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 The best planting season for fescue falls between Sept. 15 through Nov. 1.Planting early in the fall allows for more time for seedlings to establish before
the hot summer weather sets in the following summer. Fescues can best handle
summers when planted in the fall and watered infrequently but deeply
when established.
A mix of Fescue and other
grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass and
perennial ryegrass works well in some areas. Keeping
the seedbed moist through the germination period, which is
at least 10-14 days during the seedling stage is an
important stage for good root development and insures
survival of the hot summer when planted in the lower
transitional area.
PREPARATION: The preparation for any
planting starts with a soil test and adding the ground amendments
as necessary. Removal of all obstacles and fully cultivating the
site and smoothing the soil back down. The ground should be as
level as possible without small hills or depressions left on the
surface. Pre-packing the soil before seeding will take care of this
problem. This assures an even lawn-mowing surface and good seed to
soil contact to get the most moisture transferred to the seeds.
ESTABLISHMENT of fescue lawns or pastures
is accomplished by seeding with a broadcast spreader for large
areas and a smaller seeder when reseeding smaller areas. Seeders
that broadcast and pack at the same time are the best and time
saving ones used for larger areas when planting bare soils. Straw
is often used to cover seeded areas to preserve moisture and
reduce erosion / washing of soil areas.
| PRELIMINARIES - BEFORE YOU START |
STEP 1- Make sure that Fescue Grass is suited
for the area location, weather and soil type that you have. Also make sure before you plant that it is the
type of grass you want.
See our www.lawngrasses.com
web site for help in determining and selecting the best grass for your particular lawn. Remember that
seeding takes time to establish a lawn and perhaps some areas might be more suitable sodded?
STEP 2- Measure and lay out your site - record the square feet lawn area that you
have. Different lawn grasses handle different aspects of your site in
unique ways. What may be a suitable site for some grasses is not for others. Allow for other types of
shrubs and ground covers for use in the areas that are not suitable.
STEP 3- Pull soil samples and have a qualified laboratory test your soil for nutrients
and deficiencies. Then you will be able to fertilize correctly and make other soil adjustments as needed. You can apply the adjustments before tilling so as to
incorporate them uniformly. Fertilizers are best applied after tilling but before dragging / raking the
soil areas level. You can also apply the fertilizers immediately after planting to Fescue grass lawn areas you
have seeded. Do not over-fertilize if planting in the fall as nitrogen can make Fescue more winter kill susceptible.
| PREPARING THE GROUND FOR SEED & SOD |
STEP 4- Your next step is to prepare your site for your seed. We are going to assume that you will be "killing" off your existing grass and/or weeds. If you need to
overseed see the section on overseeding with fescue seed in our 1-2-3 Easyseed.
STEP 5- There are two methods you can use to "kill" off your current lawn. The
best method is to spray the lawn with a total kill herbicide product such as "Roundup" (Brand name
produced by Monsanto) before you rotor-till. This ensures that the existing grasses and weeds will not
stay around to compete with your newly seeded lawn plants. The second method is to just tiller (rotor-till) the
existing weeds and grasses without killing the plants with chemicals.
STEP 6- Most likely you will need to tiller the lawn at least two times so as to
incorporate the soil and old plant material uniformly. This is especially true if you do not use a chemical to
kill existing plants. A good method is to till the lawn and then wait a week before tilling a second time.
This results in more "kill" of current plants in your lawn area.
STEP 7- After tilling the lawn ... you need to drag and level the surface to provide for a clean, smooth
and level surface to plant within. Properly leveling your lawn now will help to avoid the lawn
being scalped by your mower. You can use a rake to do this step or for bigger areas some sort
of heavy drag like device drug behind a tractor or riding lawn mower can achieve similar results.
Break up clods of dirt to create a fine seedbed in the top 3 inches of soil.
STEP 8 - READY
TO SEED
Now that your lawn surface is ready to seed...
continue on to our
1-2-3
EasySeed steps for HOW-TO's on
seeding your lawn. Or visit www.sodding.com
for sodded lawns.
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