The 2024 edition of the Recommended Turfgrass Cultivars publication (designated TT-77) is due to be released sometime in the first half of this month. We will update our web page links to the new version (as will the Maryland Turfgrass Council) as soon as it is available.

Miri

The Recommended Cultivars list does change yearly, though we don't keep a tracking list of which cultivars drop off the list over a certain amount of time, if they fall short of the newest introductions that outperform them. You could save a copy of the 2023 version if you want and then compare it to the 2024 edition to see how many cultivars remain on the list or not. Unfortunately, yes, finding more than one cultivar from that locally-tested list of top performers used in a seed mix can be challenging, perhaps because the major manufacturers/distributors package seeds for regions more broad than just the mid-Atlantic.

Miri

Mixed cultivars is best, so each brings its own combination of resistance/tolerance to stressors like certain diseases and environmental conditions (heat, drought, etc.), though admittedly, finding a seed mix that uses more than one of the recommended cultivars can be challenging.

Miri

Thank you for the clarification. I actually found one that has at least 2-3 of the top 20 cultivars from NTEP all in one blend.

Great, sounds like a good find!