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Grass damage due to cold weather
I live in New York and we had a colder than average winter. Until 2
weeks ago, the grass in my lawn had been covered by snow for over 3 months. After the snow was melted, most of the grass was white. Even after two weeks of warmer weather (50's and 60's), there wasn't any improvement to the grass condition. I took a sample to my local nursery, and a staff told me the grass was damaged. He believe it wasn't deasese related, but probably due to the cold winter. The grass that I showed him was perennial rye and it made up most of the lawn. I had reseeded two areas in my lawn previously using different grass seeds and these two areas look fine (quite green) after the snow melt. Is perennial rye more suspectible to cold weather damage than other types of grass? I guess a few more weeks of warm weather would tell me whether the grass would come back, and I am considering using fertilizer to improve the chance. My understanding is that perennial rye is a cold season grass and I am surprised it could be damaged due to cold weather. Michael |
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Grass damage due to cold weather
In a word, yes. You didn't say where in NY state you are... Perennial
rye generally does not tolerate temperature extremes, and IMO really shouldn't be used as the primary seed in a lawn anywhere except Oregon or Washington state. It also is susceptible to drought and heat stress because of its shallow roots, does not grow well in areas with drainage problems, and doesn't stand up well to foot traffic. If you're on Long Island or in Westchester, you're much better off with a turf-type tall fescue, and up to 25% kentucky bluegrass to keep it from thinning out. Further north, I'd recommend a kentucky bluegrass lawn, with up to 25% perennial rye (mainly b/c bluegrass takes forever to germinate). Bluegrass is much more tolerant of cold weather since it is native to North America; ryegrass is native to Europe. Thanks. I live in Dutchess Counnty, about 20 to 30 miles north of Westechester. Hopefully, the rye grass will grow back, but if not then I have to reseed the lawn and I will take your recommendations into consideration. Michael |
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