I have 5 oak trees in the front of my house that leave no sun in between them and the house. last fall we tore the ground up, hitting alot of small roots, planted new seed, strawed it and watered daily. This year it is not coming back up. Any suggestions as to what kind of seed to use or other things to try?
2007-03-27 12:07:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Poa trivialis is an excellent shade grass
Just do a little research if you want to stick with kentucky bluegrass. Be sure to get quality seed, not some junk from home depot.
Stay away from perennial rye grass and bermudagrass at all costs, they have no shade tolerance whatsoever.
Another good species is tall fescue. A little harder to find, but very hardy, moderate shade tolerance and fills in quickly.
2007-03-27 12:49:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy some Canada Green,you can get it from Walter Drake catalogs for about $24 for a 4 lb bag,they also have a smaller bag. I raked the area I wanted to put the grass seed on,(which was in sand under two trees). I then sprinkled the seed on and went back over the area with a rake in a sort of S pattern,making sure to cover up the seeds lightly. Then I began to water it every day at least 3 times a day for about 5 days and the grass began coming up!!!! I still water it at least once and day and it has been about 3 wks and I have a beautiful area of grass coming in. Good luck By the way,Canada Green will grow in any type of soil and they GUARANTEE it will grow too. I live in Central Texas where it gets really hot and dry and we also have clay soil besides the sandy area and I just put more grass seed in the clay soil about 6 days ago and I have grass coming up in the clay area too. So this stuff works!!!!
2007-03-27 12:28:02 · answer #2 · answered by grbarnaba 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the garden center of a large home improvement store and they have mixtures of grass seeds made for shady lawns. I have just recently bought some but haven't got it down yet for the same reason as you.
2007-03-27 12:11:29 · answer #3 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try rye grass. It doesn't require a lot of sun and likes a somewhat cooler area than most grasses.
2007-03-27 12:13:34 · answer #4 · answered by don n 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Scotts Shade mix.
2007-03-27 12:10:23 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw a cottage that used clover in the areas too shady for grass, When cut it grew back looked very nice and natural.
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2007-03-27 12:11:27 · answer #6 · answered by momsapplepeye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where you live, but crabgrass which isn't "attractive" will grow almost anywhere.
OR, I would probably make a wood chip "mound" around it.
2007-03-27 12:10:41 · answer #7 · answered by LD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about you look it up online
2007-03-27 12:09:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋