Tall Fescue Lawn Grass - 0.5 kg Seeds

Description

Fescue grass requires less mowing, watering and less fertilizer, making fescue grass an environmentally friendly grass. This also means less work for you!

Seeds Specifications

Planting and care

• Tall fescue grass is one such sod grass and it also has low mowing and fertilization needs
• It does, however, need frequent deep watering in summer
• It works as a lawn in either sunny or partially shady areas
• Tall fescue in lawns stays green in winter unlike the warm season turf varieties
• The plant is available in numerous cultivars, many of which resemble fine fescue but have wider leaf blades
• Tall fescue maintenance is a dream for the lazy gardener because it needs infrequent mowing and has low nutrient needs
• Tall fescue is a turf grass with remarkable drought and heat stress tolerance
• It is a coarse textured, dark green grass with rolled leaves
• It spreads by seed primarily and does most of its growth in spring and fall
• The grass has deep widely set roots
• In spring the plant produces a short panicle 3 to 4 inches long with lance-like spikelets
• Tall fescue grass is a bunch grass and established lawns may eventually have die out in some areas, requiring spring reseeding

Tall Fescue care

• Tall fescue establishes best on soil with good drainage and high fertility where pH is 5
• 5 to 6
• Work the area well and add in a starter fertilizer to the top few inches of soil
• The rate of sowing is 6 to 8 pounds per 1,000 square feet
• Cover the area with a fine layer of sand or soil
• Seed needs to be pressed into soil
• Keep evenly moist for 14 to 21 days, at which point you should see your first seedlings
• The plants can now get used to less frequent watering
• Mow the grass when it is 3 inches high
• Turf grass that is kept less than 3 inches is thicker and more attractive

Tall Fescue special feature

Dwarf fescue is used primarily as a residential lawn.

Tall Fescue uses