seeding with fescue

[ant]

last yr. i seeded with rye and i did not hold up to the heat.

this yr. i am trying lesco's transition blend.

most lawns are aerated then seeded with a spreader.

some very bare lawns are going to be seeded and thatched
in.

i have rye that i picked up last mo. can i sneek some in the fescue,and if so how much?
anthony

[Ocutter]

Anthony- you can mix rye as long as you dont go above 20%. Reason being the rye will establish faster than the fescue and crowd it out. Whats the area like? What type of fes. are you using?

[ant]

LESCO TRANSSITION AT $1.29 /LB 100% T.F.

[Ocutter]

Anthony- Wanted to know if hard or chewings was going to be used. Stay around 20%.

[bob]

I used Lesco transition blend last year and had good results with it. I'll be using it again this year.

[KirbysLawn]

Originally posted by anthony
LESCO TRANSSITION AT $1.29 /LB 100% T.F.

Where are you buying it at? I pay $0.93 a pound at Lesco.

[ant]

BOB : WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ADDING RYE TO IT (I NEED TO GET RID OF SOME DUBBLE EAGLE)

KERBY: THATS THE PRICE BRACKET I AM IN AT LESCO :confused:(I DO ABOUT $8500 YR AT LESCO)

OCUTTER: ALL TALL FESCUE



ANTHONY

[geogunn]

anthony--I have transition blend in my yard and it wont take the heat or any drought! it's beautiful untill we get the successive 90+ degree heat of summer, then it's brownsville!

I went to lesco and complained and they told me to take a number! (not really but they agreed that it was a common complaint and a problem).

I don't irrigate my yard but in stress times, water doesn't seem to help.

good luck with your selection.

GEO

[jrblawncare]

Geo,did Lesco offer you any other ideas on what might be better to use?I myself was going to pick up Transition blend this week in Lexington.When I go,I will talk with them about this.JOHN

[KirbysLawn]

Geo, the lawns I have that received no irrigation did brown during the heat, but, as soon as we got a good rain, most all of it turned back to a nice color green. I sprayed it with Iron and it look wonderful. I thought it rebounded very well considering the hot/dry spring and summer we had.

Is your lawn still dry and have you had a good rain?