What is this stuff? Is it going to take over everything, or just all the flower beds? Does it grow fast, slow, or average? Will it only crowd out weeds in the lawn or will it take over other small plants like wildflowers? I have a difficult lawn with greatly varying conditions from nice rich soil next to the woods, and other patches of heavy clay.
Thanks, Tony
Try google(Rebel III). I noted there is now a Rebel IV.
T> What is this stuff? Is it going to take over everything, or just all
I googled it before posting and again today. I saw 1 short thread from this group, but most everything else was just selling the stuff, or had something to do with Star Wars! Not much info.
I'll add that I am in Eastern TN, about 1650' elevation sloped and facing almost directly south. (English mountain) I'm zone 6B most places, but I just noticed I'm zoned 7 according to the arborday.org hardiness zone.
Tony
It's turf type tall fescue.
So does this mean it may be a problem growing into flower beds or choking out wildflowers?
Tony
No more so than any other turfgrass, it's not invasive like zoysia or bent.
Zoysia is invasive, but in a glacially slow kind of way.
I bet the spread rate is 6" a year, maybe. Not like bermuda, which will spread 2x or 3x as fast...
Has anyone tried any of the new Rhizomatous Tall Fescue cultivars now on the market. How do they compare to normal tall fesque?
dickm
But...tall fescue is MUCH less invasive than either of those, Kyle. So no worries if that was his concern, right?
It has a thinner blade and darker color for starters.
Absolutely correct. Fescue doesn't spread...
I've been overseeding and patching with Tall Fescue for about 5 years. It seems to work very well. I don't have a problem with it invading the flower gardens. Also, it has remained green during the hot summers here in New England.
I have to disagree on that one. The reference of the question is the new types of tall fescue that do have the capability to spread by rhizome. So, of course they are capable of expanding into flower beds, etc, because that is precisely what they were developed to do. The advantage is that now you have a TF that will fill in bar spots, as opposed to remaining a clump grass.
So, if the OP is concerned about grass spreading and likes tall fescue, he should just use one of the other turf types tall fescues, which won;t spread, and that;s like 98% of them.
Of course, a better question is what exactly is the OP trying to do? Is it full sun, shade, overseed, new lawn etc.
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