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Tall fescue is on of the more important grasses used throughout the transition zone in cooler areas.  It is a bunch type grass established from seeds.  Tall fescue is best known for its Kentucky 31 variety, but there are also new improved turf-type varieties available with more shade and heat resistance qualities along with other desirable traits. 

These turf-type varieties offer the average home owner a way of improving the quality of their lawn without increased maintenance.  Some of these new turftype fescues are sold in blends of different varieties for even more quality performance.

For Pastures, be sure and plant ONLY Endophyte free TALL Fescue.  Planting turf types which have high Endophytes can cause health problems for foraging animals including cattle, horses and sheep.  Read more about fescues for pastures and Endophytes at our fescue pasture page.

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Tall fescues make early, fast growing lawns and can provide a beautiful lawn with low maintenance. This grass specie is used in erosion control areas; country meadows plantings with wild flowers, and pastures.   Fescue can be used anywhere a cool season all around general-purpose grass is needed. Tall fescue is a coarser bladed, dense, clumping grass that grows well in shady areas and is often mixed with other grasses for just this quality. It was brought to the US in the early 1800’s for pasturage purposes and now grows in about 4/5 of our country. The fact that it stays green all year makes it more acceptable as a lawn grass. It has a dense root system and therefore a great tolerance to drought conditions. The older varieties are coarser textured and wear well. Kentucky 31 tall fescue is one of the more popular varieties planted throughout the USA.  Fescue performs best in heavier soil with a lot of organic matter and grows in a large area of the USA as shown in the fescue-adaptation map for Tall Fescue below. Note: Planting Tall Fescue in Northern colder states with temps below 10 degrees can result in winter kill on Tall Fescue. BUY TALL FESCUE SEED FROM SEEDLAND.com Kentucky-31 Tall fescue is favored  for the adaptation to grow well in the shadier northern areas and throughout the transition areas where cool season grasses won’t take the warmer climate. Kentucky 31also performs well in the upper areas where the warm season grasses won’t tolerate the cooler weather. Tall fescues are used extensively on lawns, athletic fields, baseball fields, play fields, polo fields, hospitals, and everywhere that a good, dense utility-grade lawn is desired. Tallfescue.com - Fescues and Turf Lawns. This fescue is a cool season, bunching grass, with coarse to medium texture. The upright growth means that tall fescue is non thatch forming and leaving the cuttings will only add to the nutrition of the grass without the buildup of material that causes disease and insect damage to  the creeping grasses. The best known feature of the grass is the shade tolerance level compared to the other cool season grasses. Earlier seeding  under trees that have shed their leaves will help the fescue to use the extra early heat to germinate and  easily establish   before the trees completely leaf out in the spring.  Tall fescue is a grass that can endure heavy foot traffic and wear.  Improved varieties have been developed for higher disease and insect resistance along with other desirable lawn and pasture traits. All of these selections are available for planting from seed. Lawns are normally  overseeded every year for thicker sod formation and to repair thinning areas in your lawn. When properly managed tall fescue can provide a green lawn all year round. Tallfescue.com VISIT WWW.FESCUE.COM FOR COMPLETE FESCUE INFO.

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