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re: Tall Fescue thread/recs
Posted on 10/1/23 at 9:38 pm to Ric Flair
Posted on 10/1/23 at 9:38 pm to Ric Flair
I'm not an expert but have experience trying to grow, nurture, and keep a healthy fescue lawn. I love the feel on bare feet of a 3"-4" fescue lawn - don't mow it shorter than that - and it looks great - sometimes.
I planted fescue in the northern VA DC suburbs and north AL over a 15-year period. Aerated and overseeded twice every year in the spring and fall and watered until germination - then whenever it didn't rain. Also, a heavy dose of lime every year to "sweeten" the soil and allow the fertilizers to optimize their ingredients.
Used a Scotts EasyGreen rotary spreader for the seed and fertilizer - found Scotts seasonal Turfbuilder to be reliably effective but only as a supplement to professional lawncare services.
I tried every fescue blend sold by Home Depot, Lowes, Tractor Supply, and several local nurseries and lawncare services. Results were consistent - from October thru mid-summer, beautiful, lush, soft lawn - late July through August, no amount of water would keep the full sun exposed fescue from burning - shady areas maintained their color and health.
Good luck - if you have a heavily shaded lawn, it might work - if not, be prepared to work very hard to keep a green, healthy lawn during the summer heat with no guarantees it will survive.
I planted fescue in the northern VA DC suburbs and north AL over a 15-year period. Aerated and overseeded twice every year in the spring and fall and watered until germination - then whenever it didn't rain. Also, a heavy dose of lime every year to "sweeten" the soil and allow the fertilizers to optimize their ingredients.
Used a Scotts EasyGreen rotary spreader for the seed and fertilizer - found Scotts seasonal Turfbuilder to be reliably effective but only as a supplement to professional lawncare services.
I tried every fescue blend sold by Home Depot, Lowes, Tractor Supply, and several local nurseries and lawncare services. Results were consistent - from October thru mid-summer, beautiful, lush, soft lawn - late July through August, no amount of water would keep the full sun exposed fescue from burning - shady areas maintained their color and health.
Good luck - if you have a heavily shaded lawn, it might work - if not, be prepared to work very hard to keep a green, healthy lawn during the summer heat with no guarantees it will survive.
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