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Growing grass in clay shade.
Americans love their lawns follow some basic steps to make grass grow in red clay soil and establish a lawn that is the envy of the neighborhood.
Clay soil is made up of tons of small particles that stick together clinging to moisture.
Ask your agricultural extension office for help if you need it.
If you want to try some part shade or full shade plants in clay soil the following plants may offer the best performance.
Shade tolerant grass require careful management as they are often weaker and thinner if planted in the shade.
You can grow a pretty swath of lawn in a shady spot as long as you pick the right grass and take care of it properly.
Fescues and all the other grass types should be mowed back to 4 inches.
However clay soil is perhaps the most difficult to work with.
Grass grown in the shade needs to be longer simply so it can photosynthesize.
Kentucky bluegrass which you can t grow in shade should be no lower than 3 inches.
A cool season grass it does well when planted in either full sun or partial shade.
Clay tolerant shade plants.
That s because it is extremely heavy and thick.
Tall fescue festuca arundinacea grows best in clay soil.
Plant warm season grasses as plugs from.
These will grow in clay soil but some do best in a part sun spot.
You don t want to mix two types of grass but you want to make sure your lawn is tolerant of clay soil.
Choosing shade tolerant grasses does not ensure success because they actually prefer sun.
First determine what type or grass your lawn is made of.
You re improving your soil but it s still clay.
Here is a list of grasses that grow well in clay.
There are very few air pockets under the soil surface and grass.
Clay soil is a very minor issue when it comes to grass because that area has two things going against growing grass shade and tree root competition.
Varieties that grow in a clay loam soil include annual ryegrass colonial bent grass hard fescue kentucky bluegrass perennial ryegrass and red fescue.
Be sure to research before planting and check the sun availability in your clay soil locations.
Most grass seed will grow in various soil types.
It ll have to be either the tree or the grass but it s not likely you ll be able to have both.