...if so, I have a question.


Have you ever notice that "dark green turf grass" you find on most tee boxes (golf courses)? I don't know the name of it, it's just plain ol turf grass I guess....

Anyway.

That's what I'm starting in my whole back yard. I was wondering if anyone had any knowledge of this type of grass? The bag says, "turf grass", and it's made by Pennington.

 

Personally, I'd go with Spackler's Premium Turf. Invented by Carl Spackler, former greenskeeper.

"You can play 36 holes on it in the afternoon and just get stoned to the bejeezus belt that night on this stuff." -- Carl Spackler

 

You know turf is just a generic name for a lawn type grass, don't you?

What you are planting is probably a fescue of some type.

That dark green color will be more a result of lime and fertilizer than it will be the actual grass itself.

 

 

http://www.southernturf.com/

 

:o No, not really.

I know 2 types of grasses...Bermuda, and St Augustine.

I know this isn't the best picture, but this is what it looked like just coming up....or does all grass seedlings look like this?



This is what it looks like 2 weeks later....ignore the asshat.

 

That doesn't look like bermuda or St. Augustine grass to me, and that's what I have for grass here, mostly St. Augustine grass.

 

Well, I know THAT'S not St Augustine...I'm trying to figure out what kind THAT is.

Any ideas?

 

That's a fescue or blend of some type. It's not bermuda.

We mainly have fescue and bermuda in my neck of the woods.

A lot of blends have an annual rye grass in them for quick sprout and to help the fescue get a good start.

Wait a couple more weeks and then put some ammonia nitrate on it if you want to see it turn dark green.














(and be mowing every 3 days)

 

I like that.

I'll look it up and see how well it does in shade.

Thanks Ryan.

 

My St. Augustine does fine in the shade.

 

Not.


I know Bermuda does great in direct sun so, here's what I have palnned, in case anyone is interested.

I am putting it in the front. First I have to scalp the grass, then I'm gonna till it. Next, I level out the dirt, and pack it...lightly rake itm and throw out the Bermuda seed. Rake over the seeds, and lightly pack that, and add water and love.

 

Yeah, mine did too till Sadie got a hold of it.

I wanted to lay sod. I've said that before, but with the prices around here, hell no.

Prolly cause we had that drought.

 

Sounds like you've got a good plan set up.

When my SA grass gets a hole in it from the dog, I just let it fill in naturally.

 

It won't take very many years before you have the bermuda everywhere you want it... and don't want it also.

I hate the stuff. I've been battling it for 4 years now at this house and have finally about eradicated it from my front yard in favor of fescue.

Bermuda grows the fastest when I don't want to be out there mowing... the hottest months of the year. It greens up extremely late and goes dormant early too.

On the bluegrass.... it's not shade tolerant and you may live too far south for it as well.