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Seed, Sod and Landscaping Supplies

The manufacturers and producers listed here can provide you with seed, sod and many other products, from turf blankets to trimmers, that’ll keep your course looking its best.

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THE PREMIER LINEUP
	Blaster Industries The BunkerBLASTER is a mobile pump system that can be operated by one person to remove water from saturated bunkers or clear standing water anywhere on the course. It helps to reduce time and labor. Fits John Deere, Toro, Jacobsen, Cushman, Broyhill, SmithCo, Hustler and other units.

	DeLea Sod Farms Sod includes Kentucky bluegrass for fairways; short-cut, low-mow bluegrass for tees; blue/fescue blend and fine fescue for roughs; fine fescues for bunker faces and hard-to-irrigate areas; bentgrasses at tee/fairway and greens heights; A1/A4; L93; 007; and PennTrio. Custom topdressings to meet USGA specs.

	East Coast Sod & Seed Grows high-quality sod for use on greens, tees, fairways and roughs. Seed varieties include premium bentgrasses, 100 percent fine fescue, tall fescue and Kentucky bluegrass. The seed is subjected to East Coast’s testing regimen. Seed is planted in clean, sterile soil in fully irrigated fields.

	Echo The BRD-280 Bed Redefiner has a 28.1cc Power Boost Vortex engine; ergonomically designed rubber left and right handle grips; 59-inch straight shaft with flex cable drive; high-impact plastic shield with guide marker; and large, adjustable support wheel. The replaceable six-finger metal blade has carbide tips.

	Ernst Conservation Seeds Specializing in native and naturalized seeds and plant material of eastern North American ecotypes, cleaned and tested to U.S. standards. The company supplies high-quality seeds, mixes and bioengineering products for restoration, reclamation and conservation applications, with wildflowers, native grasses and more.

	G. Lopes Construction G. Lopes Construction, a full-service site contractor since 1964, supplies facilities with loam, gravel, bunker sand and topdressing that meets USGA specs. They also supply mulch, washed stone, dense grade stone, clay, specialty materials, customized divot mix using Dakota Peat and 2mm washed sand.

	Gro-Power Gro-Power Phosphorus Plus (6-18-8) contains 25 percent humic acids and is ideal for overseeding and as a preplant for new seed and sod installation. Provides a nitrogen-phosphorus ratio (1:3) with a moderate potassium level for increased summer durability, disease resistance and winter hardiness.

	Irrometer The Watermark Soil Moisture Manager works in conjunction with the user’s new or existing irrigation control system to interrupt watering cycles when soil moisture levels exceed the adjustable set point. The system is customized to the specific application and can manage up to eight distinct hydro-zones.

	Markers MarkSmart green saver growth covers and winter turf blankets are made from 100 percent UV stable woven polypropylene. They allow 90 percent of light to pass through and provide 60 percent better color and 78 percent higher growth yield. In standard and custom sizes starting from 10 by 50 feet.

	Pike Creek Turf Offers sprigging, sod and sod installation (slabs or big rolls). Produces fumigated Centipede sod and seed, Meyer zoysia, fumigated Georgia-certified Tifway, TifDwarf, TifSport, TifEagle, TifGrand, MiniVerde, Celebration bermudagrasses, Zorro zoysia, Platinum TE, SeaDwarf, Sea Isle 1, Sea Isle 2000 and Sea Isle Supreme.

	Reliable Golf Polyfence is made of UV-stabilized polypropylene knitted into ravel-free .5-inch mesh squares. The 90 percent porosity is excellent in windy conditions and remains flexible in cold temperatures. The 4-by-150-foot rolls come in red, blue, green and orange. Use with 1.25-inch poly fence poles with adjustable clips.

	Synthetic Turf STI supplies synthetic putting greens, fringe grasses, tee lines, target greens and chipping greens. Products are configured to replicate a wide array of native grasses, including zoysia, fescue, perennial rye, bermuda, paspalum and Kentucky bluegrass. Requires no mowing, chemicals or irrigation.

	Vasta Sod Farms Sod is maintained at green, tee and fairway height. It is grown on a high sand-based soil. Varieties include L-93 creeping bentgrass, Penntrio, Penncross, L-93/Southshore Blend A-1, A-4, and Pennway. Sod is harvested in 18-inch-by-81-inch rolls or 4-foot-wide rolls. Sod is available washed.

	AMS The Adjustable Footstep works on all AMS 7/8-inch diameter soil probes. It allows for additional down pressure to be used to drive the probes.

	Barenbrug Regenerating Perennial Ryegrass (RPR) is a highly wear-tolerant, cool-season variety with the unique ability to anchor itself to the ground.

	Becker Underwood Rhizanova mycorrhizal products and RhizInoc Plus are designed to enhance establishment and growth of turf and other landscape plants.

	Best Litter Trash and ash/trash receptacles are made of reinforced concrete and can be coordinated with benches and planters. Available in 10, 30 and 40-gallon sizes.

	Covermaster The EVERGREEN turf blanket works on the greenhouse principle. It allows grass to breathe and retain the right amount of heat and moisture.

	Covertech Supreme Green turf covers provide a greenhouse effect, keeping soil temperatures warm and stimulating growth and root development.

	Graff’s Turf Farms Produces cool-season turfgrasses, including bluegrass, low-mow, USGA spec sand-based bentgrasses and Reveille, a reduced water usage hybrid.

	Head Edger The Head Edger has a boot and bearing system that prevents damage to sprinkler heads and distance markers. Cleans 4.5 to 10-inch sprinkler heads.

	Pennington Seed Provides high-quality turfgrass varieties such as bermuda, buffalograss, zoysiagrass, Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass and turf-type tall fescue.

	Pro/Angle Pro/Angle angular bunker sand increases playability and offers good wind resistance, excellent drainage and slope retention and overall product retention.

	RedMax The HEZ2401S is equipped with a fuel-efficient, Strato-Charged engine; solid steel driveshaft; steel guards and heavy-duty; high-torque gear case.

	R.L. Parsons R.L. Parsons offers the ST24 string trimmer head attachment for Micro-Mowers. It is interchangeable with other available cutting heads.

	Savage Farms Offers bluegrass blends, bluegrass/fescue mix and RTF (Rhizomatous Tall Fescue). Sod is available palletized and in 4-by-50-foot big rolls.

	Seago The shaft-driven Atom Golf Bunker Edger is available with a RedMax or Honda engine. The 17.75-inch blade can cut up to 7 inches deep.

	Shindaiwa The T282 trimmer is a 12.6-pound unit with a Speed-Feed head, full anti-vibration system, 8-millimeter steel main shaft, angled handle and 1.4 hp engine.

	Sod Solutions Celebration bermudagrass offers divot and wear recovery, shade tolerance, soft texture, blue-green color, and tolerance of cold and drought.

	Stabilizer Solutions StaLok bunker liner is a polymer-coated soil engineered to be cohesive, flexible and water-resistant. Creates a strong seal to eliminate contamination.

	SVE Portable Roadway Sys. TrakMats protect turf from vehicular damage. Made of 100 percent recycled HD polyethylene plastic, the mats are available in light green and black.

	Turf Teq The self-propelled 1305 Power Edger features a 13 hp Honda engine, 5-inch cutting depth, standard opening blade and optional trenching blades.

	White Cedar Gazebos The Lightning Guardian combines the weather-resistant White Cedar Gazebo with a state-of-the-art lightning protection system.

	Woerner Turf Offers classic St. Augustine, UltimateFlora zoysia, centipede, bermuda, Gulf Kist mulch and centipede seed, Scotts Thermal Blue and more.

The April issue will feature a product focus on Insect & Pest Control.