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Generally my grass has looked good the past few years and I've be reseeding with Pennington Smart Seed or Scott's. I have quite a few patches this year from the added hot rainless days. I was wondering from experience what type of seeds fescue seeds most people have had luck with? What is the most reasonable place to get them ? (Sams, Walmart, Ace, Lowes or Home Depot)
What is the best seed for full sun ?
Personally I don't find there to be all that much difference between the major brands of fescue. That being said, I hear the "Transition Blend" by Lesco sold by Home Depot holds up pretty well in this region.
I'm not going to get in the whole debate about fescue vs. bemuda vs. centipede vs. zoysia. Everyone's yard is different. One just needs to take into account their soil, sun exposure, and irrigation habits to decide what kind of grass would work best for them. Good Luck!
I have used Rebel in the past and have had excellent results. I am also aerating/overseeding this year and will use 'Rebels Tall Fescue'. It has worked well for me in full sun or shade. With good preparation and maintenance I personally think almost any brand will do well. That being said, fescue is a cold weather grass and struggles in the hot summer and for me can be very frustrating to deal with. Lets also hope for some help from Mother Nature as well.
I had aeration & overseeding done by a landscaper last year. He made a big deal Confederate Fescue. It didn't hold up very well this year. Maybe it was due to the extreme conditions, maybe not.
This year I decided to do it myself. I also went with Rebel based on the recommendation of a neighbor. He does his lawn himself and it looks great.
Yeah I think I will skip the Scotts and Pennington smart seed this year. Seems that lesco and rebel are the recommended choices.
I am guessing "The Rebels" is the made by Pennington right ? In the whit and red bag
Smart seed is a waste of money, you pay for the coating around the seed and get much less seed. We have used Lesco tall transition on all of our accounts for years and have always had fantastic results...John Deere has specially formulated a blend of three fescue varieties that does extremely well in this area.
I typically read the back label, the one that lists the percentage of weed. It seems to make a huge difference if you choose one that has .10 or less of weed seed. Shockingly some contain .50 which is way too much in my opinion. I don't want 50% weeds in my lawn seed, thank you very much!
I'm trying southern gold this year based on some research. I'll see where it gets me.
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