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Wed, Jul 18, 12 at 9:23
| I see several TTTF types advertised as "rhizomatous". Is this real or not?
My understanding is that more mature (several years old or older) TTTF plants all produce a small number of rhizomes, is this correct? The issue being they never really produce enough to "fill in" the bare areas...is that more or less correct? |
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| There was a study done in 2005 that measured the rate of spread in TTTF, Rhizomatous TTTF, and KBG. The results showed TTTF and Rhizomatous TTTF both spread at the same rate, the spreading occurred when the grass was a few seasons old, and it was nowhere near as fast as KBG. Since then there have been newer spreading varieties of TTTF that may or may not spread faster than those first varieties used in the study. I used a spreading cultivar in 2009 as well as some newer varieties and I have yet to overseed and have witnesses spreading via daughter plants but again, it's not KBG. So I think there is definitely a hype component to it, but you aren't paying much, if any, more for it and there is no downside to it, just don't expect a lot of spreading especially in the first year. |
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| yes, i seeded my whole yard with "rhizomatous tttf" varieties i received from a local sod farm back in 2009. it does spread, i know because i constantly get daughter plants growing in mulch areas right near my lawn. again like tiemco said, not near as fast as kbg, but still it's nice quality to have. |
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| Here's the study: http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/bitstream/2097/2072/1/StJohnBremerITSRJ 2009.pdf Here's a pic of a daughter plant in my yard this year: |
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