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Am I crazy to try bluegrass?
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Posted by jbjust 7a (Richmond, VA) (My Page) on Fri, Aug 11, 06 at 13:02
| I'm tempted to reseed this fall with a fescue/bluegrass blend. Does anybody have any experience with bluegrass in the Richmond Area? Am I setting myself up for failure? |
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RE: Am I crazy to try bluegrass?
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| Probably. Summers are hard on bluegrass here. It's more successful farther west in the state, up in the Blue Ridge area. If you have a good sprinkler system you might have better success. If you use a blend and the bluegrass dies out, then you will have to overseed again. Nothing ventured, nothing gained though. |
RE: Am I crazy to try bluegrass?
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| Bluegrass simply does not survive in these delightful Richmond summers. There are other grasses which look just as attractive and are able to withstand Richmond. Give "Rebel" a try! |
RE: Am I crazy to try bluegrass?
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| I wouldn't go with 100% bluegrass around here, but since you are talking a blend with TTTF I think you have a potential for success, provided you can irrigate. I have a strip of grass between my front walk and beds that I believe is KBG (boat shaped tips) and it does very well. It has very obvious rhizome activity and looks good, although it doesn't face 100% sun all day. Personally, I am planning on overseeding in Sept. with the Rebel Extend blend. This is a mix of about 90% of two types of Rebel TTTF and about 10% Midnight KBG. Over in the Lawn Care forum, you can read about a guy in GA who has had some degree of success with an area of Midnight KBG. |
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