New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 16 - CERTIFICATION
Subchapter 7 - TURFGRASS SOD
Section 2:16-7.13 - Specific field standards and requirements

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 2:16-7.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The production of certified sod shall be limited to fields having stands not more than three years old from date of planting.

(b) Maximum field tolerance standards for other varieties or off-type plants of the same species, other turfgrass species, and other crops and weeds when recognizable are as indicated in the following table.

FactorKentuckHardKentuckyBent-ZoysiaKentucky
y Blue-andBlue-grassBlue-
grassRedgrass Redgrass Tall
FescuesFescueFescue
MixtureMixture
Other turfgrasses n1 --(Percent of total turfgrass population)
1.Kentucky bluegrass313113
2.Red fescue133111
3.Poa trivalis000000
4.Bentgrass000200
5.Tall fescue000000
6.Ryegrass000000
7.Zoysia000000
8.Bermudagrass000000
Other crops000000
Weeds--(Plants per
1,000 square feet of
sod area)
Unacceptable n2000000
Objectionable n3222222

n1 Other turfgrasses shall include:
(1) Varieties or off-type plants of the same species being
inspected for certification.
(2) Species of turfgrasses other than the one being inspected
for certification.
n2 Unacceptable weeds shall include primary and secondary noxious weeds in
accordance with the provisions of the New Jersey State Seed Law and other
weeds difficult to control selectively through cultural or chemical methods.
Noxious weeds specified by the New Jersey State Seed Law include:
bindweed (Convolvulus arvesis), hedge bindweed (Convolvulus
spium), quackgrass (Agropyron repens), Canada thistle (Cirsium
arvense) and horse nettle (Solanum carolinense) as primary, and
dodder (Cuscuta spp.), corn cockle (Agrostemma githago), wild
garlic (Allium canadense), cheat (Bromus secalinus), and
Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) as secondary.
Other unacceptable weeds shall include:
nutgrass (Cyperus esculentus), goosegrass (Eleusine indica),
annual bluegrass (Poa annua), and any other variety or species
of perennial grass.
n3 Objectionable weeds shall include:
Crabgrass (Digitaria spp.), dandelion (Taraxacum officinale),
plantain (Plantago spp.), sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella), wood
sorrel (Oxalis europeaea), ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea),
yarrow (Achillea millefolium), annual chickweed (Stellaria
media), mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium vulgatum), field
chickweed (Cerastium arvense), speedwell (Veronica spp.), spurge
(Euphorbia spp.), knotweed (Polygonum oleracea), heal-all
(Prunella vulgaris), knawel (Scleranthus annuus), black medic
(Medicago iupulina), white clover (Trifolium repens L.) and any
other broadleaf or grassy weed which may detract from sod
quality.

(c) If at any time the field shows evidence of excessive weed growth, it may be rejected by the inspector.

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