Variety | Minimum % Pure | Minimum % Germination | Maximum% Other Crops (a) | Maximum% Weeds (b) |
Kentucky Bluegrass | 97 | 80 | 0.10 | 0.02 |
Red Fescue | 98 | 90 | 0.10 | 0.02 |
Chewings Fescue | 98 | 90 | 0.10 | 0.02 |
Tall Fescue | 98 | 85 | 0.10 | 0.02 |
(a) | Must be free of ryegrass, orchardgrass, timothy, Agrostis sp., black medic, Poa trivialis, brome, reed canarygrass, tall fescue, clover, and meadow foxtail. Maximum allowable Canada bluegrass 0.02%. When the base sample is one of these kinds, the species will not be considered a contaminant (i.e., tall fescue in tall fescue). |
(b) | Must be free of Big, Canby and Sandberg bluegrass, dock, chickweed, crabgrass, plantain, short-awn foxtail, annual bluegrass, velvetgrass, Vulpia sp., and noxious weed seeds as listed under WAC 16-302-100 and 16-302-105. |
Variety | Minimum% Pure | Germination % (d) | Other Crops % (a) | Maximum % Weeds (c) |
Ryegrass (b) | 98 | 90 | 0.10 | 0.02 |
(a) | Must be free of black medic, orchardgrass, timothy, Agrostis sp., Poa trivialis, brome, reed canarygrass, tall fescue, clover and meadow foxtail. Maximum allowable Canada bluegrass 0.02%. |
(b) | Maximum fluorescence levels as determined by breeder or variety owner. |
(c) | Must be free of Big, Canby and Sandberg bluegrass, dock, chickweed, crabgrass, plantain, annual bluegrass, velvetgrass, Vulpia sp., short-awn foxtail, and noxious weed seeds as listed under WAC 16-302-100 and 16-302-105. An additional 0.07% of weedy Bromus spp. will be allowed. |
(d) | 85% minimum germination allowed on ryegrass varieties as designated by the breeder or variety owner. See list maintained by the seed program. |