Ernst Native/Naturalized Solar Farm Seed Mix

Provide a 2' clearance between the ground and the solar panels. Mix formulations are subject to change without notice depending on the availability of existing and new products. While the formula may change, the guiding philosophy and function of the mix will not.

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Mix Composition

• 34.0% Festuca rubra
  (Creeping Red Fescue)
• 33.0% Festuca ovina, Variety Not Stated
  (Sheep Fescue, Variety Not Stated)
• 10.0% Festuca ovina var. duriuscula, 'Jetty'
  (Hard Fescue, ‘Jetty’)
• 5.0% Festuca brevipila, 'Beacon'
  (Hard Fescue, ‘Beacon’)
• 5.0% Festuca ovina var. glauca, 'Blue Ray'
  (Blue Fescue, ‘Blue Ray’)
• 5.0% Poa pratensis, 'Maverick'
  (Kentucky Bluegrass, ‘Maverick’)
• 5.0% Poa pratensis, 'Wildhorse'
  (Kentucky Bluegrass, ‘Wildhorse’)
• 3.0% Agrostis perennans, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype
  (Autumn Bentgrass, Albany Pine Bush-NY Ecotype)

General Product Information

• Species:

  Ernst Native/Naturalized Solar Farm Seed Mix

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Lawn & Turfgrass Sites, Solar Sites

• Life Cycle:

  Perennial

• Typical Height:

  3.1 ft

• pH:

  4.5 – 8.5

Indicator Regions

• Northcentral & Northeast:

• Midwest

• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain

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Tolerances

Seed Information

• Seeding rate per acre in a mix:

  4 lb per 1,000 sq ft