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Old 23-07-2007, 01:15 AM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default Problem with Fescue

"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message
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Peter Pan said:

"Peter Pan" wrote in message
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I have a lawn with tall fescue grass. Basically I don't have too many
problems with my yard until about mid summer. Every year I notice that
after the summer's first real heat /humidity wave, some of the lawn,
instead of being nice and tall and thin, becomes more spread out and fat.
Is this normal or do I need to do something to my yard? (New Jersey)

Here are some pics of what I was talking about
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...119/grass1.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...119/Grass2.jpg


1. Your fescue needs water, badly.
2. You have a nutsedge problem.
3. The "spread out and fat" grass isn't fescue. It's crabgrass (and from
the looks of it, both large and smooth varieties).



So more watering will help?
What is nutsedge and what Do I need to do about it.
Just days before my OP, the yard looked fine, how can it be crab grass