What kind of grass seed do I need to plant in a shady yard? I live in SC and the soil is damp (poor drainage)?

Question

The yard gets less than 4 hrs of sunlight and has alot of moss right now. We would like to start grass to improve the appearance.

Answer 1

scotts turf builder that stuff could grow grass on your head

Answer 2

Grass will always do poorly in those conditions. Moss, on the other hand, would always be a pretty green and never need mowing! Or you could leave the ground bare and do big pots of shade flowers with a nice bench to sit on.

Beware of ground covers because they will take over sunny areas as well as shady.

Answer 3

Go to Walmart, a hardware store, or Lowe's or Home Depot & ask for a shade grass seed. They have all sorts of grass seed, but they are separated & packaged for the type of light.

Answer 4

Rye grass likes shade and damp soil. Try planting rye grass.

Answer 5

Try nand find something called Wonderlawn, it's a low-growing grass that's soft ane beautiful, and never needs mowing.

Answer 6

lol @ byu. Have you considered ground covers? There are bound to be a few that like to be wet. You might try adding a few bags of sand to help the drainage.