Improved seeded buffalograsses are now available. All varieties germinate rapidly and are well adapted to poor, dry, sandy soils.īuffalograss - This species is more drought tolerant and can be sustained on moderately less water compared with bermudagrass. Chewings Fescue has a noncreeping, bunch-type growth habit unlike Red Fescue. Most of these varieties have all the same characteristics. Fine Fescues are not recommended for sports fields and golf tees because they have a low wear tolerance. These varieties can be found on lawns, in parks, along road sides and other turf grass areas and extensively used in grass seed blends and mixes for both sunny and shady areas. Chewings Fescue, Red Fescue, Creeping Red Fescue, Sheep Fescue and Hard Fescue are popular varieties of Fine Fescue. They have the finest leaves, the most shade tolerance and the lowest fertilizer, mowing and moisture requirements of all the cool season turf grasses. All varieties require little maintenance and like to be mowed at 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches. Adapted to the Pacific Northwest, Fine Fescue grows best in cool humid regions, coastal regions and in high elevations. Even when irrigated heavily, summers in southern Kansas can be too hot for perennial ryegrass to survive.įine fescues - Fine Fescue is a shade tolerant turf grass with a medium to dark green color. These varieties establish quickly and provide, good cold tolerance and winter color, but only adequate heat tolerance. Perennial ryegrass - Improved and newly released varieties of perennial ryegrass are well adapted to most of Kansas and thus their use has increased greatly. On athletic fields, it can be used in mixtures with perennial ryegrass and/or tall fescue. Because of the rhizomes, Kentucky bluegrass recuperates well from wear injury. Unlike perennial ryegrass, which is a bunch type turfgrass, Kentucky bluegrass spreads by rhizomes and withstands moderate traffic. Kentucky bluegrass - The use of Kentucky bluegrass should be limited to the cooler parts of Kansas. In warmer areas in the south, a tall fescue stand can be weakened and can deteriorate through the invasion of bermudagrass. When adequately irrigated, it can be grown successfully in all parts of Kansas. Tall fescue resists heavy wear and high temperatures. Tall fescue is a tall-growing, coarse- to medium-textured, bunch-type turfgrass that can be established by seed or sod. Tall fescue - Turf Type - Due to its heat and drought tolerance, it is a good general purpose turfgrass for Kansas. Buffalo grass would be the best grass for a lawn in areas of 15 inches or less rainfall a year. Grasses used in Kansas consist of cool-season grasses (Tall Fescue, Fine Fescues, Bluegrasses) are the norm throughout Kansas with the exception of the southern and western parts of the state where Bermuda, zoysia and some native grasses such as Buffalo grass are common.
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