilst beautifying Predatory insects will find food and
the countryside. It is a rich mixture which is mid water and it will provide food for
height, perfect for creating a pastoral many vertebrates. The inclusion of
ANNUALS:
11 flowers environment lupins in the mixture will enrich soil
fertility because they have the ability
SOWING: ANNUALS:
April - June, 2g/m2 10 flowers to ‘fix’ nitrogen from the atmosphere.
HEIGHT: SOWING: ANNUALS:
1 - 1.5m From April to mid-June, 2g/m2 15 flowers
ADVANTAGES: HEIGHT: SOWING:
Good cover for wild habitat 0.8 - 1m April to mid-June, 2g/m2
GERMINATION: ADVANTAGES: HEIGHT:
8 - 10 days, in the correct Pastoral aspect, rapid flowering 0.5 - 0.8m
climatic conditions and 2 to 3 years of cover
ADVANTAGES:
FLOWERING: FLOWERING: Provides many benefits for the
From mid-June to mid-October From end of June to end of fauna and soil, lasting 2 to 3
PACKAGING OPTIONS: September the first year, then years
4kg bag and / or 400g metal from April to July in the
following years FLOWERING:
can / bag
From mid-June to late
PACKAGING OPTIONS: September the first year, then
1kg or 4kg bags from April to July in the
following years
PACKAGING OPTIONS:
1 or 4kg bags
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Colour Splash mixtures are not native wildflowers and so are unsuitable for any of
the agricultural environmental schemes which are designed to attract grant-related funding from DEFRA.
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download our Colour Splash catalogue at www.lgseeds.co.uk or email enquiries@limagrain.co.uk.CS 7 FLORAL
CANVAS CS 8 POPPY MIX CS 9 BUTTERFLY MIX
Low growing colourful mixture Poppy mixture is an excellent choice A mid to tall mixture designed
composed of Cornflower, Poppy and for those wanting to create a vivid res to attract butterflies and other
Red Flax. show of colour. It is a popular choice pollinators, the mixture will produce
38 for those wanting to create Armistice a vast array of flowers in the first year,
Flowers around 50 days after
displays as the poppies create a followed by further flowering in the
germination then continuously until
poignant reminder of those who lost second year.
the first frost.
their lives in battle.
ANNUALS:
ANNUALS:
Best sown in areas with full sunlight. 12 flowers
11 flowers
Shaded areas should be avoided. SOWING:
SOWING:
April - June, 2g/m2
Early April to June, 2g/m2
ANNUALS: HEIGHT:
HEIGHT: 100% Poppies 0.5m
0.4 - 0.5m
SOWING: ADVANTAGES:
ADVANTAGES: April to May, 2g/m2 Provides an array of flowers that
A great mixture for ground
cover HEIGHT: will attract butterflies, bees and
0.3 - 0.4m pollinators
GERMINATION:
ADVANTAGES: GERMINATION:
8 - 10 days in the correct climat-
A fantastic display of red flowers 8 - 10 days in the correct
ic conditions
conditions
FLOWERING: FLOWERING:
From June to July FLOWERING:
Around 50 days after
End of June until November or
germination PACKAGING OPTIONS: first frost in first year then April -
PACKAGING OPTIONS: 500g packs July in the second year
500g packs
PACKAGING OPTIONS:
1kg bag
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Colour Splash mixtures are not native wildflowers and so are unsuitable for any of
the agricultural environmental schemes which are designed to attract grant-related funding from DEFRA.
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For more information on how to sow Colour Splash mixtures, where to use them and for mixture details,
download our Colour Splash catalogue at www.lgseeds.co.uk or email enquiries@limagrain.co.uk.Leading Varieties for 2021
1. PERENNIAL Malibu Aporina
RYEGRASS. Malibu is extremely fine-leaved Aporina is great for both close-
with high shoot density and has mown sports turf, golf fairways
Annecy NEW good summer colour. Malibu can and landscaping. High disease
Annecy is a new and exclusive be used on tees, fairways, cricket resistance and shoot density are just
variety to the MM range. It is highly and landscaping, making it a very two of its main attributes.
rated on the Recommended List for versatile variety for the UK.
Heidrun
Venice
winter sports. It has superb wear
tolerance along with great recovery. A great new strong creeping red
This perennial ryegrass is extremely
Europitch NEW
fescue that is dense with good
fine-leaved and forms a dense colour and disease resistance
Europitch is a new, top-rated variety and attractive sward. Venice has making it an excellent choice for all
for use on all winter sports pitches. excellent resistance to Red Thread,
landscaping use.
It is extremely hard wearing with and has good summer colour.
outstanding recovery producing a
Singapore NEW Caldris
dense tight sward.
A brand new chewings fescue for
A fantastic new variety that that is
Alison suitable for both winter sports and
golf and landscaping use. Caldris is
Alison is a fantastic fine-leaved, summer sports, it is hard wearing extremely dense, with good disease
extremely dense ryegrass and is and extremely dense and fine resistance.
now a component of MM50, our
leading mixture for cricket squares,
leaved and further improves the
merits of MM50.
Crystal
golf tees and fairways. The number one hard fescue for
Eurocordus use in lawns and landscaping, it
Cyrena A superb variety that has great has excellent resistance to disease
A superb variety for winter sports wear tolerance and recovery from along with good colour throughout
use. Cyrena is extremely hard damage and play, along with good the year. It is an integral part of our
wearing with fast recovery from 39
tolerance to close mowing. MM16 low maintenance mixture.
damage and play. It also has high
disease resistance, making it a great Eurosport
winter sports variety. A fantastic cultivar that is superb
Tetramagic
for all winter sports use. Its wear
Tetramagic is a fantastic new
tolerance and recovery rates are 3. SMOOTH STALKED
tetraploid perennial ryegrass to the
class-leading.
MEADOW
MM portfolio. Fast germination at GRASSES
cool temperatures, superior disease
resistance and good drought Yvette & Cocktail
tolerance are just some of the 2. FINE FESCUE Excellent varieties for use in
attributes of Tetramagic.
turf production, tees, fairways
Melbourne Cathy NEW and landscaping. Both varieties
A top ryegrass variety from the MM Cathy is a new and exclusive variety are dense and fine-leaved and
portfolio, Melbourne is suitable for of Fescue that is extremly dense this, combined with good wear
winter sports and landscaping as it and disease resistant. It is perfectly tolerance, makes them some of the
is very hard-wearing with excellent suited for use on golf greens and leading smooth stalked meadow
recovery. fairways. grasses on the market today.
1. 2. 3.Grass and Seed Selection Chart
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OPTIMAL GERMINATION
OVERSOWING RATE
ESTABLISHMENT
SOWING DEPTH
TEMPERATURE
TOLERANCE
TOLERANCE
TOLERANCE
pH RANGE
PER GRAM
DROUGHT
SURFACE
OPTIMAL
SOWING
SHADE
SPEED
SEEDS
(g/m2)
(g/m2)
(g/m2)
SALT
Browntop Bent Soil
8-10 4-8 Contact 12 - 27°C 4.0 to 6.0 Poor Medium Fair 14000 Slow
Agrostis capillaris
Strong Creeping Red Fescue
35-50 25-35 4-7 10 - 25°C 5.0 to 6.0 Excellent Medium Medium 1000 Medium
Festuca rubra rubra
Chewings Fescue
35-50 25-35 4-7 15 - 25°C 4.5 to 5.5 Poor Good Fair 1000 Medium
Festuca rubra commutata
Slender Creeping Red
Fescue 35-50 25-35 4-7 12 - 25°C 5.0 to 6.0 Good Good Good 1000 Medium
Festuca rubra litoralis
Sheeps Fescue
35-50 25-35 4-7 12 - 25°C 4.0 to 7.0 Medium Medium Excellent 2000 Medium
Festuca ovina
Hard Fescue
35-50 25-35 4-7 12 - 25°C 4.0 to 6.0 Medium Medium Excellent 2000 Slow
Festuca trachyphylla
Perennial Ryegrass
35-50 25-35 10-15 10 - 20°C 6.0 to 7.0 Medium Fair Fair 750 Fast
Lolium perenne
Smooth Stalked Meadow
Grass 25-35 15-25 4-7 15 - 30°C 6.0 to 6.5 Medium Medium Medium 3250 Slow
Poa pratensisUseful Facts and Figures
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Pitch sizes and quantity guide:
DIMENSIONS AREA 20kg BAG REQUIREMENTS SOWN AT
SURFACE
(m) (m2) 20g/m2 25g/m2 35g/m2
Football 100 x 64 6,400 7 8 12
Rugby 100 x 69 6,900 7 7 13
Hockey 91.4 x 55 5,027 6 7 9
Cricket Square 30 x 30 900 1 1.25 1.75
Lawn Tennis 23.8 x 11 262 0.25 0.5 0.5
Bowls 40 x 40 1,600 1.75 2 3
Croquet 32 x 25.5 81 1 1.25 1.5
Golf Green Average 500 0.5 0.75 1
Golf Tee Average 350 0.5 0.5 0.75
One Hectare – 10,000 10 12.5 17.5
One Acre – 4,047 4.25 5.25 7.25
Sowing rate conversion chart:
All sowing rates in this booklet are expressed in grams per square metre. The following table can be used to convert these
rates into units suited to larger areas or to imperial measure.
METRIC
Grams / square metres 8 15 25 35 50
Kilograms / 100 square metres 0.8 1.5 2.5 3.5 5
Kilograms / hectare 80 150 250 350 500
Kilograms / acre 30 60 100 140 200Key Contacts
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All mixtures/individual varieties in this catalogue
MM Sales Team 2021
are offered strictly subject to safe harvest, final
certification and remaining unsold on receipt of
orders. All other Terms and Conditions of sale
will be advised by your MM distributor.
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Email: info@sherriffamenity.com AND WALES
NORTH AND EAST MIDLANDS
Web: www.sherriffamenity.com Spunhill Ltd
Fineturf Langshaw House,
The Barn, Charity Street, Ellesmere Business Park,
MIDLANDS AND Carlton Scroop, Oswestry Road, Ellesmere,
SOUTHERN ENGLAND Grantham, Lincs, NG32 3AT Shropshire, SY12 0EW
Pitchcare Tel: 01400 251605 Tel: 01691 626006
Allscott Park, Allscott Email: collette@fine-turf.co.uk Fax: 01691 626001
Shropshire, TF6 5DY Web: www.fine-turf.co.uk Email: sales@spunhill.co.uk
Tel: 01952 440250
Web: www.spunhill.co.uk
Email: sales@pitchcare.com
EAST MIDLANDS
Web: www.pitchcare.com
Hewitt Sportsturf CHANNEL ISLANDS
45 Cambridge Road, Cosby,
Eastern Garden Machinery
IRELAND Leicester, LE9 1SJ
La Route De Maufant,
John Lindsay Professional Tel: 0116 286 7029 Trinity, Jersey, JE3 5AX
Sports Turf Email: info@hewittsportsturf.co.uk Tel: 01534 855466
2, Carn Court Road, Craigavon,
Co. Armagh, BT63 5YX, N. Ireland Email: admin@easterngardenmachinery.com
SOUTHERN ENGLAND Web: www.easterngardenmachinery.com
Tel: 02838 339229
MW Turfcare
Fax: 02838 392224
Giles Green Farm, Brinkworth SOUTH EAST
Email: sales@lindsayturfcare.com
Wiltshire, SN15 5DQ
Web: www.lindsayturfcare.com Indigrow (UK) Ltd
Mob: 07967 5702722 The Old Bakery,
Email: mark@mwturfcare.com Hyde End Lane, Brimpton,
Web: www.mwturfcare.com Berkshire, RG7 4RH
Tel: 0118 971 0991
Email: grass@indigrow.co.uk
Web: www.indigrow.co.ukLimagrain UK Limited
Rothwell, Market Rasen,
Lincolnshire LN7 6DT
Tel: 01472 370124
enquiries@limagrain.co.uk
Folllow us: @MM_Seed
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