Tips for shady lawns - How to keep better grass under trees
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2021
- In this segment I'm going to discuss what factors contribute to having better grass in the shade. It's not always as simple as just getting some shade seed and putting it down. Often times you'll find that it keeps dying no matter what grass seed you use. here's some tips on how and what you can do that's more successful.
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Thank you this has been one of the most helpful videos I’ve seen
Nice tips, it's definitely tricky keeping grass growing under trees
Appreciate the deep insight to the shaded areas
Outstanding Tips 🌟
Thank you!
Thanks!
Yep, fighting to have a good lawn in summer (in KY) is rough for me. I gotta take my 20 yr old Bradford (or Aristocrat) pear tree out as it’s starving the lawn. Tree hasn’t looked so good in past few yrs either. Thx for the tips. I know what needs to be done, just getting that shade tree out & the “pro’s and con’s” if ya will…. guess I’m studying it tooooo much! Lol! 👍🇺🇸
Best off luck!
Number 1!
Amazing lot and lawn
It sure is
Rye and creeping red fine fescue for seed in heavy shade.
Yes, Fine fescues are best used in shade but perennial rye is usually a full sun variety.
I am in the north north west and it is only over 90° about 3 days a year.
The tetraploid rye's and strong creeping red fescue work well here but we also expect a thin stand in full shade.
You need well drained soil and don't go crazy with fertilizer ...grow them on the edge....so they are not wimpy.
When we see wide blade grasses like tttf we yank them out because they look so out of place.
Old properties are colonial bent grass and vulpia.
What brand varieties of fescue do you recommend? I have numerous large trees in my back lawn. I've tried the "dense shade mixes", "sun & shade mixes" and creeping red fescue. Prior to seeding with Boreal creeping red fescue in February, I looked around the lawn and the bulk of what had survived from previous applications was one of the fine fescues. So, I seeded with Boreal creeping red fescue. At this time in August 2023, there does appear to be either some dead or dormant red fescue. I say dormant because if I tug on the turf it is attached to the ground. I've seeded with different varieties over three years. In the past 18 months I have been using mostly Pennington seeds.
Try blending with a ttf. "turf type tall fescue" rater than just the fine fescues.
Has anyone ever tried straight Kentucky 31 seed in a wooded area? I have a large patch of woods that is subject to occasional flooding. I'm looking for an economical solution that will help control erosion. I like the fact that Kentucky 31 has deep roots. So that seems like a good fit for erosion control. I just don't know how well it will grow in the shade. At just $70 for a 50 lb bag, it's much, much cheaper than all those "dense shade" mixes that typically only come in small bags.
Kentucky 31 is a tall fescue forage grass, it's not a turf type. I assume a forage type is for animals to graze on lol. The turf type has a finer tipped blade and looks more like lawn grass