Creeping Red Fescue Grass Seed

Creeping Red Fescue Adaptation & Uses

Red Fescue seed is widely planted for turf grass in the transition and Northern cool season areas. Red Fescue is often referred to as "Creeping Red" and is a fine bladed grass with medium to dark green color. It is established from seed easily, though not quite as fast as ryegrass.

While it persists in cool season climates, it is not as cold tolerant as Kentucky Bluegrass or Creeping Bentgrass. Its major use is for dry shaded areas as either a pure stand or as a mixture in other turf blends such as Bluegrasses, creeping bent grasses and Perennial Ryegrasses. Even though it is one of the best grasses for use in shade... it will tolerate in full sun conditions although this could require more water. Red Fescue is used extensively in all types of turf areas including parks, roadsides, lawns, fairways, cemeteries, airfields, and other turf areas.

Creeping Red Fescue seed is also used to overseed warm-season turfs such as Bermudagrass.

It grows best in well drained sites and in droughty, infertile soils. It does not tolerate wet soils or high fertilization rates, including highly fertile soils. -- Pernille, Evergreen, & Boreal are the more common varieties.

Common Creeping Red Fescue

For the common Creeping Red we generally sell the Boreal, Evergreen, Pernille seed varieties. Two different distinct types of creeping red fescue exist - Rubra and Trichophylla. The rubra is called a "strong creeping" type with 56 chromosomes compared to 42 in the other type.

Improved Varieties Of Creeping Red Fescue

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue is an exceptionally shade tolerant, low growing, fine textured turf with a dark green color. New cultivars of creeping red fescue are constantly being developed with features such as glysophate and salt tolerance found in slender red creeper Seabreeze GT. While McAlpin Creeping Red Fescue has an attractive dark green dense turf and a persistent growth nature due to it's creeping rhizome root system.

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Its ability to survive lower light intensities makes Creeping Red one of the turf specialist's best tools!

Creeping Red Fescue Grass Seed Facts

Creeping Red Fescue is a economical cool season grass with a very fine Texture and is the best shade Tolerant fescue. Creeping Red Fescue is often is another name for Red Fescue. Red Fescue is a shade tolerant, eco-friendly grass that is easy to grow from seed. Red Fescue is easy on the environment due to low water, mowing and fertilization requirements.

Uses For Red Fescue

The major use is for creeping red fescue seed is dry shaded areas as either a pure stand or as a mixture in other cool season grass blends such as Bluegrasses, creeping bent grasses and Perennial Ryegrasses. Red Fescue is used extensively in all types of turf areas including parks, roadsides, lawns, fairways, cemeteries, airfields, and other turf areas. Creeping Red Fescue grass will survive in areas of heavy shade (2-4 hours of daily sun) and  has a low to moderate tolerance for traffic.

Areas Of Adaptation For Creeping Red Fescue

Red Fescue, like other fine fescues, is best adapted to cool areas from the transition zone, north and in shady areas of the transition zone. Planting zones are 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 based on the USDA zone map. If planted in the southern or deep south of the USA Red Fescue will be an annual stand not a perennial.

Soil, Water & Fertilizer Requirements for Red Fescue

Red Fescue performs best in well drained soils with a pH of 5.5 to 8.0. Fertilize using 1-2 lbs of nitrogen during period of active growth which are March - June and October - December. With good drought tolerance a low to moderate amount of irrigation is required. Water 1-2 times a week during the warm season as red fescue can go dormant in the summer months if watered too little. Also adjust irrigation frequency if Red Fescue is in full sunlight. Monitor the water needs of Red Fescue in shady areas as trees may soak up available water.

Establishment of Red Fescue Grass Seed

New Lawns: 3-5 lb. per 1000 sq. ft.
Overseeding: 4 lbs per 1000 sq. ft.
Planting Depth: 1/8 to 1/4" ; with germination in 7- 21 days.
Mowing Height:  3" - 4"

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