Designed to significantly boost the population of more resilient Hard and Sheeps Fescues
J Sustain Fairway is an advanced fine-turf fescue formulation engineered for sustainable golf fairways in an era of increasing environmental pressure. Designed for low-input management, this mixture thrives with reduced fertiliser, lower irrigation, fewer chemical treatments and less intensive maintenance, while still delivering excellent playability, density and visual appeal. Built around resilient Hard Fescue and Sheeps Fescue, supported by Strong Creeping and Slender Creeping Red Fescues and a high-density Chewings Fescue, J Sustain Fairway provides superior drought tolerance, salt tolerance, disease resistance, and stress resilience. It performs exceptionally well on links and heathland courses, sandy soils, and exposed sites prone to environmental extremes.
| Cultivars | % | STRI Rating | Species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas | 30% | 5.9 | Hard Fescue |
| Quatro | 5% | 8.2 | Sheeps Fescue |
| Rossinante | 20% | 5.8 | Strong Creeping Red Fescue |
| Orionette | 20% | 7.7 | Chewings Fescue |
| Sybille | 25% | 7.8 | Slender Creeping Red Fescue |
Sowing rate - 25-35g/m2
Oversowing - 10-25g/m2
Mowing height - Down to 7mm
DLF is proud to have some of the highest STRI rated cultivars, meaning you can feel confident that your turf grass seed has the best chance at creating the elite facilities you are looking for. BSPB is a trade association providing accurately analysed and independently supervised trials for turf seed companies.
As a busy multi-sport facility, resilience of surfaces at Bristol University isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity. Helping Grounds Manager Matt Carroll deliver consistent, high-quality pitches for winter and summer sports are mixtures from the Johnsons Sports Seed range, producing performance he and his team of four can rely on season after season.
Despite a year of challenging weather, Bristol Golf Club has seen a remarkable improvement in its playing surfaces and overall visitor experience thanks to innovative seed solutions from DLF. The team, led by Course Manager Dave Taylor, introduced Johnsons J 4Turf 50 across all 27 tees in early 2025 which has gone on to demonstrate outstanding resilience and strong performance, coping with the pressures of a busy championship course.
As pesticide regulations tighten and climates shift, the need for disease-tolerant turf varieties has never been greater. Consequently, we rigorously test and select varieties with strong natural resilience. By continuously developing new tolerant grasses and tracking long-term disease trends through our annual surveys, we’re helping our customers stay one step ahead. We build strong turf for the future.
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More than 80 bowling greenkeepers packed into Groundsfest’s inaugural Champion Greens: The Bowls Greenkeeper’s Masterclass — an information-packed day designed to support clubs from flat to crown green.
The spring of 2025 was the hottest and driest on record. Four heatwaves, rainfall 40% below the average and soaring evapotranspiration have left reservoirs low and much of England officially in drought. For turf managers, this isn’t a one-off challenge — it’s the new pattern. Fairways, in particular, have taken a hit with heavy traffic and hydrophobic ‘dry patch’ soils slowing recovery and reducing the overseeding window. Beneath the surface, next season’s outcomes are already being decided so what can you do create surfaces than not only survive, but thrive? Stuart Yarwood, Regional Technical Manager at DLF Seeds explores.
The DLF stand at GroundsFest 2025 will showcase a wide range of sustainable solutions from the world's largest grass seed breeder, featuring products from MM, Johnsons Sports, Masterline and Designer Seed brands. Alongside leading cultivars for sports and amenity turf, stand 30 will also display an array of colour with demonstration planters from the popular Pro Flora and Colour Boost wildflower ranges.
