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Selecting Grass Seed
Turf Type
Tall Fescue
Bluegrass
Turf Type
Ryegrass
Annual Ryegrass
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Turf Type Tall
Fescue
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- drought tolerant
- fine textured
- somewhat shade tolerant requiring at
least 4 hours of sunlight
- bunch type grass
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Bluegrass
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- fine textured
- requires full sun
- good wear tolerance
- spread by rhizomes
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Turf Type Ryegrass
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- fine textured
- good wear tolerance
- needs sun
- not drought tolerance
- bunch type
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Annual Ryegrass
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- germinates quickly helping restrict
erosion
- dies the same season planted
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Red Fescue
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- fine textured grass
- most shade tolerant of all fescues
- does best in well drained soils
- excellent to put in mixes
- spreads by rhizomes
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