What is your favorite grass seeds ?

[kdjoergensen]

Let's hear it ...

[Mark]

never heard of these grasses! :(

[Jason]

The first time I took a vacation to Florida, and stepped out onto that rough sharp "crab grass", I then knew, that I would forever be longing for good old Kentucky Blue.

[prodeveloping]

Never heard of anything except the first one (and the last) but I like whatever I have here in Illinois just fine.

[kdjoergensen]

Ok, since it appear we have a 'turf vacuum' here on the boards:

Kentucky Bluegrass - a cool season grass (mainly grown in the north, for you dixies).. It is the most typical sort of grass for home lawn as it is excellent for SOD (SOD is like rolled out carpets of grass which landscapers installs instead of putting down seed). Kentucky Bluegrass has underground 'runners' which means that the grass spreads and fill in any bare holes by itself. It is the least draught tolorant type and needs lots and lots of sun.

Perrennial ryegrass is mainly used to overseed lawns. It is easy to get to grow and mixes very well with Kentucky bluegrass. Still needs a lot of sun, but is not very draught tolorant.

Fine fescues (red, sheep, hard, etc). These are 'bunch' type of grasses. e.g. each seed will produce a 'plant' but the grass does not expand or grow via underground runners. it can not fill in bare holes. Exception to this is the agressive red fescues which can. These grass types are usually very fine leaved (thin, almost looks like baby hairs) and do very well in shade. They do not handle foot traffic very well.

Tall fescue are the kind of grass you find on football fields. it is though (especially the old cultivars: Kentucky 31 .. or just plain old K31). It is more drought tolorant than KBG, and can take a lot of wear (hence the use of sports fields). It is a bunch type grass which needs manual overseeding (can not spread on it's own).
In the transition zones between hot and milder climates (like central USA) this grass works wonders; also as a 'winter' alternative in the states which can only grow the warm season grasses (bermuda, zoya, etc)

The last type I probably do not need to comment on ...

[pixelmonkey]

Originally posted by kdjoergensen

The last type I probably do not need to comment on ...

OOOO But you DO!


hehehe
chris<pixelmonkey>:monkey:

[kdjoergensen]

:) Yes .. but my lawn still looks like ..@(*&#($^$#^ .. so you go figure ...

Kenneth

[Dr. Web]

oat grass, I grow it so my cats dont chow on the houseplants (and later regurgitate them!)

[TheKman]

Personally I like to hand mix a personal blend depending on the traffic and weather conditions. I live in Maryland, so we suffer droughts and high heat. I used to be a landscaper and did quite a bit of overseeding and patching. Of course now I'm just plain lazy and I use Scotts Patchmaster.

I used to mix Kentucky Bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass for the most part.

[whkoh]

We don't really grow grasses over at my country:D

[zenyenta]

crabgrass is a favorite with us. well, not a favorite, but it grows well. that and clover..
actually...my husband just swears by whatever is that he buys at sears. i'll have to ask him what it is sometime. we have sandy soil and lots of acidy oak trees, and it's the only thing that's grown at all...at least that was planted on purpose.

[Dave Swift]

Originally posted by cloud9
In the UK we appear to have:

1. Alive (green) grass
2. Dead (brown/yellow) grass
3. Couche Grass ('orrible clumpy stuff in tufts)
4. Astroturf grass.

So true!

I like a bit of gardening myself, but my lawn is always a mess!