TifBlair Centipede - Tri

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TifBlair Centipede
Is Grown With Netting For Superior Tensile Strength.
TifBlair Centipede grass is a dense, low-maintenance, weed-free turf. This new certified
centipede, developed by renowned USD/ARS geneticist Dr. Wayne Hanna, was bred to give
landscape professional, highway departments and home owners a superior centipede variety
with a patented pedigree. Like TifEagle and TifSport, the new Bermuda grass standards,
TifBlair is a product of the internationally recognized turfgrass breeding program at Tifton,
Georgia, and is available only through qualified licensed producers.
TifBlair has exceptional late season color and quality. In tests conducted in Alabama,
Oklahoma and Georgia, TifBlair had equal or better turf quality than the other tested
centipede varieties. The fact is, TifBlair produces more stolons with more leaves more
quickly than common centipede. While TifBlair’s winter dormant color is similar to
common centipede. TifBlair’s late season color retention is far superior to common
centipede.
Common centipede’s poor rooting characteristics have limited it to sites with good soil and
water availability. TifBlair, on the other hand, is an ideal choice for construction sites with
eroded, low pH soils such as those routinely found in the southeastern coastal plains,
piedmont and mountain regions. The chart below clearly demonstrates TifBlair’s ability for
aggressive growth in both low and high pH soils.
Comparison of TifBlair Certified Centipede and
Common Centipede Growth in Low pH Soils
Soil pH Level
TifBlair
Common
Growth Advantage
Low pH-Plant Diameter
84”
53”
63%
High-pH-Plant Diameter
88”
80”
10%
Planted 6/89, Evaluated 8/15/91 – Griffin, GA
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One of the biggest advantages of TifBlair over common centipede and St. Augustine grass is its improved cold tolerance.
Tests conducted over 3 winters at Stillwater, OK and Blairsville, GA, demonstrated that TifBlair can survive prolonged
severe winter temperatures. This is good news if you’re looking for an aggressive, low-maintenance turf that will do well
on highway roadsides or commercial and residential lawns in the more northerly regions.
With the volatile weather patterns, water shortages and outright water bans of the last few years, no wonder landscape
professionals are looking for grasses with improved drought tolerance. TifBlair’s unique deep-rooting system gives it the
ability to produce superior turf even in poor quality soils and under persistent day-in day-out dry conditions.
On-farm comparisons of TifBlair and common centipede have shown that TifBlair grown from seed establishes more
rapidly and with greater consistency than common centipede. This translates into a big advantage for homeowners and
landscape professionals alike. Everybody benefits from shorter grow-in times, fewer weed problems and denser turf
stands. And that’s the beauty of certified TifBlair Centipede.
TifBlair Characteristics
• Aggressive growth in low and high pH soils.
• Low Maintenance grass.
• Dense turf with few weed problems.
• Produces more stolons with more leaves more quickly than common centipede.
• Warm season grass with lateral leaf growth.
Cultural Practices
• Recommended mowing height: 1 to 2 inches.
• Requires only 1/2 to 1 pound of nitrogen per 1000 sq. feet annually.
• TifBlair Centipede can be easily maintained using a standard rotary lawn mower.
• All herbicides labeled for use on centipede can be safely applied to TifBlair Centipede.
• Contact your local John Deere Landscapes professional for recommendations
on all herbicides and fertilizers necessary for the maintenance of TifBlair Centipede.
For your nearest location visit www.johndeerelandscapes.com
• For more information please refer to the Buy Sod watering, soil preparation,
sod installation and maintenance guides available at your local John Deere
Landscapes or visit www.buysod.com
State Certification
• Certification is the only method of assuring the consumer is receiving the variety purchased.
• BuySod produces only “Blue Tag” Certified grass insuring genetic purity and uniformity.
For more information please call (866) 428-9763
or visit us at:
www.buysod.com
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