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LT2 – Low Maintenance Fine Turf

LT2 – Low Maintenance Fine Turf

Lindum has developed LT2, a low maintenance fine turf, requiring less irrigation, fewer fertiliser inputs and a greatly reduced mowing regime, so grass can still be used as an environmentally sustainable option.

Features:

Fine appearance
Slow growth habit
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Reduced irrigation, fertiliser and fungicide inputs
Reduced mowing requirements
Once established, will mow down to 5mm or can be left to grow to natural height of 200mm

Uses:

Landscaping for contractors and specifiers

Areas where reduced mowing and maintenance is required
Exposed drought prone areas
Difficult banks
Highway verges
Coastal locations

Golf courses

Intensive – Greens and greens surrounds as a fescue green replacement
Extensive – Fairways, bunker surrounds and semi-rough; exposed drought prone areas; difficult banks where mowing is a problem; low fertility areas
Links courses – Areas where salt tolerance is required

Green roofs – Extensive green roofs requiring a turf grass finish with low maintenance requirements

Sown Mixtures:

25% Barkoel Crested Hairgrass, 20% Hardtop Hard Fescue, 35% Barpearl Slender Creeping Red Fescue, 20% Bargreen Chewings Fescue

Roll Size:

Standard rolls: 1 metre square

Large rolls: 0.75m or 1.1m x 28m

Final thickness: 15-20mm

Weight:

15-20kg per m2 depending on saturation

Also available:

LT2 Low Maintenance Grassfelt

Grassfelt is a mature soil-les turf grown into a felt made from recycled British textiles, especially designed to give great strength and flexibility. LT2 Low Maintenance Grassfelt is ideal for true low maintenance situations such as steep banks and sculptured mounds.

Specification Guidance Notes:

Turf to comply with the TGA (Turfgrass Growers Association) Standard and BS3969.

The turf soil should be of a sandy loam nature with no stones.

The grass will be dense, of uniform green colour, free of broadleaved weeds and not visibly affected by pest of disease.