MegaGreen Sport 7 is a grass seed mixture for establishing and overseeding sports pitches, producing strong turf with rapid regrowth. Its balanced ratio of perennial ryegrass to smooth-stalked meadow grass creates a strong, stable sward that regrows quickly. The perennial ryegrass content provides faster initial development, making MegaGreen Sport 7 particularly suitable for overseeding sports pitches.

Benefits at a glance

• Rapid germination
• Good settlement
• Very resistant to trampling
• Resistant to sliding tackles
• High recovery capacity
   

Ideal sowing depth for grass seed

To achieve a dense sward in a single pass and give the germinating weed seeds less opportunity to develop, we recommend to sow at a depth of 1-2 cm. Consolidation brings the seed into closer contact with the loose topsoil and reduces the risk that newly-germinated plants will dry out. Under ideal conditions, perennial ryegrass will emerge after one week. The other species will emerge 1 or 2 weeks later. We recommend a mowing height of 2.5 cm, increasing to 3.5–4 cm in sunny or warm weather.

Watering grassland

If the weather is dry for a long time after sowing, we recommend not waiting too long before starting irrigation and keeping the top layer wet. A single bout of irrigation with 20 mm of water can start germination, but it the weather stays dry and very sunny the sprouted seed may dry out and die. We therefore recommend applying 20 mm of water again after 3 days.

This is enough for perennial ryegrass but mixtures with a high red fescue content will often need repeated irrigation for good emergence.