The proper mix of grass seed is essential to the growth and longevity of your lawn. The listing below highlights the benefits of each type of grass used in Northeastern Wisconsin.
- Bluegrass
- Probably the most outstanding feature of Kentucky bluegrass is its unusually dark blue-green color. Its high density provides a thick carpet. It’s dwarf growth characteristics result in fewer mowings and lower maintenance costs. This species shows good resistance to leaf spot and stem rust, stripe smut and dollar spot. Bluegrass performs well in sand or heavy clay soils. Similar in appearance to fescue, bluegrass is sometimes mixed with fescue to impart some of its drought tolerant characteristics to the lawn. This is the most common grass for our area.
- Rye
- Ryegrasses are best adapted to moist, cool environments. For an instant lawn, nothing can beat the bright green of rye. It is often mixed with fescue for erosion control applications and over-seeded on summer season grasses for that green look during the winter.
- Fescue
- Fescue can be established by seed or sod at relatively low cost and does fairly well in clay soils. It does well in light shade , it must be mowed weekly, fertilized quarterly . It requires irrigation, particularly in summer, and is susceptible to summer heat and drought.