JORVIK

Top rated for Salt Tolerance

4SALT – FOR BETTER GROWTH WHEN THE WATER QUALITY VARIES

4salt turf varieties have a high tolerance to salt. If you are not able to irrigate with potable water, your turf can suffer. Non-potable water can contain salt and other substances which can compromise turf growth and quality. By including 4salt varieties in your mixture, your turf will stay green and healthy, no matter the water quality

In coastal regions, JORVIK has shown excellent performance and exhibits superior scores for visual merit throughout the year, highest tillering, plant cover, finest leaves and lowest daily regrowth.

When lower maintenance and pesticide use is of importance, the choice of browntop bent is becoming increasingly more interesting. For greens it makes a perfect partner for the new dense varieties of chewing’s fescue.

Top rated for Salt Tolerance
Tolerates close mowing
Mid green in colour

Ratings

Scale 1-9, where 9 = best or most pronounced

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Red thread tolerance

Salt tolerance

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29/06/2026

Drought-tolerant Johnsons mixtures stand up to the coastal challenges at North Wales Golf Club

Located on the exposed Llandudno coastline, North Wales Golf Club has been shaped by the elements since its establishment in 1984. The traditional links course faces relentless wind, sand splash, naturally free-draining conditions and increasing pressure from dry summers – making drought tolerance a critical consideration when it comes to the clubs choice of grass seed. Demonstrating outstanding resilience and tolerance of both high traffic and the climatic conditions site-wide are mixtures from Johnsons Sports Seed.

27/05/2026

Abersoch Golf Club weathers coastal challenges with Johnsons J Sustain Fairway

Perched on the Welsh coastline, Abersoch Golf Club has always lived at the mercy of the elements. Managing those ever-changing conditions for the last 37 years is Head Greenkeeper Arthur Evans who, in recent years, has found a combination of the right grass seed mixture and expert advice has transformed the condition and resilience of the 18-hole course - that combination being Johnsons J Sustain Fairway from DLF.

15/04/2026

Johnsons Sports Seed delivers performance under pressure at Bristol University

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.