PERFORM: Bowling Greens

  • Fescue and browntop bent blend seamlessly
  • A premium mix for uniform greens
  • Tolerates close mowing, disease and drought
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Product Description

Do your bowling greens need overseeding or overhauled? Our PERFORM: Bowling Greens mix contains a seamless blend of fescues and browntop bent to develop a dense and disease resistant sward that will still tolerate close mowing. This fine mix creates a superior sward for bowling greens to provide a professional playing surface for community bowls or organisations.

Mixture Breakdown

45% Slender Creeping Red Fescue
45% Chewings Fescue
10% Browntop Bentgrass

Usage Guide

Sowing PERFORM: Bowling Greens grass seed

Dig the soil over to a depth of 20-25cm
Remove weeds or moss by hand or use a Feed, Weed and Moss Killer
Add top soil if you believe the soil to be poor quality or unlevel
Then level the seedbed using a rake
Allow the seedbed to cultivate for 10-14 days. This is to encourage any existing weeds to come to the surface, which can then be removed by hand
Sow the seed at our recommended rate of 35g per m2, by using a seed spreader or scatter the seeds by hand
Rake the seed after sowing so that the seed is embedded into the soil
Firm down by foot or by using a roller to improve seed-to-soil contact
Water the newly seeded area after sowing

Read our full guide on How to sow grass seed.

Overseeding with PERFORM: Bowling Greens grass seed 

Remove dead grass, weeds or moss by scarifying / raking the area
Rake the area so the soil is loose and not compact
Allow the seedbed to cultivate for 10-14 days, which will encourage any existing weeds to appear on the surface, and these can then be removed by hand
Overseed the area using a seed spreader or scatter the seeds by hand with our recommended spreading rate of 25g per m2
Rake the seed into the soil after sowing so that the seeds are embedded in the soil
Firm down by foot or by using a roller to improve seed-to-soil contact
Water the seeded area well after overseeding  

Learn more with our guide on How to overseed.

For expert advice on renovating or overseeding with PERFORM: Bowling Greens grass seed, please email us at expert@thegrasspeople.com so we can best assist you and tailor a seeding/fertilising programme to your needs.

PERFORM: Bowling Greens Sowing Guide & Pack Sizes

Recommended Mowing Height 4mm

Sowing Rate (New Lawn)

35 grams per m2

Bag Coverage

2kg covers 57m2
10kg covers 286m2
20kg covers 571.5m2

Sowing Rate (Overseeding an Existing Lawn)

25 grams per m2

Bag Coverage

2kg covers 80m2
10kg covers 400m2
20kg covers 800m2

 

 

Aftercare

Aftercare

Continue to water the seeded area deeply for the following six weeks after sowing
You can avoid watering on days when there is prolonged rainfall
The newly sown seed takes up to six weeks to establish fully
Your grass is ready for its first cut (on your mower's highest setting) when there is even coverage, and the grass blades are growing at heights of 5-7cm in height
Regularly fertilise your grass to keep it healthy, disease-free, and weed-free

For expert advice on renovating or overseeding with PERFORM: Bowling Greens grass seed, please email us at expert@thegrasspeople.com so we can best assist you and tailor a seeding/fertilising programme to your needs.

Product Questions

Product Questions

A bowling green needs the grass to tolerate mowing down to 5mm (or less), is this mix able to be cut this short?
Question by: Bernard Dowley on 18 Jul 2023, 20:17
Yes! This mix will tolerate being mowed as low as 4mm.
Answer by: Ben Agnew (Admin) on 19 Jul 2023, 10:31
Hi using this product what would be the general maintenance thanks for any feedback
Question by: Kevin on 3 Sept 2021, 15:55
Hi Kevin

This particular mix can tolerate a closer mow than some of the others, it can be cut as short as 10mm-20mm. Otherwise the maintenance is the same as any other lawn, water regularly and apply a seasonal fertiliser.
Answer by: Roisin McCann on 7 Sept 2021, 11:23
Hi
I am going to sow a 92sq m lawn that I would like to be suitable for croquet or bowls but I also want to use a robot mower most of which have a minimum cutting height of 30mm or one or two that can go down to 20mm. Is it suitable to use your bowling green mix at these cutting heights? If so will it be short enough for croquet/bowls?
Also they are all mulching mowers with no grass collection? Is this suitable for use on new lawns ?
Question by: Jim Williamson on 4 Jul 2021, 21:49
Hi Jim

This particular mix consists of fescues which will tolerate a close mow, which is much preferred for any of the sporting mixes.
Answer by: Roisin McCann on 5 Jul 2021, 10:42
How long will seed remain viable in one of your unopened bags?
Similarly, in a bag that has been opened but sealed within airtight packaging?
Question by: Richard Coombs on 11 Mar 2021, 08:14
Our seed is all fresh so will be good for about 12 months, likely 18 in reality but the less time that passes the better!
Store it a cool, dry place and away from pests and it will be fine.
Answer by: Roisin McCann on 11 Mar 2021, 08:33

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