How Fine Fescue withstand decades of Full Sun but not Tall fescue?
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Comments (9)I lived in the transition zone for 12 years, and struggled with fescue for 9 of those years. Then I moved to a house (in Richmond, VA) which had a fescue/bermuda mix. I know this goes against all lawn care wisdom, but it worked for me. I mowed it at about 3", and when it got hot, the bermuda filled in the bare patches in the fescue. I only reseeded in the fall once in 3 years and the fescue did great. It was an established yard, and if you want a mix, you may have to overseed fescue in the fall, since your spring crop may have severe damage. Now I am down south and have a bermuda lawn. I don't really like the dormant season (5-6 months here) but it is way too hot for fescue here unless you have some shade, which I don't. I say go for it...throw down some bermuda seed!...See MoreNeed help with my Bermuda/Tall Fescue Mixed Lawn
Comments (14)I suspect that's too much shade under the trees. Bermuda will not be the best for that spot. Ideally you would have seeded the bermuda in mid June to have the warmest conditions, but this year was not cooperating with the rain and overcast. Still you should have fit it in in the heat of summer for best results. That is crazy about the tree. Is the tree on her property or yours or smack in the middle? Are you renting or do you own the property? I would suggest taking down the chain link at this point, but don't waste the money if you're renting. It is amazing how much difference the deep and infrequent watering process makes. Also if you have not fertilized recently, you might try organic. I use alfalfa pellets or corn meal from Ful-o-Pep on Roland east of WW White. 50 pounds should be under $15 or $10. Application rate is 15 pounds per 1,000 square feet, and it takes 21 days to see the results. With this cold front it might take a few days longer if you were to put it down this weekend. If you buy it now and don't use it all, go ahead and use it all anyway. You cannot hurt anything by overdoing these products. If you leave it in the garage over the winter it will be buggy in the spring. It's still fine to use, but just a little icky. So next April is the time to evaluate what you want to do with the back yard. I think it could be too shady for bermuda. If it seems slow to awaken and turns thin, then shade is the problem. The best place to get St Augustine is Milberger's Nursery at 1604 and Bulverde Rd inside the loop. They sell 14 pallets of St Aug every day, so it's always fresh. Lowe's and HD sell 1-2 pallets per week, and it always looks diseased. Milberger's is also about 1/3 the price of Lowe's....See MoreDie out of tall fescue every June
Comments (36)Also in Chesterfield - Those pics you posted are exactly what my lawn looked like last year. I too have lawn service (VA Green) and spend TONS of time and effort. So when it was all perfect one minute then that, i was upset. Turned out to be fungal. Virginia Green upsold me on the "Estate" package that treats fungus. Two weeks later, the brown areas were gone and it was back to perfect. Now this year since i have that higher package, I dont have to worry about it coming back. And with 2 acres of just grass ... It looks great! The point of this post was to recommend VA Green over True Green which i've seen terrible things from here. Also to sucker you in to subscribing to their fungal package like me so I'm not the only one ha. The below pic was covered in brown last summer, just everywhere. Now its this after just 2 fungal treatments....See MoreUsing corn gluten, and when to sow Tall Fescue
Comments (13)The yard slopes downward toward the garage, so water runs down to the paved section and then has nowhere to go. Oh, mercy! In general the soil should slope down for 10 feet away from all buildings. This might be hard to picture, but in your case for example, if you were to see a line 10 feet away from the building, then at the level of the building, which I realize is underground now, dig down another 6 inches below the level of the building and that should be the surface of the soil. What a landscaper would do is dig a swale in the yard at that depth. This would be a 6" per 10' angle away from the garage, but then from the fence to the low point would be whatever it takes to slope that far down. It could be quite a radical slope, but that's what really needs to happen to fix that drainage. Then where the water flows from there I cannot tell. From what you say, it might just be a pit. Here is a picture of two neighbors where the swales are cut into both yards to guide water away from the buildings and off of the properties. The swale on the lower house is what I'm talking about for you. In this case the houses were designed for this and the swales were designed properly during construction. The hole in the curb brings water out from a drain behind one of those houses. That might be something else you need to get that water out of the back. This issue is much more important than getting rid of the snails. Swampy soil is not good. Once the area drainage is corrected, the soil will return from swampy to gardeny....See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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