Pronto is a perennial ryegrass and ideal for sports fields, golf course fairways and recreational turf.
- Advantages
- Growth habits and characteristics
- Directions for Use
- Seed Varieties
Advantages
- All year round performance
- Outstanding winter hardiness
- Excellent tolerance to saline conditions
- Dark green colour
Growth habits and characteristics
Growth Habit and Characteristics
- Excellent early spring green up
- Dense fine leaved compact growth habit
- Dark green in colour
Performance Characteristics/Adaptations
- Very winter hardy
- In Arizona, Pronto ranked among the best on: establishment, colour, density, texture, quality, and transition.
- Good Brown patch resistance
- Good wear tolerance
- Tolerance to close mowing down to 4mm when overseeding greens
- Tolerant of salt water irrigation 7500ppm
- In trials, maintained 98% ground cover at 10000ppm salt concentration
Directions for Use
Establishment and Maintenance
- For sports turf / residential / commercial /approx. 30-35 gr/m² / early fall and spring seeding
- 40–60 gr/m² for over-seeding dormant Bermuda grass
- Seedbed should be kept moist during germination and establishment
- Germinates in 5-8 days with optimal soil temperatures
- Full coverage expected in 6-8 weeks
- First mowing recommended when turf reaches approximately 4 cm in height
Established Turf Maintenance
- For best results, fertilize at annual rate of 20-25 gr/m² of nitrogen
- Deep, infrequent irrigation best during cooler months / increase frequency during the summer months / to assist spring transition, reduce irrigation
- Recommended mowing height of 1 - 4 cm
Seed Varieties
- 100% Lolium Perenne
Pronto
Pronto is a perennial ryegrass and ideal for sports fields, golf course fairways and recreational turf.