The Henchman said:

"willshak" wrote in message
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The Henchman wrote the following:
I have a part of my lawn underneath a Blue Spruce tree. I want to mix in
some new dirt under the tree to counter the damage caused by 40 years of
dropped needles, but what do I look for in grass seed that can grow in
shade?
...and in acidic soil, you mean.

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I was going to mix calcium carbonate and starter fertilizer to balance out
the acidity, but my concern is finding grass that grows in shade before I do
anything.

Fescue.


Without finding a type of grass that can deal with the all day shade it
might not be worth the trouble.

Do you want the tree, or the grass? P. pungens prefers neutral to slightly
acidic (6.1 - 7.5 pH) soil. The grass won't tolerate the acid. It's really that
simple.

How can there be any visible grass under the spruce? Did you remove the bottom
branches?
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