Grass Types
Fine Fescue Lawn Care: The Grass That Wants Less
Penn State lists high nitrogen among the conditions fine fescue is not adapted to — beside heavy traffic. It is the one lawn grass you can spoil.
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Cool-Season Grasses
Which northern grass should I grow, and how do I keep it?
Tall fescue, Kentucky bluegrass, ryegrass and fine fescue differ in shade tolerance, self-repair and appetite. These guides cover selection, autumn overseeding and the summer stress management they all need.
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Grass Types
Perennial Ryegrass: The Fastest Grass, and Its Price
Penn State: it germinates in 5 to 7 days and is very competitive with other turfgrasses. Both halves decide what care this lawn costs you.
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Kentucky Bluegrass Care: It Repairs Its Own Damage
Kentucky bluegrass repairs its own damage and browns in August for the same reason — rhizomes. Mow at 3 inches, feed in autumn, count the dormancy weeks.
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Tall Fescue Lawn Care: Deep Roots, No Self-Repair
Tall fescue lawn care is one trade-off: the most heat-tolerant cool-season grass, but it never repairs itself and brown patch waits every summer.
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Growing Grass in Shade: The Two-Hour Minimum
Growing grass in shade has a hard floor: fine fescue is the most shade-tolerant lawn grass and still needs two hours of direct sun. Below that, no seed works.
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