Most tall fescue lawns can benefit from a few early fall practices including topdressing with ¼ to ½ inch of compost, overseeding, and if you haven’t applied any fertilizer at all or since the ...

Tall fescue is a cool-season, ... “This fungus benefits the plant by warding off herbivores by making them sick, and also helps prevent attack from insects,” said Matt Poore, ...

Traditional turf grasses like tall fescue and Bermuda were developed for two purposes — “to withstand persistent low mowing and regular traffic,” Baird said.

Yellow nutsedge and tall fescue are two weeds that are difficult to confuse for one another, except for one characteristic they have in common. Both grow faster than Kentucky bluegrass and so they ...

Studies have shown that across the Tall Fescue Belt, where Kentucky-31 fescue predominantly grows, ... Coffey said that seeds in affected plants are five times more toxic than the leaves.

Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) is a widely cultivated cool-season turfgrass and forage species worldwide, thriving best between 15°C and 25°C. Temperatures above 35°C can cause irreversible ...

With all the moisture from rain and as summer temperatures increase, brown patches may begin to appear in tall fescue lawns.