N.J. Admin. Code § 2:16-7.13

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 2:16-7.13 - Specific field standards and requirements

(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.

Factor		Kentuck	Hard	Kentucky	Bent-	Zoysia	Kentucky
		y Blue-	and	Blue-	grass	Blue-
		grass	Red	grass Red	grass Tall
		Fescues	Fescue	Fescue
		Mixture	Mixture
Other turfgrasses n1 --(Percent of total turfgrass population)
1.	Kentucky bluegrass	3	1	3	1	1	3
2.	Red fescue	1	3	3	1	1	1
3.	Poa trivalis	0	0	0	0	0	0
4.	Bentgrass	0	0	0	2	0	0
5.	Tall fescue	0	0	0	0	0	0
6.	Ryegrass	0	0	0	0	0	0
7.	Zoysia	0	0	0	0	0	0
8.	Bermudagrass	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other crops	0	0	0	0	0	0
Weeds--(Plants per
1,000 square feet of
sod area)
Unacceptable n2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Objectionable n3	2	2	2	2	2	2

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.

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:16-7.13

Recodified from 2:16-7.21 by R.1996 d.44, effective 1/16/1996.
See: 27 New Jersey Register 4043(a), 28 New Jersey Register 257(a).