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Alternative Forage Options During and After Drought

Dhakal offers some alternative/emergency forage options to feed beef cattle during fall, winter and spring. If fescue stands are strong ... An early ice storm or foot traffic on these fields could det... read more

Early detection vital with fescue foot

It's time to check herds for fescue foot. If caught early, cows can be taken off of toxic Kentucky 31 pastures and given other forage or feed ... That lowers blood flow to extremities, causing frostbi... read more

5 ways to keep your lawn green — and still save water

Marco Schiavon, a professional researcher at UC Riverside, stands on a large patch of Bermuda grass with tall fescue growing in the background ... spaced about one foot apart, 4 to 6 inches deep. read more

Fun and Practical Backyard Putting Greens are Replacing Useless Lawns

Bella Turf and Greens recently installed 1,500 square feet of SGW's Diamond Pro Fescue and Nylon Putt 2-Tone at a home ... offers clients detail-oriented installations for synthetic grass and putting ... read more

20 favorite trees, shrubs and grasses to find in Lancaster County for your garden

This hardy fescue grass has beautiful icy blue foliage ... It also stays upright through the fall while others droop. This tall grass (7-9 feet tall) has attractive plums in the summer, says ... read more

Ask a Master Gardener: Wasps, hornets and tall turf type fescue

Q: These wasps are back by the thousands again this year, flying and hovering over an area of my lawn, occasionally dipping down into the grass. They seem to be congregating ... nest up in a tree in m... read more

Get that warm fall glow with ornamental grasses

Popular tall ornamental grasses include: Feather reed grass (Calamagrostis actuiflora var. stricta), 4 to 6 feet tall ... Dwarf blue fescue (Festuca ovina var. glauca), 12 inches tall or shorter ... read more

Master Gardener: Now is the optimal time to re-seed fescue grass

Choose spring-flowering bulbs as soon as available. Fertilize established fescue lawns with 1 pound of actual nitrogen fertilizer per 1,000 square feet now and again in November. Do not fertilize Berm... read more

Fertilizing will help maintain green lawn through cooler temps

Now is the time to fertilize tall fescue and bluegrass lawns for a healthy turf. Nitrogen fertilizer is the key nutrient the grass will most ... per 1,000 square feet of area at this application. read more

How to grow greener grass: Fescue to the rescue

Another grass that needs less water, though not necessarily less fertilizer, is tall fescue. Tall fescue has deep roots, which makes it better able to soak up water when other grasses can't. And, beca... read more

Fescue grass grows best in shade

What type of grass should I plant in shady areas ... For new areas, broadcast 7 to 10 pounds of seed per 1,000 square feet. To thicken up a tall fescue area, spread 3 to 5 pounds of seed per 1,000 squ... read more