AgriDark Couch Grass
AgriDark Couch
AgriDark is a premium fine-leaf couch variety renowned for its outstanding performance, rich green colour, and excellent durability. Its fine texture, rapid establishment, and exceptional self-repair capabilities make it a popular choice for sporting fields, commercial landscapes, and residential lawns alike.
AgriDark establishes quickly with relatively low watering requirements and provides excellent traction underfoot, making it particularly well suited to sporting applications. Its dense leaf structure and compact rhizome system create a lush, cushioned surface while also helping to naturally suppress weeds.
Highly resistant to weeds and common turf diseases, AgriDark is a resilient, low-maintenance turf that maintains a healthy and attractive appearance throughout the year. For optimal performance, an annual dethatch is recommended to promote healthy growth and maintain the turf's density and appearance.
With its combination of durability, visual appeal, and strong recovery from wear, AgriDark is an excellent choice for anyone seeking a high-quality couch lawn.
“AgriDark couch grass is the preferred couch for us at the ANZ Stadium; in my opinion it has outperformed all the other couches we have used. We trialled AgriDark at the stadium for several years before installing it as our preferred couch on both our playing surface and at our turf nurseries, ft has ticked all the boxes for us in terms of its ability to i) provide a high-quality playing surface in a multi-use venue and for a variety of sports, and ii> its ability to recover from high use as well as other events such as concerts.
AgriDark is a turf grass / would highly recommend for any natural grass sports surface. "
- Graeme Logan, Stadium Curator - ANZ Stadium
Product Information
| Characteristics: | • Fabulous year-round dark green colour • Soft & fine width leaves • A very dense spongy feel underfoot • Even & fast vertical growth • Low seed head production making it highly suitable for cylinder mowing • Compact rhizomes beneath the surface keeps the field surface tight & secure • Low leaf water content, meaning less loss of traction in the wet (ideal for sports field surfaces) • Superior colour retention through cooler months • Good drought tolerance |
| Maintenance: | • Does require more regular mowing due to its rapid growth rate • Performs best if kept at 20 - 35mm height • Excellent disease, pest and weed resistance • Due to the high drought tolerance, AgriDark requires little watering Durability: • Excellent wear resistance; however, if worn out, will recover quickly • Reasonably low water requirement compared to other high-performance sports grasses • Good drought tolerance; however, if left to turn brown in the winter, it will recover after a decent watering or rain event. |
| Texture: | Fine, soft leaf |
| Use: | Sporting grounds, parks, residential |
| Method of propagation: | Vegetative rolls and sprigging |
| Heat: | Excellent heat tolerance |
| Cold: | Good colour retention |
| Drought: | Highly drought resistant |
| Salinity: | Good salt tolerance |
| Wear: | Excellent wear resistance, but it does become worn, and recovers quickly. |
For more information, download the technical data sheet below.
