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| My lawn has been thinning the past few years so I've been reading about how to restore it. It is a bunch type grass, and based on where I live (Northern Wisconsin) I think it is probably some sort of fine fescue. In certain areas it seems as though some of the bunches have died and what is left is just the dead thatch between bunches. For an example, here is a photo I took:
I was previously thinking that since this is a bunch-type grass (as opposed to one that spreads through rhizomes like KBG), it will basically not fill in since the plants in between have died, and I figured that I would need to overseed. However, I had a lawn care company come out and take a look and the guy told me that if I start fertilizing 3 times per year (which I haven't really done in the past) then I would see the lawn fill in all the thin areas. This was surprising to hear, especially since its in the company's best interest to sell me on overseeding. Does anyone have experience with a thin fescue lawn like this? If I could just fertilize well and it would thicken over the next couple years, then great, I'd much rather do that than go through the time and expense of overseeding. What do you think? Thanks. |
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| Yes, but it will take a long time, and unless you are vigilent, weeds will fill in faster. Tall fescue, despite what you hear, will fill in, but only when it is a mature stand, is in good soil, and is fertilized regularly and properly. It is still slow. Some fine fescues spread, but again, very slowly. You would be well advised to overseed. |
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| I would overseed as well |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Wed, Aug 3, 11 at 13:16
| Overseed when the summer heat breaks. Life is too short to wait for the glaciers to return. Same with fescue spreading. |
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| Thanks for the help. |
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