Seeding a Tall Fescue Lawn with Soil³ [video]

Seeding a Tall Fescue Lawn with Soil³ [video]

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With a BS in horticulture, Hillary is communications director for Super-Sod and Soil³. When not picnicking on her Zeon Zoysia lawn, growing vegetables, identifying roadside weeds and wild plants, or planting hydrangeas and Japanese maples, she spends her time outside as much as possible with friends, family, and dogs. Her passion is to help customers garden better and enjoy the journey through helpful articles and live talks.

Tall Fescue lawns grown from seed are greatly promoted by using Soil³ humus compost as the seedbed. Seeded Tall Fescue lawns in home and commercial settings can expect germination and a green mantle within 15 days, as the picture below shows.

Fescue seed and soil3

Case Study

Here's a case study from our own sod farm. With the application of Soil³ humus compost, we grow Fescue sod that's ready to harvest in 10 weeks — that's a great turn-around time from seed to lush sod — and it's the quickest we've ever grown it.

We first tested it by taking a seven acre section and applying six tons of Soil³ compost to the acre. The rest of the Fescue field received no compost, and that Fescue sod was three to four weeks behind in growth! Turf quality on the Soil³ fields was also superior.

The pictures below display the difference in quality between Fescue seeded with Soil³ compost treatment and Fescue seed without compost application.

Topdressing New Seeded Lawns

With Soil³ compost, below:

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Without Soil³ compost, below:

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DIY Instructions

Here's a video with DIY instructions on how to plant a Tall Fescue lawn with seed and Soil³ humus compost.