TURF TYPE PERENNIAL RYEGRASS Developing varieties for Specific Market Applications... The TMI advantage! Affinity Affinity has a genetic dark green color...year round. Even Affinity's winter color rating looks great, and spring green-up is excellent! Affinity with endophyte will produce one of the densest, fine textured turfs possible. Affinity has excellent disease resistance. Affinity was ranked #1 out of 123 entries in the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program, 1991 and 1992 Perennial Ryegrass Progress Report. Allaire II Very persistent in hot or cold weather extremes. The dark color, fine texture and exceptional tillering ability of Allaire II make this ryegrass suitable for planting alone, or for blending. Disease resistance has been improved dramatically, especially to leaf spot and crown rust. Allaire II contains moderate amounts of endophyte for increased pest resistance. Aquarius 3 Dark green semi-upright growth habit and fine foliar texture. Very attractive turf performance in well manicured, ornamental lawns where aesthetics rather than traffic tolerance is the major consideration. Aquarius 3 is shorter in overall mature height, and has somewhat wider leaf blades than its parent variety. Improved disease resistance. Use as a perennial in cool regions and for winter overseeding in the South. Blackhawk Blackhawk turf type perennial ryegrass gives turf professionals all of the features you're looking for in an overseeding grass... Quick ground coverage, a very dark green color, fine texture, disease resistance, and a smooth transition in the spring. Evening Shade A very dark green synthetic Perennial Ryegrass variety developed especially to facilitate better spring transition to Bermudagrass in overseeding use on southern golf greens, tees, fairways and lawns. Overseeding variety now available, too! Laredo This Perennial Ryegrass that possesses daylength-associated-dwarfness. Fine texture, rich green color and low growth habits make this variety extremely useful in overseeding. Laredo is fast to establish, has a high tiller count per crown, has excellent mowability and good transition qualities. Manhattan 5 GLR The legend for top performance continues... Manhattan 5, an elite turfgrass variety with a high endophyte level, darker green color, better summer color retention and improved rust resistance. Fine leaf texture with lower growing habit. Improved mowing quality, and improved tiller density for greater wear tolerance. The best just got better! Paragon Paragon is in a class all of its own. In fact, we are so certain that you will want Paragon in your turf program because of its superior turf qualities, we have taken measures to ensure that once you see Paragon for yourselves that you will be able to readily get seed for this coming season. It's that good. Better color, finer texture, improved disease resistance. Paragon, the professional's choice. Paragon GLR The new generation of ryegrass specifically bred for gray leaf spot resistance! The first real breakthrough in turf that can withstand the ravages of GLS and maintain color and texture that is unsurpassed! Years in the making, this is the first Commercially available GLR ryegrass! Patriot 3 A favorite in the overseeding market this variety, produces a dark green turf very quickly and maintains its fine texture all through the season. It transitions earlier than many perennial ryegrasses, and has better color and texture than intermediate ryegrasses. Pizzazz PIZZAZZ promises to set the standard for the next decade. Its dark green color and dense turf make it an attractive choice for parks, home lawn, and golf courses. Clonal selections contained high levels of endophytes, and this synthetic variety is lower growing than many older varieties. Promise The new selection has unusually dark-green color and a high endophyte count. It produces lush green turf under various soil types and climatological conditions. As a single variety, or in blends, Promise represents the culmination of Perennial Ryegrass breeding to date. Protege GLR Improved turf quality, improved gray leaf spot resistance, dark green color, and a high percentage of neotyphodium endophytes. PERENNIAL RYEGRASS BLENDS VIP 3 Compare test results of proven overseeding grasses and you’ll notice similarities. VIP 3 Turf Type Perennial Blend is a combination of quality and performance . . . and at an amazingly affordable price. Contains #1 ranked varieties. Available in specific overseeding formulations. Varieties chosen for outstanding ease of transitioning, and genetic dark green color. Contains endophytes. VIP 3 Salt Tolerant Blend Decreasing availability for fresh water sources for golf courses has increased the usage of effluent water for irrigation. Since recycled water sources are usually high in saline, TMI has developed a blend of our three highest salt tolerant varieties to meet the needs of those customers who have to irrigate overseeded turf with effluent water.

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