#time to seed
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Hi, there. I am thinking of trying the technique of seeding my
'established' lawn of putting down the seed on the frozen turf. I'm
beginning to wonder if I missed my opportunity here in NJ, but I'll try it
anyway.
Where I was going with this was respect to the type of seed to put down. I
have seen a product from Scotts called Spirit. It supposedly is a tough
grass, able to handle drought, sun and some shade. I believe it is some
type of tall fescue, but I don't remember for sure. I want something that
will end up a dark green in color, and can handle periods of dryness we
sometimes get here in NJ. Any thoughts?
Paul
Paul, tall fescue is the most drought tolerant of the grasses that grow in
your area. It stays green all summer. Too important points. It takes
tall fescue two years to fully mature and get thick. You might want to
overseed two years in a row to make sure. Never mow tall fescue shorter
than 2 inches, 3 inches is better.
If Spirit is a turf type tall fescue then it will be a good choice for you,
I think. Among cool season grasses, TTTF is one of the most drought
tolerant. Early varieties, such as K31, didn't have really good color, but
the new varieties have been bred to stay green. Of course, NJ is known for
it's great tomatoes, but you migh tnot realize that it has one of the
country's best turf programs at Rutgers. In their tall fescue trials of the
past few years, the best scoring varieties have been: Jaguar, Rebel,
Adventure, Falcon and Olympic. Might be a good idea to take some time to
shop around for the best variety.