Why Uses A Blend Of Grass Seed Rather Ues the 1 Type of Grass Seed

Why not use 1 type of grass seed

 Georgia Turf Magazine........ Lots of customers make this mistake all the time not having the knowledge about selecting good grass seed and how to avoid attack from insects, diseases.

 Calling and getting professional advice from a Landscape Company could cause you lots of money out the pocket instead of doing your-self  a dis-service and building a problem across your whole lawn.

There are several reasons for using a blend of grass seeds in your lawn.  Like all living things grass seeds can be attacked by different pests or conditions and if you have only one kind of grass seed in your lawn you could lose your entire lawn to an attack from insect, disease or other pest.

For instance, perennial rye grasses can be killed by pythium blight which is a disease that is triggered by really humid conditions.  This isn’t something to be overly concerned about if you have a blend of grasses in your lawn because the Kentucky blue grasses and the fescue grasses won’t be affected by the blight.

But you want perennial rye grasses in your lawn because they are quick germinating, they have a nice green color and most of the varieties used today have a fine texture, almost as fine as Kentucky blue grass.

Secondly, it takes Kentucky blue grass a long time to germinate, up to 28 days, whereas perennial rye grasses can germinate in as few as 5 or 6 days.  Quick germination is important because if you planted a lawn of 100% Kentucky blue grass chances are the lawn will be full of quick germinating weeds before the Kentucky blue has a chance to even come up.

So when you use a blend of grass seed, the fast germinating perennial rye grasses act as a nurse crop protecting the Kentucky blue grass seeds while they go through their long germination period.

WHY THE PRICE OF GRASS SEED MATTERS WHEN LOOKING FOR THE RIGHT SEED FOR YOUR LAWN

Like everything else, with grass seed you get what you pay for.  My suggestion is to go to a place that sells bulk grass seed, maybe a full service garden center or  farm supply store and shop price.

 Find a good middle of the road blend of grass seed.  Don’t buy the lowest price and don’t buy the highest priced seed.  If you buy really cheap grass seed it’s likely to have a lot of annual rye grass and other not so desirable grasses.

You’ll end up with a lawn with a lot of thick bladed grasses that would be more suitable for a pasture.