PROCEDURE TO ESTABLISH FESCUE LAWN

SPREAD COMPOST OR WORM CASTINGS  2” DEEP

LIGHTLY TILL IN COMPOST

SEED WITH FESCUE 8 LBS./ 1000 S.F. & WHITE CLOVER IF DESIRED 1 LB. /1000 S.F.

SPREAD ESPOMA ORGANIC LAWN FERTILIZER  5LBS. / 1000 S.F.

COVER LIGHTLY WITH WHEAT STRAW

WATER IN SEED

KEEP DAMP UNTIL GERMINATION OCCURS

AFTER GERMINATION DECREASE WATERING FREQUENCY BUT WATER MORE DEEPLY

MOW WHEN THE GRASS IS 4 “ REMOVING ONLY THE TOP 1/3 OF THE BLADES

MOW REGULARLY AT 3” HEIGHT NEVER REMOVING MORE THAN 1” AT A TIME (IN OTHER WORDS DON’T LET IT GET REAL HIGH THEN CUT IT REALLY SHORT. THAT IS THE QUICKEST WAY TO KILL FESCUE BECAUSES IT REMOVES ALL THE LEAVES THAT ARE NEEDED TO PHOTOSYNTHESIZE NUTRIENTS FOR THE ROOTS TO THRIVE)

FOLLOW UP PROCEDURES

EARLY SPRING

SOIL TESTS TO DETERMINE EFFECTIVENESS OF FALL FERTILIZATION AND COMPOST/TEA                                                                                    

APPLY COMPOST TEA AND, IF INDICATED BY SOIL TEST, FERTILIZER                         

SUMMER

2 APPLICATIONS COMPOST TEA FOR DISEASE SUPRESSION               

FALL

SOIL TESTS TO DETERMINE FERTILITY NEEDS                                          

APPLY COMPOST TEA AND, IF INDICATED BY SOIL TEST, FERTILIZER                    

OVERSEED FESCUE AND CLOVER