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| I was reading that older cultivars of improved turf type KBG may be better suited to lower maintenance areas than newer cultivars. By older cultivars, I mean ones like abbey. By newer ones I mean Midnight, etc.
I have a flat, low maintenance far back yard region that does not get irrigated in the summer and is thus drought prone in periods of no rain (though I'll water it for the first year after the new seed is planted). The area is also prone to flooding and pooling when it does rain. I've been spraying weed killers like Roundup the past few weeks in preparation for overseeding with bluegrass. The main question is, would I do better in that area with an older bluegrass instead of, say, Midnight or other newer one? Or was what I read just wrong (that the older types do better in lower maintenance areas)? |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Sun, Aug 5, 12 at 1:07
| Where do you live? Is shade an issue at all? |
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- Posted by Lawn_Hobby 6 (My Page) on Sun, Aug 5, 12 at 9:34
| Connecticut. No, there is not much shade in that area I mentioned. |
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- Posted by Lawn_Hobby none (My Page) on Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 18:55
| So is this just a myth, basically? |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 19:49
| I believe if you want a low hassle lawn, you should set up the soil to make it easier. For example if your soil is low on iron, you might end up over applying nitrogen fertilizer because the grass is yellow. If you have too much magnesium and not enough calcium, you will end up cursing your clay and adding clay fluffing materials instead of addressing the underlying cause. If your soil is low on organic matter, you can have periodic turf collapse (just made up that term). The grass will seem fine for months and suddenly decline from depletion of the chemical fertilizer. Once you get the soil tuned up and retuned as necessary, then you are left with watering, mowing, and fertilizing. Those are going to be basically the same for the contractor grade versus the Elites. If those are too much hassle, maybe you should mosey over to the mulch forum ;-) I firmly believe organic fertilizer must be used at least once a year if not 10x per year. Chemical fertilizers do nothing but deplete soil organic matter. They do not feed the microbes. Organic fertilizer is microbe food. It is what they need to maintain their own health. A healthy micro herd will help keep your turf from collapsing. |
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- Posted by Lawn_Hobby none (My Page) on Tue, Aug 7, 12 at 19:55
| "I firmly believe organic fertilizer must be used at least once a year if not 10x per year. Chemical fertilizers do nothing but deplete soil organic matter. They do not feed the microbes. Organic fertilizer is microbe food. It is what they need to maintain their own health. A healthy micro herd will help keep your turf from collapsing." That, right there, is the best advice, period. Thanks. |
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