Vermillion Elevator's turf seed catalog

We stock a wide assortment of lawn seed types designed to meet a variety of needs. So if you need a pound or two to re-plant some bare spots, or a dozen 25-pound bags to plant a new yard, stop in or give us a call. We also have starter fertilizers and seed for a nurse crop. To help make your job easier, you can borrow one of our broadcast spreaders and a section of chain link fence to help level the dirt and cover the seed. Our goal is to become your one-stop lawn care center.

Sunny Mix
25% Jefferson Kentucky Bluegrass

25% Park Kentucky Bluegrass

30% Triumph Perennial Ryegrass Blend

20% Creeping Red Fescue

This mix provides a quality turf with rapid germination and establishment. Recommended for residential and commercial lawns, playgrounds, athletic and other general turf areas.
Maintenance Level: Low to Medium

Shady Mix
40% Creeping Red Fescue

20% Kenblue Kentucky Bluegrass

20% Secretariat Perennial Ryegrass

20% Magic Chewings Fescue

This mix offers a combination of shade tolerance and a quality turf. Recommended for areas that receive 30%-75% shade. Tolerates drought and performs better than fescues alone.
Maintenance Level: Low to Medium

Sun-Shade Mix
40% Kenblue Kentucky Bluegrass

20% Secretariat Perennial Ryegrass

20% Magic Chewing Fescue

20% Boreal Creeping Red Fescue

This mix is a good choice for a quality turf suitable to most areas. Recommended for lawns and parks that receive approximately 50% shade. Suited to various soil conditions and traffic levels.
Maintenance Level: Low to Medium

LoGrow Mix
40% Imagine Perennial Ryegrass
40% Creeping Red Fescue

20% Turf Type Hard Fescue

This is a very drought and shade tolerance mix. It provides quick cover, yet maintains a slower growth that requires less mowing. It is an excellent choice for cabin and lakeshore areas, ballfields, tree farms, cemeteries and highway medians.
Maintenance Level: Low

Boulevard Mix
30% Alkaligrass

30% Boreal Creeping Red Fescue

25% Secretariat Perennial Ryegrass

15% Park Kentucky Bluegrass

This a salt-tolerant mix that is perfect for boulevard areas damaged by salt applied to winter roads. Also a great choice for homeowners with damage spots from pets.
Maintenance Level: Low to Medium

Sandy Soil Blend
25% Alene Kentucky Bluegrass

20% Proformer Chewings Fescue

20% Mardi Grass Perennial Ryegrass

20% Boreal Creeping Red Fescue

15% Warwick Hard Fescue

This mix is adapted to light, dry, sandy soils. A quick germinating mix that forms a dense, dark green turf.
Maintenance Level: Low to Medium

Pro Turf Mix
30% Denim Kentucky Bluegrass

30% Alene Kentucky Bluegrass

20% Secretariat Perennial Ryegrass

20% Mardi Gras Perennial Ryegrass

This mix provides a tough, durable turf for high-wear areas. It is the right choice for athletic fields, golf course fairways and tee boxes, playgrounds and other hard-use areas. Also suited to overseeding worn or abused turf areas.
Maintenance Level: Medium to High

Dense Shade Mix
30% Boreal Creeping Red Fescue

20% Kenblue Kentucky Bluegrass

20% Sabre Poa Trivialis

15% Magic Chewings Fescue

15% Secretariat Perennial Ryegrass

This mix contains fine fescues, shade-tolerant bluegrass and poa trivialis to provide a healthy, dark green lawn that tolerates densely shaded areas.
Maintenance Level: Medium

State Fair MixNew New New
23% Kenblue Kentucky Bluegrass

23% Washington Kentucky Bluegrass

35% Boreal Creeping Red Fescue

This mix contains two elite bluegrass varieties that germinate up to two weeks faster than other varieties. Triumph is a blend of Affinity, Mardi Gras and Secretariat, all previous top NTEP perennial ryegrasses. Great for fall plantings. This is a lawn worthy of a blue ribbon!
Maintenance Level: Medium to High

The Vermillion Elevator also stocks a complete line of wildflower and prairie grass seeds. These seeds produce feed and cover crops that attract a variety of birds and mammals to your property. Click here for more information on these intriguing mixes.

Contractor's Mixes

Need a fast-establishing mix for cover or erosion control? Try one of these low-maintenance mixes:

PARK-N-LAWN MIX
25% Park Kentucky Bluegrass

25% Kentucky Bluegrass

20% Secretariat Perennial Ryegrass

20% Boreal Creeping Red Fescue

10% Annual Ryegrass

ALL-PURPOSE LAWN MIX
35% Tall Fescue

20% Perennial Ryegrass

15% Creeping Red Fescue

15% Perennial Ryegrass

15% Annual Ryegrass

OLD 500 MIX
40% Kentucky Bluegrass

20% Perennial Ryegrass

20% Smooth Brome

8% Timothy

6% White Clover

6% Switchgrass

ECONO MIX
25% 85/80 Kentucky Bluegrass
25% Perennial Ryegrass

25% Creeping Red Fescue

25% Annual Ryegrass

*Seeding Rates*
Mix All Purpose Boulevard Econo 500 Mix LoGRO Park-N-Lawn Pro Turf Sandy Soil Shady Sod Blend State Fair Sun Shade Sunny	# per 1000 square feet 4 1/2-5 4-5 4 1/2-5 4-5 4-5 4-4 1/2 4-5 4-4 1/2 1-2 4-5 4-4 1/2 4-4 1/2	# per acre 200-225 175-225 200-225 50 175-225 175-225 175-200 175-225 175-200 80-100 175-225 175-200 175-200

Maintenance Guide LOW MAINTENANCE Requires little or no fertilizer and minimum water usage, other than what Mother Nature provides. Mow only as needed. MEDIUM MAINTENANCE Requires 1-2 applications of fertilizer annually, water to prevent stress and mowing on a regular basis without removing more than 2". HIGH MAINTENANCE Requires 3-4 applications of fertilizer, water on a regular basis and mowing on a regular bases at lower than normal heights.