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TURF TYPE is a common reason for health issues in our lawns, but what do we mean by “turf type?”\u00a0Turf type can refer to the Cool or Warm Season grasses (read more below), but also to the specific VARIETY of grass or combination of grasses.<\/p>\n
With our summers becoming hotter in our area, our Cool Season grasses are struggling!<\/u>\u00a0Cool-season grasses have optimal growth with air temperatures between 55-75 degrees (F) and soil temperatures between 50-65 degrees (F).<\/p>\n
We are seeing significant lawn health issues especially when the “wrong” grass has been planted in the “wrong” area.<\/p>\n
Specifically, fine fescue and poa trivialis turf types are being found in full sun areas at higher and higher rates each year. This will cause browning\/dormancy in the heat of our summers.\u00a0 In the\u00a0cases of the wrong grass in full sun, the areas that are browning out WILL get larger each summer.<\/p>\n
In addition, care practices that have always “worked” in the past are not working in many cases. With the hotter soil temperatures (and air temperatures) in summer along with higher nighttime lows, our “cool season” grasses cannot tolerate long periods of dormancy or short mowing. Lawn care practices (watering, mowing and fertilization) must be appropriate for the weather conditions.<\/p>\n
Turf type matters because certain turf types do better or worse given sun exposure, soil temperatures\u00a0and\u00a0care practices<\/strong><\/p>\n Most of our lawns are made up of Kentucky Bluegrass, Perennial Ryegrass, Fine Fescue, and Turf Type Tall Fescue. Most of our lawns are a “cool season mix” of those varieties, but some will also include other Fescue Grasses, Creeping Bentgrass, Coarse Fescue, Poa trivialis and others.<\/p>\n The best approach\u00a0if starting from scratch<\/u>\u00a0is to plant different turf grasses in each micro-climate of your yard considering various factors:<\/p>\n FINE FESCUE<\/strong>\u00a0is a cool and shade-loving grass.<\/p>\n Pros:<\/u><\/p>\n Cons:<\/u><\/p>\n Unfortunately, when fine fescue is growing in sunny areas of a lawn, it\u00a0WILL brown out EVERY summer<\/strong>\u00a0and will usually show recovery in fall. During the cooler fall and spring, the fine fescue will spread and expand so that\u00a0the browning area is larger each summer.<\/p>\n We see 3 main ways that fine fescue ends up in full sun.<\/p>\n Poa trivialis<\/strong>\u00a0(or “rough” bluegrass) is another shade-loving grass that can be invasive and problematic in full sun areas. It becomes aggressive in full sun. It is also often included in shade grass mixtures, but may crowd out the other components of the mixture if grown in too much sun. It grows poorly in hot and\/or drought conditions.<\/p>\n KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS\u00a0<\/strong>is the most popular grass used for lawns in the US.<\/p>\n Pros:<\/u><\/p>\n Cons:<\/u><\/p>\n TURF TYPE TALL FESCUE<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the most flexible, durable grasses available.<\/p>\n Pros:<\/u><\/p>\n Cons:<\/u><\/p>\n PERENNIAL RYEGRASS\u00a0<\/strong>is found in many cool-season seed blends and is a great mix for blue grass and\/or turf-type tall fescue lawns.<\/p>\n Pros:<\/u><\/p>\n Cons:<\/u><\/p>\n Other:<\/strong><\/p>\n We do find other grasses in our lawns and some of them are considered “grassy weeds”.\u00a0 Remember the definition of a weed is: “a plant out of place”,\u00a0so certain grasses that have different texture or growth habit\u00a0growing with other types of grasses might be a weed.\u00a0 For example, coarse fescue and quackgrass are usually considered weeds because they stick out quite significantly from the other cool season turf types described above.\u00a0 Nutsedge, a grass like plant, would also be considered a weed.\u00a0 Many people consider some varieties of tall fescue that have a clumping growth habit, that are growing in a stand of Kentucky blue grass to be a weed.<\/p>\n Most of these grassy weeds are more difficult to address because there are no effective selective herbicides that target those grasses.\u00a0 \u00a0They typically require a more aggressive approach using a non-selective herbicide which kills all green material in the sprayed area and then reseeding.<\/p>\n At Lawn Doctor of Batavia-Aurora<\/a>, we don’t just offer weed control services<\/a> to eradicate unwanted grassy and broadleaf plants. We also take a proactive approach to strengthening your lawn’s defense against these species\u00a0while helping it thrive. We’re proud to serve homes and businesses throughout:<\/p>\n When you want your lawn to flourish, we make it easy. To get started with expert weed control<\/a> services from our hands-on team, simply contact Lawn Doctor of Batavia-Aurora today.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TURF TYPE is a common reason for health issues in our lawns, but what do we mean by “turf type?”\u00a0Turf type can refer to the Cool or Warm Season grasses (read more below), but also to the specific VARIETY of grass or combination of grasses. With our summers becoming hotter in our area, our Cool…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lawn-care"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0Best\u00a0Type\u00a0of\u00a0Grass\u00a0for\u00a0my\u00a0Lawn?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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In most cases, however, the grass is already there in your yard…….<\/strong><\/h3>\n
What are the pros & cons of each grass type in YOUR lawn areas?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Fine fescue “brown out” has become a significant issue in many lawns in our area.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
“How did the fine fescue get into my lawn?”<\/h3>\n
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Batavia’s Local Experts in Impactful Lawn Care<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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