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I understand that the only way to get rid of tall fescue clumps is to kill and replant. Can you recommend a way to get an estimate from a reputable la...
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Tall Fescue Clumps #878478
Asked July 23, 2024, 5:29 PM EDT
I understand that the only way to get rid of tall fescue clumps is to kill and replant. Can you recommend a way to get an estimate from a reputable lawn professional.?
Washington County Minnesota
Expert Response
Thank you for writing.
You can poison it https://planttalk.colostate.edu/topics/lawns/1529-tall-fescue-weed-bluegrass-lawns/#:~:text=You%20can%20spray%20fescue%20clumps,a%20new%20roll%20of%20sod.
but on the other hand, a bluegrass lawn is an unstable monoculture. This might be good time to consider moving to a diverse bee lawn.
Here are some other management ideas.
https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/faq/how-do-i-control-tall-fescue-my-lawn
You can poison it https://planttalk.colostate.edu/topics/lawns/1529-tall-fescue-weed-bluegrass-lawns/#:~:text=You%20can%20spray%20fescue%20clumps,a%20new%20roll%20of%20sod.
but on the other hand, a bluegrass lawn is an unstable monoculture. This might be good time to consider moving to a diverse bee lawn.
Here are some other management ideas.
https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/faq/how-do-i-control-tall-fescue-my-lawn
Hi Steve,
I have been considering slowly killing the tall fescue and reseeding. But I live in an HOA which has a vendor do the lawn cutting. They buzz from yard to yard with their riding lawn mowers. So if I reduce the clumps in my yard, will they just be transferred back to my yard with the lawn mowers? Should I avoid purchasing any new seed with fescue in it?
Thanks,
Larry Bresina, Lake Elmo
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Subject: Re: Tall Fescue Clumps (#0148396)
Thank you for writing.
I find no data suggesting that mowing increases the spread of tall fescue.
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Tall fescue is a bunch-type grass that spreads by tillering, or vertical shoots, that grow from the base of the plant.
I find no data suggesting that mowing increases the spread of tall fescue.
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/TURF-63-W.pdf
Tall fescue is a bunch-type grass that spreads by tillering, or vertical shoots, that grow from the base of the plant.
