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My wife and I moved to Greenville, SC two years ago, and absolutely love it; with one exception, Bermuda grass. Almost all of the developments in the south east are sodded with it, and I can't stand the stuff. When it goes dormant, it turns to this ugly straw like consistency and looks horrible for 4 months.
I lived in NJ and California for most of my life and really like fescue and was wondering if I could rip up my bermuda sod and plant fescue. greenville is a bit more temperate then the rest of the state and I live close to the Blue Ridge Mnts. We have a really big tree in our front yard, and I planted some other trees that will grow tall to provide more shade. So my question is, can we do it, and if so, how? Thank you.
my guess is you probably can, but youll have to water it a lot. im in a transition zone here in kentucky, some lawns have bermuda grass, and some have fescue. the fescue seems to turn brown a lot quicker when we are in droughts, probably because it is a more cool climate grass.
Yes you can grow fescue in South Carolina. Some of my neighbors have them. While they don't brown during the fall through winter, they are less drought tolerant than bermuda and are weed prone. If we have another drought situation and have the same water restrictions we had last year, your fescue would be brown during the summer while the rest of your neighbor's bermuda will still be green.
Yes you can grow fescue in South Carolina. Some of my neighbors have them. While they don't brown during the fall through winter, they are less drought tolerant than bermuda and are weed prone. If we have another drought situation and have the same water restrictions we had last year, your fescue would be brown during the summer while the rest of your neighbor's bermuda will still be green.
Exactly. We have fescue at our rental house here in Greenville. It's full of weeds and turned brown last july and august while our neighbors had lush green lawns. Sure, theirs' are brown now, but to me there is nothing more depressing (and dusty) than a brown lawn in the summer. This is also when the weeds really took over. The landlord spends a fortune on this lawn, but it seems like a big waste to me.
I can't speak of fescue in SC but I do have it here in Va Beach and last summer it died out a lot despite all of my watering efforts. We did have a drought but only moderate compared to those in NC and perhaps SC. I am hoping it was due to being newly established and so this past fall I planted some more. It has really done well and has spread quite nicely and yes is somewhat green although there is quite a bit of brown (I am supposing it to be dead weeds). My neighbor on the other hand planted fescue in the fall also and he has the most beautiful green lawn even now.
Last edited by citydweller; 02-08-2009 at 09:59 PM..
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Just thought I should add that there is fescue around the library and museum downtown (Greenville) and it looks really good. There is, however, a team of people and a city budget that takes care of it. Lawn in general is a big time, money and resource pit, imo. That's why in our previous home we replaced most of our lawn with planting beds. It's more money up front, but a lot less maintenance, hassle and money down the road. Plus it saves water.
I have a yard full of kentucky blue grass that I love. It's think and lush and makes a beautiful yard. The drawback is it grows fast.
that is one of the few things i hate about bluegrass, you have to water it a lot to keep it green, and then you have to cut it all the time. last summer i was cutting it 2 times a week in June/July, then i just stopped trying to keep it green and let it burn out the rest of the summer, i think i only cut it 2 or 3 times from september to november.
Does anyone know what kind of grass is most popular in Orlando, Florida. My husband, daughter and I were there over Thanksgiving and all of the grass around International Drive was green and lush. It's hotter in Fl, then SC, so maybe it wasn't fescue. Is there a grass that will stay green year round and grow in the Greenville area, that won't cost a ton of money to water? I hate bermuda when it turns like hay for 5 months.
You should be able to use St Augustine grass in SC, that's what most people here on the gulf coast use. It turns brown during the winter, but you can use annual rye grass if you want green during the winter.
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