What Is The Best Type Of Grass To Buy For Your Lawn?
If you want help, you have come to the right place. Whether you are just starting your lawn or starting your lawn over, there are some key things to know that will help you choose the right grass for you. Your reward will be a lush, easy to maintain, healthy lawn with grass that works with you.
What Grass Grows Best in My Area?
Our state is a combination of cool-season and transition zone climate. This is great because it means there is some overlap of grass types that work here. So if you live in the upper half of NJ, you will want to look into the cool-season grasses. If you live in the bottom half of NJ, you have transition zone grasses to choose from.
Should I Use a Combination of Grass Types?
Many people do. Most types of grass go dormant as the seasons change. For example, you will find Perennial Ryegrass seeded in the fall by people who want green lawns in the deep winter months. Which combination is right for you and your application is easy to learn by reaching out to grass care experts such as grass.
Cool Season Grasses include:
- Kentucky Bluegrass
- TallFescues
- Perennial Ryegrass
Transition Zone Grasses Include:
- Zoysiagrass
- Tall Fescues
- Kentucky Bluegrass
Grass Sod, Grass Seed, or Grass Sprigs?
If you are starting a new lawn, sodding is typically the best way to begin. The tradeoff is you will pay more for sod than you pay for seed or sprigs. Also, consider grass sod for an area with a slope. Sod can be pinned in-place where seed and plugs may be washed away by rain or irrigation.
Using grass seed may save you money and you may find a combination of grass types that appeal to your application. And seeding is an excellent low-cost way to work on dead patches or lawns not starting from scratch. The downside is the length of time and care it takes seeded lawns to grow. You might need to reseed areas where the first attempt didn’t work. And with seeding, timing is a factor as different grass types are actively growing in different seasons.
Sprigs or plugs can be a great solution if your grass types are available and the grass is a type that spreads as it grows. If you are converting your lawn from one grass type to another over time this is also a great strategy. This is typical of an established lawn with trees. As the trees mature and offer more shade, the grass in the shade may need to be changed to a type that works with less sun.
Work with the grass types that are a match for your climate area. That way nature works with you and you don’t have to put resources into a high maintenance lawn. Your goal is a great looking lawn that just needs basic watering and regular feeding. This will keep your maintenance costs down as well as your headaches.
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