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Fri, Aug 3, 12 at 2:06
| I closed on my property last June as a brand new home. My back yard was seeded by the builders but when I moved in I wasn't sure how much watering it had received. The builders don't water, so I was only relying on rain. So when I moved in I basically decided to ditch the yard and seed in the fall (2011). The builders had laid down the netting so I had to pull it all up so I could properly aerate my yard. I think I made some area of my yard unleveled because I pulled up excess dirt but oh well. So the grass grew pretty good. This year it has been an extremely hot summer but the majority of my back yard is very green. The back is dead but I know that is mainly because the soil is very shallow with lots of rock underneath.
I was recently told by a lawncare company that treats my yard I need to reseed in the fall with a single blade grass seed. I do know my soil is mainly clay soil so it is very tough to work with. I am trying to figure out the best type of seed for my needs. I used a general grass seed Kentucky 31 because I was on a budget. It is a three blade blend so I need to seed with a single blade so it can take over. I am wanting to get a thick green yard for next year. Any help will be greatly appreciated. |
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| Just some basics, when your lawn sevice suggests a single blade I surmize they are meaning a single cultivar of grss. Grass types are rye, fescue, KBG, etc. Within each of those types are a variety of cultivars, for instance K31 is a cultivar in the fescue family. Although tremendous advances have been made in individual cultivars to improve their resistance to disease etc., and people can be succesful in growing single cultivar lawns, by using 2-3 differnt and compatible cultivars you improve the chances that a disease or other problem doesn't wipe out your whole lawn. Post some pictures of the lawn and post what city you live by and people can better advise you. As to your clay soil, do a jar test and see what you really have. |
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| They were recommending fescue. I live in Nashville, TN. How do you do a jar test? Also I will try to get a picture of the grass up very soon. You may have to dumb down some of the specifics because I am brand new to all of this. Thanks |
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| Here are some various pictures. |
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| Here is a photo of a larger area |
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| That looks like a pretty decent lawn to me. Regular feed ing may be all you need to do. I know very little about fexcue, its cultivars or its care but there are people who visit here that do. |
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| well i am trying to get a single blade fescue type that will take over. i think that will give it a much fuller and lush look |
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| I know some people who would love to have a lawn that looks as thick and lush as yours. Unless I'm missing something, I don't understand why you would want to reseed. Perhaps you can improve the appearance of your existing turf by improving the soil condition. Have you done a soil test? |
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| I know little about fescue, hence, I have never heard of "single blade" fescue. Is that a particular cultivar type? Although I have read that they are trying to develope a fescue that will spread like KBG, I've never seen anything about how successful that has been. It is my understanding that fescue is a bunch grass and the term "aggressive" isn't really applicable when trying to get one fescue to overtake a lawn. I'll follow this thread and learn. |
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| What are other types of grass that do have a single blade blend that would work well in the south? This summer has been exceptionally hot so it'd need to be a type that can withstand droughts. I do water every morning when there isn't rain. |
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