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Fine Art Bent: Rhode Island or Colonial bent is also known as Astoria bent, Highland bent, New Zealand bent, Browntop and Prince Edward Island bent. This is a good grass to use in mixture with other grasses for lawns in full sun and it may be used alone for putting greens and other special purposes where a fine art Bent sod is required, although it does not produce as excellent appearance as either creeping bent or velvet bent. Rhode Island bent thrives under the same soil conditions as creeping bent.
Rhode Island or Colonial bent is also known as Astoria bent, Highland bent, New Zealand bent, Browntop and Prince Edward Island bent. This is a good grass to use in mixture with other grasses for lawns in full sun and it may be used alone for putting greens and other special purposes where a fine art Bent sod is required, although it does not produce as excellent appearance as either creeping bent or velvet bent. Rhode Island bent thrives under the same soil conditions as creeping bent. When used alone mow it to a height of three quarters of an inch. When used in mixture with Kentucky bluegrass or fescues cut it one and a quarter or one and a half inches high. This grass is impatient of dry conditions but stands less fertile soil than creeping bent and does not need the similar to Chewing's but of more creeping habit and so tend to spread and heal over injured turf. They require the same conditions and care. Illahee or Trinity and Chewing's are good in mixture.
Colonial Bent and Velvet Bent. Colonial bent (Agrostis tennis) is more commonly used in general lawn mixtures than creeping bent and is especially suited for the northern United States, especially in open, sunny conditions where it develops a fine art Bent, dense lawn. Another species, Velvet bentgrass (Agrostis canina), is adapted to drier conditions and is often used in putting greens. |
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