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Sun, Jun 5, 11 at 12:24
| Anyone had any success with Titan or TLC Tall Fescue in the metro-Atlanta area? I'm debating on whether to prep and overseed my weed filled, compacted soil, fescue lawn come fall or maybe have a landscape company come and kill off my yard in late August/earlySeptember and lay fescue sod or whether to wait until next year and put in a warm season grass. I enjoy a green lawn in winter, it helps break up the dead look, but fescue sure is high maintenance around here, especially when you have neighbors that don't take care of their yards and its a constant battle with weeds. |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Sun, Jun 12, 11 at 1:01
| The first rule of landscaping is to use appropriate materials which are adapted to your environment. I realize that is very much what you are asking about; however, the answer to the bigger question can be found by driving around and looking at the successful lawns in your neighborhood. What is the predominant grass type? In my neighborhood it is St Augustine with bermuda a distant second. You will have much less hassle if you go with the flow. If you find that TTTF is the predominant grass, then I would suggest trying the varieties you are curious about. Fescue is a grass that requires continual over seeding on an annual basis to get it dense enough to resist weeds. Kentucky bluegrass becomes dense without repeated seeding. If you had a mix of the two, the fescue would remain green in the winter and the KBG would cover the soil to keep the weeds out. For an average home, a landscaper can come in with a tractor and box blade, remove all your current weeds, prepare the soil, and lay the sod in one day. It is an amazing sight to see. |
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