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Why Grass Seed Mixtures Are The Way To Go
By Jon Weaver, Fri Dec 9th
The gardener without years of experience will do well toconsider planting a mixture of grasses rather than a solid turfof a single species. If he knows exactly what he is doing, andunderstands how to control the diseases which might attack hisparticular single species of grass, the chances are it willsurvive and thrive without serious injury. But the beginner rarely has the necessary skill and knowledgefor this, and, even when he does, he often runs into unforeseentrouble. If conditions change¡ªsuch as an extremely wet or dryyear¡ªa solid turf of one species may suffer severely, whereasone containing several grasses will pull through in good shape. Disease is a good example of the type of problem a mixture mayhelp avoid. The fungi which attack grasses are quite specific intheir action. That is, some will attack fescues but notbluegrasses, while others attack bents but not fescues. Exceptfor rust, which is largely airborne, most of these turf diseasesare spread by contact from one blade to another.
If the turf is made up of more than one species, this plant-to-plant contact is broken. I have seen one section of a lawn,seeded wholly to Common Kentucky Bluegrass, go down by late Junewhen attacked by helminthosporium leaf spot, while another partof the same lawn¡ªplanted with Chewing's Fescue
and HighlandBent in addition to the bluegrass¡ªshowed only an occasionalarea affected by the leaf spot. Both areas were maintainedexactly the same. Another advantage of mixtures is that they tend to adjustthemselves to the varying soil conditions often found within alawn, and also to differences in sun and shade. It is notuncommon for the same to have one area that receives threehours of sun?shine while a short distance away it has sun allday long. One of the very real problems a seedsman has, for example, is inrecommending a grass to the man who doesn't know what a sunnylawn is. I have actually studied lawns which the owner claimedreceived sun "all day long" and found they had four hours orless. This is often true in cities, where the line of parkway treesand the house form barriers that cut off the sun until late inthe morning and then block it again early in the afternoon. By doing just a little research, which often amounts to asking arepresentative at your local nursury or home supply store, youwill find the perfect mixture of grass seed for your needs andavoid many troublesome and time-consuming problems. About the author:FREE information on how to have the yard of your green dreams,visit All About Your today! It's FREE! Click here:http://www.AllAboutYourLawn.com
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