mrgreenjeans
Newly Registered
Posts: 4
Joined: Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:08 pm
Location: Madison, Wi

Best Grass Seed For Sandy Soil

Any suggestions for grass seed on sandy soil? It's just brutal sandy where I live here in WI. Mhy new lawn is a mess. Trying to avoid bringing in several truckloads of topsoil.

imafan26
Mod
Posts: 13961
Joined: Tue Jan 01, 2013 8:32 am
Location: Hawaii, zone 12a 587 ft elev.

I found this publication for Wisconsin turf grass that might help.

https://learningstore.uwex.edu/assets/pdfs/A3434.pdf

mrgreenjeans
Newly Registered
Posts: 4
Joined: Mon Aug 19, 2013 10:08 pm
Location: Madison, Wi

Thanks GT! I read the pdf and will be giving this tall fescue a try for sure! Sounds like it's not the best looking but anything is better than weeds and sand!

Turf type tall fescue
provides a
drought tolerant, medium-quality lawn.
Tall fescue is a bunch-type grass that
is suited for sandy soils where water
and fertility will be minimal and which
may receive traffic. Tall fescue usually
should not be mixed with other
species as its rapid growth rate,
coarse leaf texture, and lighter green
color give lawns an unkempt appear-
ance. Dwarf types of tall fescue can
be used as these mix fairly well with
Kentucky bluegrass



Return to “Lawn Care”