Product Overview
HGT bluegrass is a premium blend of kentucky bluegrasses touting superior performance against harsh climatic conditions, specifically with the ability to withstand turfgrass diseases, pests, high-traffic and the extremes of summer heat and humidity. This makes it an ideal variety for many cool season grass applications, such as home lawns, athletic fields, commercial sites, golf courses and country clubs.
One of the defining characteristics of HGT is its rich, Kelly-green color. This vibrant hue makes it a show stopper. The leaf blades are fine-textured with a boat-shaped tip, giving it a distinctive and recognizable appearance. Bluegrass sod is often chosen for its dense, lush appearance. The blades of bluegrass are shorter and more closely spaced than other types of grass, which gives it a thick, carpet-like look.
Extensive testing in various climates and conditions has proven HGT an undisputed champion! No other Kentucky bluegrass has been found to outperform HGT. Initially selected from intense traffic simulation studies in 2010, HGT bluegrasses have shown both extreme wear tolerance and superior turf recovery.
An additional three years subjecting these bluegrass selections to heavy disease pressure in Mid-Atlantic States proved superior Summer Patch resistance and excellent tolerance to both grubs and billbugs. More than a decade later, Turf Blue HGT, featuring Barvette HGT Kentucky bluegrass, is establishing itself as one of the 'go to' bluegrass blends for sports turf, golf, and all bluegrass turf areas requiring summer performance, durability and recovery.
Barenbrug USA’s Barvette HGT is an aggressive Kentucky bluegrass that demonstrated excellent stand persistence, very good stem rust and excellent summer patch resistance during the 2005-2010 NTEP Kentucky bluegrass trial at Stillwater, OK.
"I am excited about its commercial release and look forward to hearing of the experiences and feedback from end users in the turfgrass industry.” - Dennis Martin, PhD • Professor & Turfgrass Extension/Research Specialist, Oklahoma State University
Barvette HGT offers extreme resistance to summer patch.
Tested intensively at many locations across the country and in university trials, Barvette HGT stood out for its excellent resistance to Summer Patch. In the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) tests, Barvette HGT actually took over some heavily affected neighboring plots.
“Barvette HGT (BAR VV 0709) was the top TQ entry in the transition zone region, probably because of its excellent Summer Patch tolerance” (Kevin Morris, Executive Director NTEP, TPI Turf News July/August 2011).
TRAFFIC RESILIENT AND RAPID RECOVERY
Barvette HGT not only tolerates traffic, but also recovers very quickly from traffic damage. In research studies conducted at Michigan State University, Barvette HGT was compared to other high-ranked Kentucky bluegrasses. In every trial, Barvette HGT outperformed other popular varieties, such as Midnight, Prosperity and Jumpstart. Likewise in the NTEP traffic stress tests, Barvette HGT was superior to other cultivars at both Michigan State University and Rutgers University trials. Of all of the NTEP-rated grasses, Barvette HGT is the highest ranked for tolerance against wear. In the NTEP Transition Zone sites, Barvette HGT rated either as #1 or in the top statistical group for 16 different Kentucky bluegrass performance traits!
GREEN-UP LIKE NO OTHER BLUEGRASS
Spring green-up is an important component when evaluating bluegrass performance. When spring arrives, turf managers and their clients want to see GREEN! Most bluegrass varieties are slow to very slow to gain color. Barvette HGT provides the early color and growth needed for use, for play, and for outdoor enjoyment. It greens up earlier in the spring than most bluegrasses, even on sports fields that are used all winter long.
GRUBS 'N BUGS DON'T LIKE HGT - HEALTHY GRASS IS THE RESULT
White grubs and billbugs can devastate Kentucky bluegrass. That’s not the case with Barvette HGT. The 2005 Kentucky bluegrass NTEP Trial acknowledged Barvette HGT for having exceptional tolerance against these bluegrass foes.
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How HGT is Shipped
Our HGT is cut into 10 square foot rolls that are stacked 60 rolls per pallet. Each pallet holds 600 square feet of HGT sod. Our farm grows & supplies premium HGT sod available for same-day pickup and/or delivery!
Delivery Area
If you do not live in the "Daily Zone" please call our office as our website cannot calculate the proper freight discount. We also can provide quotes for anywhere on the East Coast all the way west to Ohio. Just give us a call at 410-827-5000 for a quick, easy quote!
Where can I pick this up?
HGT is available for pick-up at Centreville MD and Alexandra VA locations! We do not have HGT at our Annapolis MD location. Order online and select the location where you'd like to pick up during checkout: Click here for locations map. We also can deliver if picking up is not an option for you!
