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How does one tend a lawn in the 'mid-Atlantic'?
by grkvlt 10y ago
How does one tend a lawn in the 'mid-Atlantic'?
- massysett 10y agoWe're in what they call the "transition zone," meaning we have moderately cold winters and moderately hot summers. So the climate is not optimal for cool-season grass because the summer is too hot, and not optimal for warm-season grass because the winter is too cold. Generally the experts recommend tall fescue, which is a cool-season grass bred to withstand drought and hot summers. Unlike Kentucky bluegrass, which spreads with rhizomes, tall fescue tends to grow in bunches so it requires occasional overseeding to keep it thick. However, it is deeper rooted than bluegrass, gets fewer diseases, and needs less water.
- grkvlt 10y agoI think you mean something different by 'mid Atlantic' to me; probably not the middle of a cold, northern ocean...?
- massysett 10y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_states https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_states By the definition there, much of the mid-atlantic states are not in the grass transition zone though.