Orchard grass is a problem because it grows faster than fescue and bluegrass, is lighter green and unsightly. Rough bluegrass is fine-textured and forms circular patches. It blends in until ...

For example, if a bag of tall fescue seed contained 0.5 percent orchard grass, the buyer would end up “planting” 12 to 16 orchard grass seeds per square foot.

I have the problem of trying to grow grass in a densely shaded lawn. The most severe problem is due to maple trees. I have to re-seed every year. My confusion is about bluegrass versus fescue.

For yield and quality, May is the best time to harvest cool-season grasses, says University of Missouri Extension state ...

There may also be another type of grass in the mix: a fescue. According to Eric Watkins, a turf breeder and assistant professor of horticulture science at the University of Minnesota, fescues can ...

Unfortunately for those with a shady lawn, Fescue turf grass does not fit into that category. I am always amazed at the work that is acceptable to a homeowner when considering a Fescue lawn.

You know it as the long wispy grass that grabs your club and forces you to thoroughly check for ticks, but fescue grass is much more than agonizing long stuff. Cut at shorter lengths, fine fescue ...

Take precautions when overseeding this autumn. That bag of seed you’re purchasing may be filled with “other” grasses that can overtake those that grow well here in the Kansas City area.