On Jul 22, 8:15 pm, "Peter Pan" wrote:
"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message
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Peter Pan said:
"Peter Pan" wrote in message
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I have alawnwith tallfescuegrass. 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 thelawn,
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. Yourfescueneeds water, badly.
2. You have a nutsedge problem.
3. The "spread out and fat" grass isn'tfescue. 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.
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Nope. You have have to treat the crabgrass. Watering will only help
the crab grass. Fescue is a cool season clump grass. It only grows
where a seed sprouted. It doesn't spread. Kill the crab grass and
overseed the fecsue in the fall.
Fescue is very hard to maintain. It requires alot of water (about 1 -
1.5 inches per week) and it will need to be overseedeed and aerated
yearly. 1.5 inches of water for 1000 SF of lawn is basically 1000
gallons of water. Thats alot of water and it's expensive. Assume a
sprinkler delivers 4 gallons per minuite. You have to water a
single 1000 sf section of lawn for over 4 hours to deliver 1.5" of
water.
Also, seeding Fescue like any other seed requires alot of work. It
needs to be watered several times daily. If the seed germinates and
is allowed to dry, it will die. It needs to be watered 4-5 or more
times daily. Not much. Just enough to keep it wet and growing.
After it is established and growing, 1" of water per week is plenty
until summer.
Never fertilize Fescue in summer. 2x per year (before Mar. 15. and
after Labor day).
It can be done, but you will have to Aerate and overseed yearly.