Fine Fescue

Description

The fescues are cool season grasses that are adapted to the transition zone and into Canada. The fescue species are easily seeded and all share the same variety characteristics with the three dominant ones being shade tolerance,
staying green all year, and having good drought resistance. Fine fescues are more cold and shade tolerant than tall fescue, but both are used throughout much of the Central to Northern U.S.

They require less fertilizer and moisture than any of the lawn grasses adapted to the cool or Northern regions of the U.S. Thus, they have the lowest overall maintenance requirements. They are well adapted to poor, sandy soils of low fertility and will tolerate soil acidity within the pH range of 5-6½. Fine fescues germinate rapidly and establish generally without delay. Thus, they are excellent choices for reseeding thin and rundown lawns.