Turf Trade

Murray City’s Public Works Water Division is adding to our water conservation program by offering a seed mix created specifically for Utah’s climate to Murray City residents.

The typical Kentucky Bluegrass lawn requires between 24 to 30 inches of water during the growing season. This grass seed requires 30% less, or 15 to 19 inches of water per season!

Why keep your lawn?

It’s okay if you don’t want to keep your lawn, but lawns can be nice. Lawns also provide environmental benefits, including supporting soil health, sequestering carbon, and mitigating heat island effect. But it doesn’t help if that lawn is over-watered. The problem with lawn is, we choose the wrong kind, plant too much of it, and then over-water it. Changing to a more appropriate variety of lawn will mean a greener lawn and more water saved.

Why this grass seed?

This grass blend/mix has been identified as being ideally suited for our service area by TWCA and USU.

Who is the TWCA?

For over twelve years the Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance (TWCA) has provided independent third-party qualification of drought tolerant turfgrasses. TWCA Qualified drought tolerant turfgrasses reduce water requirements by at least 30% over conventional cultivars.

How to purchase?

We are purchasing the grass seed in bulk and selling it in 5 lb bags to our residents.

  • 5 lbs for $13.00
  • 5 lbs covers 1000 square feet.
  • Come to our Public Works Offices at 4646 S 500 W on Fridays (South Door, 2nd Floor) 7:00 AM through 2:30 PM.
  • Bring proof that you are a Murray City Resident and pay with a card or check. This will be sold as seed is available.
  • If we sell out, we will have more seed available the next Friday.
  • This program will be open every Friday from the first Friday in April to the last Friday in September
  • A maximum of 25 lbs of seed can be purchased at a time per resident.

How do you plant it?

Let your lawn dry out, mow it low, and spread the seed with a little mulch. No need to remove your existing lawn, or to even till it.

Link to SLC Turf Trade and USU planting instruction. Introduction (youtube.com)

When do you plant grass?

Anytime from the 1st of April to the 1st of October. Grass seed is best planted by October first, but regionally, there has been success with planting even later.