What kind of grass grows well in southern VA?
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Palma Noble
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I am from Michigan and learned the hard way about planting grass in my yard now that I live in VA. Any suggestions on what does best in this hotter climate?
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This may help you. http://www.sites.ext.vt.edu/newsletter-archive/cses/2008-03/WhatGrass.html
Janet Pizaro
on Feb 23, 2016
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The best bet is to contact a local lawn and garden store. They will be the ones who know your area the best.
MN Mom
on Feb 23, 2016
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Thank you for the feedback!
Palma Noble
on Feb 23, 2016
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See http://www.pubs.ext.vt.edu/category/lawns.html for science-based advice from Virginia Extension.
Jo Mercer
on Feb 24, 2016
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Kentucky fescue. All garden stores carry it. don't be scared because it says tall fescue, doesn't swallow folks whole.
Jan Goodin
on Feb 24, 2016
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You are in for a big change! I love Virginia and found that growing grass is challenging because of the soil and weather. In Chespeake do you have more red clay soil? Or is it sandier? This makes a huge difference because here in VA the red clay makes it a challenge to grow grass and usually involves aerating every year, lime, fertilizing, and lots of pest control. We do not have cold enough winters to eradicate most of the pests found in lawns such as ticks, flease, and grubs. I have one patch of front lawn grass that I have to keep because of my HOA but other than than I have more flowers than grass. If you need to start all over again and depending upon budget, I would look into sod and there are a couple of sod farms in our area that have excellent grass. I did my front yard in sod and for 7 years now it has grown in acidic soil near 2 Oaks I keep limbed up 20 feet. I have to lime once a year and fertilize with liquid only so the granules do not run off into the Chesapeake Bay. If you do grass seed, then you need to buy good quality seed. Plus seed is best done here in fall and much of the new grass dies in the heat of July. It is important to know that watering your grass is not an every day chore but a once a week soaking to get the grass to grow deep roots which will help it develop strong roots to withstand either the dry and wet periods here. I also mow my grass on the highest setting which keeps the grass green and healthy (mowing short actually helps the weeds grow better). You can grow grass here -it just will take a bit more work.
The Garden Frog with C Renee
on Feb 25, 2016
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