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SOS® Lawn Repair

Fastest solution to recover your lawn! Quick repair

Tough and easy
•Super over Seeding. Play and sport
•Fast repair. Dry and strong
•Also suitable for colder conditions.
Shadow and
Dense and self-
Biodiversity

Characteristics
Higher wear tolerance

Higher drought tolerance

Quicker establishment

Suitable for shade

Finer leafed

Less maintenance possible

Less fertilizer required

Fastest establishment
The fastest establishment is possible with the latest generation of annual ryegrass: SOS®! This
characteristic has made SOS® a very well-known and popular grass mixture in the past few years. The Higher disease tolerance
ability to renovate sports pitches and lawns is very important in winter, to make the pitches suitable for
playing again as soon as possible. Overseeding with SOS® guarantees a grass cover of at least 60%
within one month. That’s no less than 18 days faster than can be achieved with standard perennial Self repairing
ryegrass mixtures.

Overseeding at low temperatures Germination at low temperature

Overseeding at low temperatures is impossible with most grass mixtures. SOS®, on the contrary, can be
used for overseeding at soil temperatures as low as 4 °C. Clubs usually have to improvise so as to be
able to keep on playing on suitable pitches. SOS® puts an end to all that. When used at the right time, Quicker germination
at the end of the winter, SOS® will ensure a sward of a high quality

Higher winter hardiness

Early spring growth

Barenbrug Holland BV • P.O. Box 1338 • 6501 BH Nijmegen • The Netherlands • +31 24 3488100 • www.barenbrug.biz
The following graph shows just how quickly SOS® establishes and restores the sward when it is
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overseeded in January at a soil temperature of 4 °C. One month later the grass cover is already more
than 60%. SOS® is the perfect solution for overseeding at low temperatures. Leading grass technology! We've compiled
a versatile portfolio of grass mixtures, to
ensure that you get the best possible
service. Give it a try yourself and
experience the power of Barenbrug
grasses!

Quick repair
Tough and easy
Play and sport
Dry and strong
Shadow and
Dense and self-
Biodiversity

Characteristics
Higher wear tolerance
Extending the playing season
Extending the playing season is not a matter of course; the usual grass mixtures don’t germinate at low
soil temperatures. SOS®, however, can extend the playing season with a few months. A pitch that is Higher drought tolerance
overseeded during early spring will retain a good grass cover. Pitches can then be used more
intensively than in the past. SOS® may extend the playing season by up to a hundred hours a year.
Quicker establishment

Suitable for shade

Finer leafed

Less maintenance possible

Less fertilizer required

Higher disease tolerance

Self repairing

Germination at low temperature

Quicker germination

Higher winter hardiness

Early spring growth

Barenbrug Holland BV • P.O. Box 1338 • 6501 BH Nijmegen • The Netherlands • +31 24 3488100 • www.barenbrug.biz
 Consumer lawns
Leading grass technology! We've compiled
a versatile portfolio of grass mixtures, to
ensure that you get the best possible
service. Give it a try yourself and
experience the power of Barenbrug
grasses!

SOS® vs Annual meadow grass

When light green patches appear on a sports field, the groundsman knows the score: annual meadow
grass! If annual meadow grass is left to grow, it will become dominant in the field within three years.
Newly laid out sports fields in particular are a target for annual meadow grass. SOS® is an excellent
product, especially in the winter months as it germinates at a temperature as low as 4 °C. This is sooner
than annual meadow grass, which germinates at around 8 °C. SOS® is therefore another serious
challenger of annual meadow grass.
Quick repair
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Tough and easy
Play and sport
Dry and strong
Shadow and
Dense and self-
Biodiversity

Characteristics
Higher wear tolerance
Predicting germination
Laboratory tests carried out by Barenbrug Research showed that it is possible to predict the germination
of SOS® by calculating the so-called Growing Degree Days (GDDs). The GDD formula was developed
on the basis of the emergence of the first green leaves. SOS®, Bargold and Barlennium (perennial Higher drought tolerance
ryegrass) are the varieties that were used in the tests.

SOS® was found to emerge earlier, and on top of that there was also a significant difference in the Quicker establishment
development phase. The emerging SOS® leaves were twice as long and grew faster than the leaves of
perennial ryegrass. The leaves also emerged faster and looked better in the field. This showed that it is
possible to predict the germination of SOS®. Suitable for shade

Finer leafed

Less maintenance possible

Less fertilizer required

Higher disease tolerance

Self repairing

Germination at low temperature

Quicker germination

Higher winter hardiness

Early spring growth

Barenbrug Holland BV • P.O. Box 1338 • 6501 BH Nijmegen • The Netherlands • +31 24 3488100 • www.barenbrug.biz
 Consumer lawns
Leading grass technology! We've compiled
a versatile portfolio of grass mixtures, to
ensure that you get the best possible
service. Give it a try yourself and
experience the power of Barenbrug
grasses!

Quick repair
Tough and easy
Play and sport
Dry and strong
Shadow and
Dense and self-
Biodiversity

Read more about SOS ® Grass Technology: https://www.barenbrug.biz/sos

Characteristics
Higher wear tolerance
Specifications
Speed of establishment Very fast Higher drought tolerance
Nitrogen requirement High
Speed of growth Very fast
Quicker establishment
Sowing rate per 100m² 2-5kg
Sowing rate per m2 20-50g
Mowing height 20-40mm Suitable for shade
Packaging 1, 5kg
Sowing depth 5-10 mm Finer leafed

Less maintenance possible

Less fertilizer required

Higher disease tolerance

Self repairing

Germination at low temperature

Quicker germination

Higher winter hardiness

Early spring growth

Barenbrug Holland BV • P.O. Box 1338 • 6501 BH Nijmegen • The Netherlands • +31 24 3488100 • www.barenbrug.biz