Buying the Best Grass Seed

After you've figured out which type of grass seed you need to buy you'll want to do plenty of research. All plants, including grass, are made up of cultivars (specific type of plant that has characteristics which distinguish it from other plants of the same species). Knowing which types of cultivars are in the grass seed you're buying gives you worthwhile information and more importantly is an indication of the quality of grass seed.

Believe it or not the bag of grass seed you end up buying will have some level of 'weed seed'. Inspect the label carefully to find out just how many weeds you'll be spreading across your lawn. This is also another good reason for spreading premergent herbicide. Anyway, you obviously want to find the grass seed with the least amount of weed seed. An acceptable level of weed seed is 0.3%.

Remember a few years ago when Budweiser released their "Born On Dating"? We are a culture inundated with freshness and expiration dates. Well it's no different with grass seed. The fresher your bag of grass seed the greater rate of germination.