TURF SEED FOR SPORTSTURF.

About Gilba Solutions.

Gilba Solutions distributes a wide range of sports turf seed into the Australian turfgrass market from several quality seed suppliers. Whether you require ryegrass seed, fescue, bentgrass, Kikuyu grass seed, couch or specific grass seed blends we can help.

We also carry out research into sports turf seed to ensure you get the best results when you use it.

Our Turf Seed Suppliers.

You can trust suppliers like Landmark Seed, RAGT, or Seedforce to supply the best quality grass seed for your sports fields, lawns, golf courses, race tracks, or recreational facilities.

We supply the latest turf seed genetics from USA, NZ and European breeders. As a lawn seed supplier, you can be sure you get the best seed at the best price.

If seeding isn’t a viable option, we are happy to discuss using turf pigments, which offer a low-cost alternative.

Seed Testing Programs.

NTEP is the world’s premier independent seed testing program and runs at up to 19 locations in the USA. Any turf seed variety that performs well in these trials has done so under a wide range of conditions.

This guarantees that wherever you are in Australia, there is an equivalent site in the USA. These trials study disease resistance, colour, wear tolerance and drought resistance.

Two other series of trials worth looking at are:

• The Turfgrass list is based in Europe and covers Perennial ryegrass, turf-type tall fescue grass seed and creeping bentgrass;
• The British Society of Plant Breeders produces a grass seed book every year.

Our recent blog discusses improvements in sports turf perennial ryegrass.

Perennial Ryegrass Turf Seed.

What is Perennial ryegrass?

Perennial ryegrass seed is one of the world’s most widely used turf seeds for lawns and professional turf.

Two key reasons for this are it has a great dark green colour, and it germinates in 3 to 10 days. It also has a higher shade tolerance than many other grass varieties.

Perennial ryegrass turf seed grows into a fine-leaved bunch-type turf grass. This has a vigorous root system, responds quickly to fertiliser and recovers from wear.

It is a cool season (C3) grass that:

• Adapts to many different soil types and spreads by tillers or shoots from the crown.
• Grows in full sun and tolerates some degree of shade.
• Handles mowing down to as low as 5 mm.

Varieties like Intense perennial ryegrass have a high endophyte content which means that they are more tolerant of stresses like drought, and have an improved ability to resist insect attack.

In summary, turf-type perennial ryegrass turf seed is in use in almost every sporting arena, and on the world’s finest golf courses.

You can be sure that when you purchase perennial ryegrass seed from Gilba Solutions, that the turf seed has disease resistance, superior colour and the highest wear tolerance.

We support these seed varieties with the best possible technical advice, whether for overseeding, colour or disease resistance.

Price of Perennial Ryegrass Turf Seed.

Perennial ryegrass turf seed varies from around $7 a Kg to over $10 depending on the variety.

Premium Perennial Ryegrass Varieties.

Intense Perennial Ryegrass Turf Seed.

Intense ryegrass is an improved US turf-type perennial ryegrass seed in Australia. In the recent NTEP trials, it performed well for turf quality and grey leaf spot resistance.

This is a turf seed that is best suited for heavy-use sports fields, golf courses and lawns that demand a quality surface. The ability of Intense PRG to tolerate a low height of cut makes Intense an ideal option for overseeding warm and cool-season grasses.

Slugger 3GL Turf Seed.

Slugger 3GL ryegrass is the No.1 perennial ryegrass turf seed in the 2022 NTEP trials. It has excellent colour, wear tolerance and disease resistance.

Reserve 2 Turf Seed.

Reserve 2 is an advance on the original zero endophyte Reserve perennial ryegrass, and has improved colour and winter growth.

Buy Perennial Ryegrass.

If you would like to purchase Intense PRG or Slugger 3GL turf seed.

NTEP Data for Ryegrass Turf Seed.

Below are the results of the most recent NTEP perennial ryegrass grass seed trials in the USA.

Tall Fescue Turf Seed.

Spyder 2LS Tall fescue Seed.

Spyder 2LS (Code number ZRC-1) is a 2nd generation tall fescue cultivar with excellent NTEP scores across all test locations. As premier turf and lawn seed suppliers we just love this grass.

Spyder 2LS is a fine-leaved variety that spreads and grows laterally. It has wear tolerance and disease resistance and can crowd out weeds. Choose Spyder 2LS for elite, manicured swards that need dense, compact coverage to get the best results.

As lawn seed suppliers, Gilba Solutions offers expert sports turf consulting services, to ensure that your turf is always in top shape. With our extensive knowledge and experience, we tailor our solutions to address all turf-related challenges.

You can trust Gilba Solutions, your go-to source to achieve the perfect playing surface. Contact us today for a consultation!

Warm Season Grass Seeds.

As lawn seed suppliers, we supply couch seed to the professional and home garden markets.

Couch Turf Seed.

Couch grass is a warm-season grass that:

• Thrives in full sun and in well drained soils.
• Tolerates heat, drought, traffic and salt.
• Requires high maintenance and nutrient inputs.
• Is a perennial, which means it doesn’t need to be reseeded.
• Grows best in the late Spring, and in the hot Summer months.
• Can stay green all year round if there aren’t any frosts. However, in many areas it goes dormant and brown over winter. Turf managers and lawn owners often maintain their turf appearance by over-seeding with cool-season ryegrass for Winter colour.

Couch is a C4 grass. It spreads by below-ground stems called rhizomes and above-ground stems called stolons. Due to its aggressive growth, managing couch grass can be challenging, but this grass has the benefit of exceptional wear tolerance.

It also recovers from damage far quicker than most grasses. As a result, it is the most common grass for sports grounds, golf course tee areas and golf fairways.

Unlike some warm-season grasses, couch grass grows vegetatively and from couch turf seed. However, many common couch varieties are only available vegetatively and not as turf seed.

Turf Seed Variety Chart.

Perennial Ryegrass and Fescue.

Couch and Kikuyu Turf Seed.

The Sports Turf Seed Used at Australia’s Top Venues.

Customers who Gilba Solutions have supplied grass seed to include:

• Comm Bank Stadium.
• ACT Parks and Places.
• Stadium Australia.
• Budgewoi Soccer Club.
• Federal GC.
• Bonnie Doon GC.
• Royal Canberra GC.
• Campbelltown Stadium.
• Liverpool Council and
• Sydney University.