[mmicha]

Earlier this spring I repaired a patch of grass in my lawn. It grew in pretty well and has a few cuts on it now. However, I notice this grass seems to be very wavy-like. It doesn't stand tall like the rest of the lawn. Can someone tell me which type of grass is creating that appearance. Attached is a photo.

The mix was just Scotts Sun/Shade mix from the big box store. Contained the following in different cultivars:

Perennial Ryegrass
Creeping Red Fescue
Kentucky Bluegrass
Chewing Fescue

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

The fine fescues(Chewings & Creeping Red).

Unless you under heavy shade you should stay away from Fine fescues for this reason.

I reno'd my entire back yard to get rid of it, it constantly mats down in the rain/irrigation and becomes a giant pain in the *** to mow because it just lays flat and doesnt get cut properly when mowing high.

The good news is if its in an area with a lot of sun, it should die off in the summer heat and you can rake it out.

The problem is that it spreads over the years, so you may want to take proactive measures to stop that.

 

[alpine0000]

What he said ^

 

[mmicha]

The fine fescues(Chewings & Creeping Red).

Unless you under heavy shade you should stay away from Fine fescues for this reason.

I reno'd my entire back yard to get rid of it, it constantly mats down in the rain/irrigation and becomes a giant pain in the @ss to mow because it just lays flat and doesnt get cut properly when mowing high.

The good news is if its in an area with a lot of sun, it should die off in the summer heat and you can rake it out.

The problem is that it spreads over the years, so you may want to take proactive measures to stop that.

That is what I was thinking as well, but wanted validation. I agree, stuff is ugly!! lol

 

[DTCC_Turf]

I love fine fescue. It can be such a great low input Turfgrass. It can also look great left unmowed in my opinion.

 

[pennstater2005]

I love fine fescue. It can be such a great low input Turfgrass. It can also look great left unmowed in my opinion.

Agreed. If I had extra acreage that I wasn't keen on mowing often I wouldn't definitely plant some type of fine fescue.

 

[g-man]

I think blue grama would be better for a no now area.

 

[pennstater2005]

I think blue grama would be better for a no now area.

I had to look that up....it's definitely nice looking.

 

[Sherbornscott]

Recently started working on my lawn, bought an old house.

I planted a Pennington shade mix a few weeks ago, meant to write the seeds down from the bag and forgot. Now I have this crabgrass looking situation, which I'm pretty sure is tall fescue starting, but I am not sure. Am I right?

It also clashes with what I believe is kentucky bluegrass' fine blades and deep green. Looking for some advice here, my lawn is starting to look cartoonish with the different colors and textures.

Thoughts/opinions are much appreciated.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

That's not Tall fescue, its a weed.

 

[pennstater2005]

Recently started working on my lawn, bought an old house.

I planted a Pennington shade mix a few weeks ago, meant to write the seeds down from the bag and forgot. Now I have this crabgrass looking situation, which I'm pretty sure is tall fescue starting, but I am not sure. Am I right?

It also clashes with what I believe is kentucky bluegrass' fine blades and deep green. Looking for some advice here, my lawn is starting to look cartoonish with the different colors and textures.

Thoughts/opinions are much appreciated.

Sort of looks like young crabgrass.

 

[Sherbornscott]

Damn. I raked and put down seed and the whole area is that stuff. All of it. What's a good product to remove it?

 

[PNW_George]

Earlier this spring I repaired a patch of grass in my lawn. It grew in pretty well and has a few cuts on it now. However, I notice this grass seems to be very wavy-like. It doesn't stand tall like the rest of the lawn. Can someone tell me which type of grass is creating that appearance. Attached is a photo.

The mix was just Scotts Sun/Shade mix from the big box store. Contained the following in different cultivars:

Perennial Ryegrass
Creeping Red Fescue
Kentucky Bluegrass
Chewing Fescue

I am obviously a big fan of fine fescue and think it is beautiful but I am not familiar with the growing conditions in Chicago. Most any northern mix includes Chewings and Creeping ff which should mix very well with PR and KBG.

What I like isn't important, it is what looks good to you.

I would expect the PR to grow faster than the other species, the ff next with the PR supporting the ff if not grown too long. FF is a bunch grass and does not spread much if any but it will fill in. KBG doesn't grow well in the PNW but they throw it in our local mix anyway. It may do well in Chicago but you would know better than me. If it does, it will spread over time. The different species can dominate in different areas of the lawn due to variances in soil, drainage, amount of sunlight etc. That can be good and bad.

For some reason the FF seems to be growing better and faster than the PR and KBG. You might consider giving it some time to mature before ripping it out, it may fill in. I was very happy with a similar mix for many years before going to a fine fescue blend. I'll add I like to cut short and even when I had the mix, kept it at two inches or less.