L-93 is gracing greens, tees and fairways of top golf courses worldwide. Its reputation for being dark, dense and aggressive has given it a great reputation in creeping bentgrasses.
Why L-93?
- Dense, upright growth
- Fine texture
- Aggressive establishment
- Excellent winter hardiness
- Highly adaptable to wide range of mowing heights
- Rich dark green colour
- Superb cool weather colour retention and spring green up
Origin
L-93 is bred by Jacklin Seeds (USA).
Colour
Medium light green turf type.
Characteristics of the cultivar
L-93 is a dense, up right growing creeping bentgrass, with a fine leaf texture. The variety is well knownbecause of its fast establishment and high capacity to withstand cold winters. L93 is a versatile bent grass exhibiting outstanding turf quality on greens, tees andfairways which is due to a rich dark green colour that is retained very well until late autumn. In spring L-93 is able to green up very fast.
Sowing and maintenance
Seeding rates:
L-93 is recommended to be used in pure stands and creeping bentgrass blends. For new courses L-93 should be seeded at 5 - 7 gr/ m2. For overseeding a sowing rate of 2 - 5 gr/m2 should be applied. Mowing height L-93 requires frequent mowing and should be mowed at a low height.
Recommended mowing heights are:
Greens 2.5 - 6 mm
Tees 6 - 10 mm
Fairways 10 - 12 mm
Watering
After seeding and establishing L-93 prefers deep watering early in the morning.