Most grasses are a mix of more than one type, and each type serves a different function. This way, if one of the grasses performs poorly in a section of the yard, the other grasses will keep the area covered. When mixing grass seeds, it's best to incorporate all cool-season or all warm-season grasses.
Can you mix two types of grass seed?
A blend of grasses is the combination of two or more cultivars of the same species. In other words, mixing Victa and Vantage bluegrass would be considered a blend of grasses. A mix is when you combine two or more species of grass, such as bluegrass and ryegrass.
What happens if you mix grass types?
Lawns made up of mixed varieties can improve hardiness. For instance, if you add 15% Kentucky Bluegrass to a fescue lawn, the bluegrass, with its spreading growth behavior and improved shade tolerance, will help fill in foot traffic and urine spots. Bluegrass and fescue blends help each other adapt to site conditions.
Can you put down too much grass seed?
Don't overdo or cut corners. Too much grass seed causes undue competition for resources such as light, water and nutrients, and grass seedlings struggle as a result. Too little seed leaves lawns thin or bare.
What's the best grass seed mix?
Look for a grass seed mix with at least 50 percent fine fescue. In dense shade, you should increase the amount, up to even 100 percent. Pennington Smart Seed Dense Shade Grass Seed is a good example. For heavy shade down South, consider zoysiagrass — Scotts Turf Builder Zoysia Grass Seed and Mulch, for example.
What do you mix grass seed with?
Thoroughly mix in an equal amount of compost. If you don't have compost you can use vermiculite, perlite, or sphagnum peat moss (the brown peat that comes in bales). You want to end up with a spongy, crumbly, water-holding mixture, much like a potting soil.
What is a mixture blend grass seed?
A mix is when you combine two or more species of grass, such as bluegrass and ryegrass. This is helpful when you are choosing grass seed at a garden center or home improvement center. Perennial ryegrass and turf-type tall fescue both have bunch-growth habits and are slow to fill in an area.
How do I mix my own grass seed?
- Choose grass seed for your lawn type.
- Calculate the amount of seed you need.
- Combine the necessary amount of each grass seed in a large container to mix them together.
- Stir the seeds with a shovel until they are thoroughly combined.
Should I use a grass seed mix?
If your lawn is mostly one species of grass, you would want to purchase a grass seed blend. If your lawn is a comprised of different species, then you would want a grass seed mix that would match what you have in your lawn.
Why is grass seed blended?
By combining several species, seed blends can be tailored to a specific area's climate, lighting and use. Blends are also more likely to withstand diseases than single-species lawns, because of their genetic diversity. The best lawn seed blends, therefore, contain grasses with different characteristics.
What is the difference between a seed blend and a seed mixture?
A mixture consists of different species of grass seed and may contain more than one variety of a species. A blend consists of one species with several varieties. Selecting a blend is better than selecting a single variety since each variety has strengths and weaknesses.
What is contractors mix?
Contractor's Mix contains annual ryegrass so it germinates quickly and provides a fast grass cover. It is most often used by new home builders to establish a lawn quickly because it provides an excellent value for the price.
What grass seed do professionals use?
We strongly believe that Lesco is the best brand of seed. Professionals use this grass because of its high quality, weed-free results, and because Lesco has the the highest germination percentage rates in the industry.
How do you plant contractor grass seed?
Spread the seed evenly using a drop, rotary or hand-held spreader according to the recommended spreader settings. Rake gently to work your seed & fertilizer in through the soil. Keep the soil moist by watering daily as needed until grass sprouts and reaches about 3" tall.