Frank wrote:
On 4/17/2010 4:59 PM, Fred Williams wrote:
I've never seen weeds on greens, even on the
cheapest of golf courses. So does that mean
that the grass used for greens repels weeds
or is it because of the skills of green-keepers?

The reason I ask, is because I would like to
make part of my lawn suitable for putting on.

Would overseeding with green-type seed do, or
do I have to clear a patch down to the earth (no
big deal) and start afresh?

What seed would you recommend for Southern
Ontario (Canada)?

tia

Fred



Grass depends where you live. Did not see your area he

http://www.putting-greens.com/types.html

I think they cut these things every day. That's got to be a PITA.

Also, golf greens are invariably a species of grass called "bent grass".
There are several varieties: Washington bent, Creeping bent, etc.
Planting, cultivating and caring for a bent grass plot makes doing the
same thing with a bluegrass/fescue mix look like child's play. If you
want to try it, make a physical barrier between your main lawn and the
area for your green. Otherwise the bent grass will slowly merge into
the bluegrass lawn, and make it look "ill" (bent grass is lower and
lighter in color than bluegrass/fescue). Scotts used to have a magazine
about lawn care, and one of the most frequently asked questions was on
the lines of: "Help! My neighbor's bent grass lawn seed washed into my
lawn during a heavy rainstorm, and now I have patches of bentgrass in my
lawn. How can I get rid of it?" O. M. Scott's polite answer was "You
can't". A true golf green as a part of your main lawn just doesn't
sound like a good idea.

Of course, if your home's lawn IS bent grass, forget everything I just
wrote above! :)

Tony