Hard Fescue Grass Seed - Low Growing Fine Fescue

We have the following varieties of Hard Fescue:
Oxford
Eureka II
Spartan II
 
These have been selected for their dark green color, natural insect resistance and their ability to persist in adverse environmental conditions. They are also a good grass seed choice for shady conditions. Hard fescue uses range from erosion control, creating a naturalized area that will not be mowed or maintained, as well as a fine fescue lawn.

Hard fescue contains high levels of viable endophytes. The presence of these high levels provides many benefits that make this grass seed particularly valuable for use in those sites where chemical applications are limited. The presence of the endophyte has been shown to provide resistance to a number of important turf insects including: billbugs, sod webworms, chinch bugs, and armyworms. In addition, endophyte-enhanced cultivars during high stress periods have demonstrated increased vigor, reduced weed invasion, rapid recovery from injury, improved persistence, greater density, and increased heat and drought tolerance. The presence of the endophyte makes hard fescue grass seed even better adapted to the droughty, low maintenance sites.

These varieties of hard fescue grass have shown high resistance to many common turf diseases including leafspot, red thread, summer patch, pink patch, netblotch, powdery mildew, leaf rust, and dollar spot. This combination of disease and insect resistance contributes to its superior performance in the shade and makes hard fescue grass perfect for environmentally sensitive areas where chemical applications may be limited.

• Superior for overall quality grown under shade
• Dark green genetic color
• Very fine leaf texture
• Very good mowing qualities
• Excellent disease resistance
• Excellent red thread and dollar spot resistance
• Excellent drought tolerance
• Very good wear and traffic tolerance
• Excellent spring green-up and density

• New turf: Sow 4 - 5 pounds hard fescue grass seed per 1,000 square feet or 160 - 200 lbs/acre for broadcast seeding
• Over-seeding: Sow 2 - 2 1/2 pounds hard fescue grass seed per 1,000 square feet or 80 - 100 lbs per acre for broadcast over-seeding
• Plant cool climate grass seed when soil temperature reaches 55 degrees in spring up until a minimum of 8 weeks before frost in fall