Tifblue Pit Seedlings, 240 pcs (for 240 cells)

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Centipedegrass Tifblair
This is a product page for 240 plants.

Grown from officially purchased seeds in 200 pots.
(1 cell is 2.4 x 2.4 cm)

We plant it on rice paddy levees at intervals of 25-30 cm.
Before planting, we thoroughly remove weeds with herbicide.
After planting, we pull weeds by hand for a while and water every 2-3 days.
(For those who find this troublesome, simply mowing the grass will gradually allow the Tifblair to overcome the weeds.)
If you occasionally remove weeds, it will grow in nicely within about 3 years.
For us, levee maintenance has been reduced to mowing twice a year! (Using a Spider Mower)
The leaves wither in winter, turning reddish-brown.
New shoots emerge in spring and become lush green by summer.

Since it doesn't grow much in winter, it's best to plant it by summer. The official recommended planting period is late May to late August.

In my experience, on slopes, the grass grows about 20% upwards and 80% downwards. Therefore, I plant it higher up on slopes.

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● Height is 10-25 cm. It forms a dense turf with fast-growing stolons and tightly spaced nodes.
● Strong cold tolerance; there are cases in the US where it has withstood temperatures as low as -23.5℃ (common varieties cannot survive even around -10℃).
● Its thick, deep roots firmly hold the soil on levees and slopes.
● It sprouts earlier in spring than common varieties and maintains its greenness until late autumn with dense stolons. This effectively suppresses weed growth.
● Excellent longevity; once established on levees, it requires almost no mowing for over 10 years.
● Highly adaptable to soil, it can grow in soil pH from 4.2 to 8.5. It shows very little growth inhibition in reclaimed coastal land.
● Reduced weed growth suppresses the reproduction of pests such as stink bugs and weevils.

From Takii Seed Co., Ltd. materials.

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Will be shipped in pots via Yu-Pack.

Precautions:
The photos are for reference only.
We carefully inspect and select the best quality plants, but as they are living plants, there may be some insect damage, attached insects, scratches, etc.
The soil may shift during delivery.
Depending on the season, the seedlings may weaken due to high temperatures or freezing during transit.
Please purchase only if you understand and accept these conditions.