Kickstart for turf growth: Some seed suppliers now pre-treat their grass seed products, but most don't. Are treatments worth the extra cost?

摘要

DLFTrifolium's launch last year of Turfguard, a biological pre-treatment for grass seed, focused attention on what such products can offer groundsmen. Treatments can fulfil a number of aims, either singly or in combination. Coatings can be used simplyto make seed more manageable - the small, high-value seeds of agricultural clover are coated in clay partly for this reason. For sport and amenity turf, treatments are geared more towards promoting rapid establishment by providing either a nutrient boost for the seedling's early development or incorporating some sort of disease prevention.