Grass Seed
Grass Seed varieties for all types of soils and applications.
MTO Grass Seed Blends
MTO Imperial Grounds
25 lbs and 50 lbs EC Bag
Seeding Rate: 4-5 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.
- 60% KY Bluegrass
- 40% Per. Ryegrass
Imperial Grounds is a popular, economical, sunny mix promoting a substantial bluegrass stand that’s responsive to fertility with fine texture & color.
MTO Shady Grounds
25 lb Bag
Seeding Rate: 6-8 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.
- 30% Creeping Red Fescue
- 20% Per. Ryegrass
- 10% KY Bluegrass
- 10% Chewings Fescue
- 30% Creeping Red Fescue “Ruddy”
This blend is well suited for use in space and infertile, sandy soils. Shady Grounds is the perfect mixture for most trouble spots.
MTO Quality Grounds
25 lb and 50 lb bag
Seeding Rate: 4-5 lbs/1,000 sq. ft. (Sun) 5-6 lbs/1,000 sq. ft. (shade)
- 45% KY Bluegrass
- 45% Per. Ryegrass
- 10% Creeping Red Fescue
Designed from quick germination and to provide some disease tolerance with bluegrass. Excellent for areas with moderate to high traffic that are grown under a medium to high fertility level.
West MI 50/50 Mix
25 lbs and 50 lbs bags
Seeding Rate: 4-5 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.
- 50% KY Bluegrass (3 Elite varieties)
- 50% Per. Ryegrass (2 Elite Varieties)
50/50 Top Quality turf blend, selected with West MI’s climate in mind, that provides very quick fill in and reduces call backs. An ideal choice for hydra-seeders, for homes, lawns and commercial properties. Grows best under a medium fertility level. Elite varieties selected for growth vigor, disease resistance and fertility responsiveness.
EarthCarpet Grass Seed Blends
EarthCarpet Blue Carpet
50 lb EC Bag
Seeding Rate: 3-5 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.
- 100% KY Bluegrass
A Combination of the top performing cool season Kentucky Bluegrass varieties, Blue Carpet will provide a lush, dense, dark green carpet of “fairway quality” turf. Varieties chosen for the following characteristics: Spring green-up, wear tolerance, and fine texture, dense and uniform blue carpet.
EarthCarpet Spartan Grade A
50 lb. EC Bag
Seeding Rate: 4-5 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.
- 40% KY Bluegrass
- 20% Creeping Red Fescue
- 20% Chewing’s Fescue
- 20% Per. Ryegrass
A high quality mixture of grasses designed especially for reduced maintenance and low input lawns. Contains 100% fine bladed and elite varieties. Excellent summer heat and drought resistance, superior disease and insect resistance.
EarthCarpet Tuff-Stuff
50 lb EC Bag
Seeding Rate: 8-10 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.
- 90% Tall Fescue
- 10% KY Bluegrass
Excellent for areas where high quality turf is important and lower maintenance is desired. This mix provides fast germination and establishment, tolerates heat, drought and poor soils, and is highly stress tolerant
EarthCarpet Care-Free
25 lb. Bag
Seeding Rate: 6-8 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.
- 60% Creeping Red Fescue
- 20% Per. Ryegrass
- 10% Chewings Fescue
- 10% KY Bluegrass
This blend is well suited for use in space and infertile, sandy soils. Shady Grounds is the perfect mixture for most trouble spots.
MDOT Grass Seed Blend
Michigan Class A Roadside
50 lb. Bag
Seeding Rate: 5-6 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.
- 40% Creeping Red Fescue
- 30% Per. Ryegrass
- 30% KY Bluegrass
A good blend for a quick cover. It is a fair mix where low cost and low maintenance is the goal.
MTO Rough Grounds
50 lb. Bag
Seeding Rate: 6-8 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.
(261-350 lbs./Acre)
- 40% Creeping Red Fescue (coated)
- 30% Per. Ryegrass (coated)
- 30% Annual Ryegrass
A special economy mixture designed for quick establishment that will germinate and thrive in full sun to light shade. Great for low input lawns, erosion control areas and low maintenance areas where fast establishment is crucial.
Michigan Roadside Mix
50 lb. Bag
Seeding Rate: 5-6 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.
- 50% Per. Rye
- 35% Creeping Red Fescue
- 15% KY Bluegrass
An economical blend for quick cover
Special Order only MDOT Blends
*THV
Seeding Rate: 222 lbs/Acre or 250kg/hectare
- 45% Creeping Red Fescue
- 30% Per. Ryegrass
- 15% Cannon/Baron Kentucky Blue
- 10% Fults Salty
MDOT’s Turf Heavy Soil Mix is the required seed to use on heavy soil types in rural locations. It has medium-high salt tolerance.
*TGM
Seeding Rate: 222 lbs/Acre or 250kg/hectare
- 40% Creeping Red Fescue
- 30% Hard Fescue
- 20% Per. Ryegrass
- 10% KY Blue
MDOT’s Turf Medium to Heavy Soil Seed Mix is the required seed to use on medium to heavy soil types in all locations. It has low salt tolerance.
*TUF
50 lb. Bag
Seeding Rate: 5-6 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.
- 50% Per. Rye
- 35% Creeping Red Fescue
- 15% KY Bluegrass
An economical blend for quick cover.
*THM
Seeding Rate: 222 lbs/Acre or 250kg/hectare
- 50% Pennlawn Creeping Red Fescue
- 30% KY Blue
- 20% Per. Ryegrass
This is MDOT’s Turf Loamy to Heavy Soil Seed Mix is the required seed to use on loamy to heavy soil types in home and business turf locations. It has low to medium salt tolerance.
Grass Seed/Pasture
100% Perennial Rye
MTO Magnum Perennial RyeGrass Blend
Seeding Rate: 6-8 lbs/1,000 sq. ft.
Good for Fairways or Roughs
A three way blend consisting of endophyte enhanced varieties of perennial ryegrasses which are hardy and quick to establish. Also contains genetically dark colored, aggressive and disease resistant varieties that mix well with Kentucky Bluegrasses.
MTO Dense Shade
25 lb. bag
Seeding rate 6-8 lb /1,000 sq. ft.
Excellent blend that outperforms traditional shady mixes. Contains variety of fescues along w/ Poa Trivalis for optimum shade tolerance. (Keep in mind, even shady varieties of turfgrass need on average 4 hours of actual sunlight per day).
Pasture Mixes Available
Wildflower Blends
Midwest Wildflower Mix
Seeding Rate: 7-10 lbs/Acre
The popular Midwest wildflower mix is a special blend of 40% annual and 60% perennial species that grows color throughout the season. For those who want a dramatic impact of plantings, we recommend a double seeding. Growth height depends on available moisture. 1 lb. sows 4,000 sq. ft. Use 10 lbs. per acre. Sow May through June.
Also Available
*MidWest Erosion Control Mix
*MidWest Meadow Mix
*Shade Flower Garden Mix