Recommended for: Golf Course
Fairways and Tees
This new fine-bladed seashore paspalum cultivar, developed
by Dr. R.R. Duncan at the University of Georgia's Griffin
Experiment Station, is ideal for
golf course fairways, tees, and roughs. It makes
a fine choice for sports
turf, home lawns and commercial landscaping, too.
It's a grass that thrives on salt
water. You can irrigate Sea Isle 1
using a seawater blend, or even straight ocean water
with the right management practices. It also grows
quite well when watered from recycled or effluent sources.
Uses:
Can be used on fairways and tees. Sea Isle 1 adapts well to most all
soils and does exceptionally well in areas where it is
difficult to grow Bermuda Grass.
Characteristics:
Sea Isle 1 has a very fine leaf blade with excellent green color that
can be closely mowed to heights of ½ inch.
Water Quality Tolerance:
The most outstanding feature of Sea Isle 1 is its exceptional salt tolerance.
It will proliferate in soils irrigated with water containing 2,500 ppm
dissolved salts, and will show only a 50% reduction in growth at 5,000
ppm. It is considerably more salt tolerant than Bermudagrasses and Zoysiagrass.
Weed Tolerance:
Sea Isle 1 spreads quickly during establishment and forms a dense turf which will compete with the presence of weeds when properly maintained. However, all Paspalums selections have relatively poor sensitivity to pre- and post-emergent selective herbicides.
Insect Pest Tolerance:
Sea Isle 1 is susceptible to insects that feed on foliage of grasses.
Soil Fertility Range:
Sea Isle 1 grows best in soils with a pH above 6.0. It performs best
on a low level of applied Nitrogen, approximately 3 pounds N/1000 square
feet per year. Given a balanced N:P:K program according to soil tests,
Sea Isle 1 performs well in a fertility program of about 50 to 70% of
the amount required for Hybrid Bermudagrasses.
Establishment:
All paspalum selections are sterile, and must be propagated
by transferring stolons or sod.
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