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Elite Kentucky Bluegrass Blend 2kg

Elite Kentucky Bluegrass Blend 2kg

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⚖️ 2 kg (4.4 lbs)
🌱 Germination: 10 through 21 days
🏡 Coverage
New Lawn: ~1,100–2,200 sq. ft. Overseeding: ~1,500–2,200 sq. ft.
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💡 Pro tip: Most lawns need more seed than you'd expect — and leftover seed isn't wasted. Stored in a cool, dry place, it keeps well into the next season for touch-ups, pet damage, or thin spots. Compare 5 kg bag →
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No rush — most of Canada isn't ready to seed until late April at the earliest.

  • Vancouver / Lower Mainland: April onward
  • Southern Ontario / Montreal: Late April – May
  • Prairies: Mid-May – early June
  • Atlantic: May

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Orders ship from Toronto and typically arrive in 2-5 business days depending on your location. Orders going to Western Canada and the Maritimes can take a little longer, 5-8 business days.

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Seeding rates

  • Seeding rate per 1,000 sqft: 1kg-2kg
  • New lawns: 1kg-2kg per 1,000 sqft
  • Overseeding existing lawns: 0.5kg-1kg per 1,000 sqft
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No Weeds | No Filler | Elite Quality

100% Elite Kentucky Bluegrass

Kentucky bluegrass is the only common cool-season grass that spreads underground. Its root system sends out rhizomes that grow laterally beneath the surface, and over time these rhizomes push up new shoots that knit together into a dense, self-repairing stand of turf. Thin spots from foot traffic, pets, or seasonal stress gradually fill in rather than staying bare. No other species in the cool-season category does this.

That spreading ability is why KBG is the most widely used grass on golf courses, sod farms, and professional sports fields across North America. It also produces the deep blue-green colour that most people picture when they think of a great lawn.

The trade-off is patience. Kentucky bluegrass germinates in 7 to 21 days, slower than perennial ryegrass or fescue. But once established, a KBG lawn gets thicker and denser over time rather than thinning out.

This blend contains three elite Kentucky bluegrass cultivars (grass types), each selected for a specific role:

  • Jumpstart for fast establishment. Widely regarded as the quickest-establishing elite KBG available. Gets your lawn showing visible progress sooner than most bluegrasses.
  • Blue Devil for dark colour and disease resistance. A sub-compact midnight-type with some of the darkest colour genetics in NTEP trials and a 7.8 / 9.0 dollar spot resistance score.
  • Prosperity for long-term performance. Top 5 for colour across three NTEP trial generations spanning nearly 20 years. The proven anchor of this blend.

All three are certified, NTEP-tested, and spread via rhizomes. All three have been tested at Canadian NTEP trial sites.

Performance Data — NTEP Scores

Three KBG Cultivars. All NTEP Tested.

Every cultivar in this blend has been through the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) — a multi-year, multi-location trial run across universities and research stations. Cultivars are evaluated blind and scored on quality, colour, density, disease resistance, and stress tolerance under real-world conditions.

NTEP uses a 1-to-9 scale, but scores above 7.0 are rare in practice. A 6.0 is considered acceptable. Anything above 7.0 puts a cultivar near the top of the field.

Here's how each one performed.

33.33%
Jumpstart
Elite Kentucky Bluegrass

Jumpstart is widely regarded as the quickest-establishing elite Kentucky bluegrass available, and it's in this blend for exactly that reason. Kentucky bluegrass is slower to germinate than other cool-season species, and Jumpstart directly addresses that. It outpaced 85% of entries in NTEP establishment trials and scored in the top 13% for seedling vigor across seven test locations. It also scored 7.7 for colour at the Guelph, Ontario test site and brings strong spring green-up, meaning your lawn shows visible progress faster and greens up earlier after winter.

  • Widely regarded as the fastest-establishing elite Kentucky bluegrass available. Less time waiting on bare soil
  • Holds density into late fall. 99% ground cover at the Fargo, ND drought stress trial
  • Good heat tolerance with quick recovery after summer stress
  • Self-repairs through underground rhizomes. Fills in bare spots and wear damage over time
National Turfgrass Evaluation Program
2005 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST
Jumpstart — Final Report 2006-2010
100+ Entries • 21 Locations • 5 Years of Data
Germination 7-14 Days
One of the fastest KBGs to show visible progress
Establishment Top 15%
Outpaced 85% of entries in NTEP establishment trials
Spring Green-Up Top 20%
Among the first to break dormancy
Genetic Colour Up to 7.7
Scoring 7.7 at the Guelph, ON test site
Fall Ground Cover 99.0%
Full coverage through late season (Fargo, ND)
Self-Repair Via Rhizomes
Fills in bare spots over time

NTEP uses a 1-to-9 scale, but scores above 7.0 are rare in practice and anything above 7.0 puts a cultivar near the top of the field.

Data sourced from NTEP trial reports • ntep.org

33.33%
Prosperity
Elite Kentucky Bluegrass

Prosperity is an elite Kentucky bluegrass with one of the longest performance records of any cultivar we carry, tested across three NTEP trial generations spanning nearly 20 years. Its defining trait is colour: Prosperity has finished in the top 5 for genetic colour in every trial it has entered, including a score of 7.7 at the Guelph, Ontario test site. Where Jumpstart gets your lawn established quickly, Prosperity is the long-term anchor. It brings strong colour genetics, leaf spot and dollar spot resistance, and handles drought better than most bluegrasses in the field.

  • Consistently among the darkest Kentucky bluegrasses tested. Top 5 for colour across three NTEP trials
  • Strong leaf spot resistance. Scored 7.9 / 9.0, ranking #6 of 100+ entries
  • Self-repairs through underground rhizomes. Fills in bare spots and wear damage over time
  • Above-average drought tolerance for a Kentucky bluegrass. Ranked #3 of 100+ entries
National Turfgrass Evaluation Program
2005, 2017 & 2023 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TESTS
Prosperity — Tested Across Three NTEP Trial Generations
Up to 89 Entries • Up to 23 Locations • 15 Years of Data
Genetic Colour Top 5
Across three NTEP trial generations — 7.7 at Guelph, ON
Leaf Spot 7.9 / 9.0
#6 of 100+ entries (2005 trial)
Dollar Spot 7.0+
Above-average resistance in both 2005 and 2017
Drought Tolerance #3 of 100+
Among the top performers (2005 trial)
Seedling Vigor Top 20%
Faster than most KBGs (2017 trial)
Self-Repair Via Rhizomes
Fills in bare spots and wear damage

NTEP uses a 1-to-9 scale, but scores above 7.0 are rare in practice and anything above 7.0 puts a cultivar near the top of the field.

Data sourced from NTEP trial reports • ntep.org

33.33%
Blue Devil
Elite Kentucky Bluegrass

Blue Devil is a sub-compact midnight-type Kentucky bluegrass with some of the darkest colour genetics in the NTEP trial, scoring above 7.0 at four or more test sites including 8.1 at North Brunswick, NJ. It also carries the strongest disease resistance of any cultivar in this blend, with a 7.8 out of 9.0 dollar spot score. In a province where cosmetic pesticide bans mean you can't spray for disease, that matters. Blue Devil adds fine texture and high density to the blend, contributing to a tight, uniform stand.

  • Among the darkest Kentucky bluegrasses tested. Scoring above 7.0 at 4+ NTEP trial sites
  • Scored 7.8 / 9.0 for dollar spot resistance. Fights disease on its own
  • Among the top 10 entries for wear tolerance under spring traffic stress
  • Fine texture with dense, tight growth for a uniform appearance
National Turfgrass Evaluation Program
2017 NATIONAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TEST
Blue Devil — Final Report 2018-2022
89 Entries • 14 Locations • 5 Years of Data
Genetic Colour Up to 8.1
Scoring above 7.0 at 4+ trial sites
Dollar Spot 7.8 / 9.0
Strong resistance at North Brunswick, NJ
Turf Quality Top 25%
In the top quartile at 33% of locations over 5 years
Wear Tolerance Top 10
Among the top performers under spring traffic stress
Self-Repair Via Rhizomes
Fills in bare spots and wear damage over time
Fine Texture Fine Leaf
Dense, tight growth for a uniform appearance

NTEP uses a 1-to-9 scale, but scores above 7.0 are rare in practice and anything above 7.0 puts a cultivar near the top of the field.

Data sourced from NTEP trial reports • ntep.org

All of our elite grass seed blends are tested for purity, contain 0.0% weed and crop seed, and are built from high-performance cultivars with top NTEP ratings — the same types of seed trusted by turf professionals across Canada.

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Memberships & Associations

  • Ontario Turfgrass Research Foundation

  • Sports Turf Canada

  • Ontario Golf Superintendents' Association

  • Professional Lawn Care Association of Ontario