Clay consists of very fine particles that tend to bind tightly together creating a heavy dense compacted soil.
Grass for clay soil and shade.
These will grow in clay soil but some do best in a part sun spot.
It must be sprigged or planted as sod.
A cool season grass it does well when planted in either full sun or partial shade.
Most soils have a percentage of all three components but the ratio of each is what determines your soil type.
Clay is the smallest soil particle and sand is the largest with silt being in between the two.
Take care of when you grow grass in clay soil.
Augustine grass but it cannot be bought as seed.
Zoysia grass and centipede grass are also decent shade grasses for southern climates however the more northern the lawn the less these grasses will thrive in the shade.
Tall fescue festuca arundinacea grows best in clay soil.
Warm season shade grass.
First your clay soil has great water holding.
If you want to grow the best kind of grass here are a few tips you need to follow mow the lawn but keep your grass a bit tall.
The best warm season shade grass is st.
Choosing shade tolerant grasses does not ensure success because they actually prefer sun.
Varieties that grow in a clay loam soil include annual ryegrass colonial bent grass hard fescue kentucky bluegrass.
Clay tolerant shade plants.
The benefits of gardening in clay soil.
If you want to try some part shade or full shade plants in clay soil the following plants may offer the best performance.
Locate these a few feet above your clay ground for a planting alternative.
Tall grass will provide adequate shade.
Gardeners can start adapting cultural practices to fit grasses for clay and shade by mowing high to promote better root development.
Do not add any sand to your clay soil as that will just ruin the whole texture.
Bermudagrass for clay soil.
Clay soil usually does not drain well which is a problem for grasses that do not do well with their roots in water saturated soil and grass roots can have a difficult.
Plant cool season grasses as seed during the fall or early spring.
Clay soil is not the ideal medium in which to grow turf grass.
The last type of best seed for clay soil in warm weather areas we ll look at is bermudagrass.
Be sure to research before planting and check.