Consider using a seed mix that contains chewings and slender creeping red fescues on a percentage basis, such as 15%, 15% and 70% ryegrass, by weight. Also, try the fine fescues on several fairways, ...

It’s time to seed tall-fescue lawns MARK KEATON Extension News If you’re having trouble getting grass to grow in a shady area of your yard, your best option may be a cool-season grass called ...

It’s most dramatic in autumn when the airy, straw-colored seed heads form. Unlike a conventional lawn, this garden of grasses and sedges in an area about 20 by 40 feet needs watering but once a ...

Shady areas should be seeded with blends containing bluegrass, creeping red fescue or hard fescues. Shade blends or mixes do rather poorly in full sun, however a new bluegrass cultivar offers some ...

Q: In May 2004 I had a soft maple cut down in my front yard. The stump and roots were ground up. I waited a month before smoothing out the ground and planting grass seed (creeping red fescue) and ...

Because there are so many different types of grass seed, ... You head to your nearest home ... shade-loving fine fescues (creeping red fescue, chewings fescue, and hard fescue) that help ...

For tall fescue, the normal rate is 6 to 8 pounds per 1000 square feet, so the overseeding rate is 3 to 4 pounds per 1000 square feet. This should be broadcast over the prepared area.

For a lawn with sun and shade, Mr. Rackliffe recommends a mix of Kentucky bluegrass, creeping red fescue and ryegrass. For shady areas, ... The Exchange, on Seed Savers’ website, ...

Seed of chewings or creeping red fescue is most commonly sold in a mix with other turfgrass species, so look for seed mixes that have a high percentage of fine fescue on the label ...

Dear Carol: Can you tell me about planting fine fescue grass and where to get it? -- R.S., Chittenango. Dear R.S.: Readers have been interested in the "no-mow" lawns that are being discussed in ...