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EUROPITCH

No.1 for winter sports uses

You are looking for best fineness of leaf? Highest score in visual merit? At the same time maximum of wear tolerance? Become the champion in turf with EUROPITCH now.

With top results it is one of the best on the Turfgrass Seed List for winter sports uses..

EUROPITCH convinces with the best score in shoot density and has as well a quick establishment and a good regenerative capacity.

With a medium green colour and use for both Fine lawns and Sports turf EUROPITCH is an unique mixing partner for all premium mixtures.

The best choice for winter sport pitches and tough, pretty lawns: EUROPITCH – Europe’s turf champion!

  • STRI - one of the best for sports uses 
  • Extreme wear tolerance 
  • Excellent density and fineness of leaf 
  • Quick establishment 

Turfgrass Seed 2024
Lawns, Landscaping, Summer Sports and Turf Trials (Mown at 10-15mm)
Cultivar Shoot Density Fineness of Leaf Slow Regrowth Visual Merit Mean Resistance to Red Thread Cleanness of Cut Winter Greenness Summer Greenness
Europitch 7.1 7.5 6.5 7.4 7.1 5.3 6.6 5.0 5.7
Mean of all 7.0 6.9 6.4 7.0 6.8 5.9 6.3 5.6 5.7
                   

Turfgrass Seed 2024
Sports Uses (Mown at 25mm)
Cultivar Live Ground Cover Visual Merit Mean Recovery Shoot Density Fineness of Leaf Resistance to Red Thread Winter Greenness Summer Greenness
Europitch 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.3 7.7 7.3 4.1 5.4

5.0
Mean of all 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.7 6.6 5.7 5.7 5.8

BSPB Turfgrass Seed List

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.

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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.

Abersoch Golf Club weathers coastal challenges with Johnsons J Sustain Fairway
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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.

Johnsons Sports Seed delivers performance under pressure at Bristol University
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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.