When should you plant fescue grass seed?

When should you plant fescue grass seed?

Late summer to early fall is the best time to plant tall fescue seed. Fall offers several advantages not available any other time of year. As air temperatures drop in autumn, soil still retains some summer warmth.

Should blue fescue be cut back?

Adaptive to soil types with a great diversity of compositions, blue fescue is hardy and fears practically no disease at all. Pruning it isn’t required, because blue fescue quickly reaches its mature size, and simply keeping it in its natural shape is how it looks nicest.

Do you cut back Festuca glauca?

Evergreen grasses, such as Festuca glauca, stay the same colour all year, although they can look untidy during winter. A In late winter (January or February) cut all the old stems back to ground level. Secateurs and hedge shears work well for this job.

How do you keep blue fescue looking good?

Blue fescue plants do not need fertilization as long as an organic mulch is used around the base of the grass. Keep the foliage looking its best by hand combing out the dead blades of grass and removing the flower heads. Remove the flower heads to help promote the tight mound shape of the plant.

What grows well with blue fescue?

Blue daze or evolvulus (Evolvulus glomeratus) and blue-flowering edging or dwarf lobelia (Lobelia erinus) can be planted with blue fescue to complement its blue-gray foliage. They both grow in full sun or partial shade and require fast-draining soil.

How do you keep blue fescue?

Care of Blue Fescue Grass Caring for blue fescue ornamental grass isn’t difficult. Blue fescue grass needs average moisture, and will require supplemental water in summer. The plant may die back if the soils are too heavy and full of clay, so amend the area prior to planting with plenty of compost.

How tall does a Festuca mairei grass get?

Festuca mairei (Atlas Fescue) Atlas Fescue, Moroccan Fescue A giant in the world of the Fescues, Festuca mairei (Atlas Fescue) is a long-lived evergreen clumping grass which forms fountain-like mounds up to 24-36 in. tall and wide (60-90 cm) with a rich khaki green foliage.

What kind of ligule does a tall fescue have?

Tall fescue will often lack a ligule or possibly have a short membranous ligule. A very short ligule is barely visible. Auricles are usually short and blunt but some can also be classified as short-clasping meaning that the auricle may wrap-around the stem but may not fully clasp or cross one another.

What kind of fescue is best for lawns?

We often recommend improved turf-type varieties of tall fescue as the primary species for lawns, but older, wider-bladed, forage-type varieties of tall fescue such as Kentucky 31 (KY-31) still exist, and can be problematic weeds in lawns.

Can you grow tall fescue in a drought?

Also, forage-type tall fescue can be easily spotted in lawns during drought as tall fescue stays green and actively growing during drought whereas Kentucky bluegrass will often enter a drought-induced summer dormancy. Kentucky 31 (KY-31) tall fescue makes a poor lawn. Sometimes tall fescue blends well into your lawn.