Description
RTF (Rhizomatous Tall Fescue) Water Saver was developed by Barenbrug, one of the largest grass seed companies with research locations in 12 countries. From a tall-fescue plant found in the Netherlands, research and innovation RTF Water Saver has been bred and developed over 12 years.
RTF Water Saver is a unique variety of tall-fescue grass seed that is rhizomatous with 20 times more rhizomes with length of 5” that creates a dense consistent turf stand that establishes quick with minimal weed uproot. RTF is not GMO. This proprietary product has been retailed as a grass seed in the USA for 7 years.
It’s Simply Superior Grass Seed
RTF Water Saver grass seed's special formulation gives you the advantages of both a fescue and bluegrass, to create a beautiful, lush, green, low maintenance lawn.
RTF® Water Saver grass seed offers:
Self-repairing turf
- Quickly fills in damages or open spots with new shoots of grass
- High level of traffic tolerance
- A dense turf without bare patches prevents weed growth
Strong, deep root system and drought tolerance
- Rapid development of a deep roots system
- Excellent drought and heat tolerance with less irrigation
- Adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions
Thrives in sun or shade
- Excellent in the transition zone climate (areas with both extreme heat and cold, like Canada)
- Will not brown out in the intense summer heat
- One of the most shade tolerant cool season grasses
Thrives with Less Water
- RTF is able to stay lush and green under conditions with 30% less watering
Excellent colour and density
- Has fine leaves which produce a very dense, uniform turf
- Early spring green-up
- Keeps its rich green colour even in the summer heat
Higher value for homeowners, municipalities and landscape trade
- Pest tolerant: High endophyte content in a RTF plants that produces alkaloids, making a RTF lawn undesirable for insects, grubs, or as forage for mammals
- Disease resistant & healthy: RTF withstands several weather conditions and a host of environmental influences that increases tolerance to disease.
- Less over-seeding, fewer weed problems, and no 'wide leaf' or an ugly clumpy leaves. RTF produces a fine, dense leaf that is more consistent than ordinary fescues.
Protect Your Lawn, Your Family & Mother Nature!
RTF Water Saver Grass Seed requires 25% to 30% less water
The average Canadian household uses 3,000 gallons a week in the summer to water lawns & plants . . . that's up to 50,000 gallons a summer per household!
Some experts are predicting that we will experience drought across Canada this summer. Municipalities may advise residents to not water their lawns. Rather than watch your lawn turn brown, use RTF Water Saver seed to protect your investment.
RTF Water Saver seed sends its roots down deep - six feet in fact - to draw moisture from deep down.
RTF Water Saver grass requires 25% to 30% less water than other grass. Some municipalities are now metering water - so that you pay more when you use more water. RTF Water Saver will not only save you water but money!
Just Say NO to Pesticides!
RTF Water Saver grass seed contains a high endophyte content that produces alkaloids, making a RTF lawn undesirable for insects, grubs, or as forage for mammals. So you can do the Right Thing and STILL have a beautiful, thick, even green lawn.
Thrives with Less!
RTF Water Saver, once established, not only looks great but thrives with less! With a root system that maximizes the use of available water and nutrients in soil, it manages heat stress with drought-induced proteins. With RTF Water Saver you have a fibrous dense lawn soft to touch, with less irrigation, less overseeding, less fertilizing.
