21+ When To Plant Fescue Pics. The next best time to plant fescue seeds is when rising temperatures in spring reach 60 f. Plant fescues when fall temperature reach about 75 f.
Fescue, Tall — Department of Plant Science from plantscience.psu.edu Summer isn't a good time to plant fescue lawns, because fescue grass tends to go dormant during periods of high temperature. Cool season grass such as fescue, germinate best when the soil temperatures are between 50° and 65° degrees f. Existing fescue lawns can also be reseeded.
The single species seeding rate is 4 pounds pure live seed (pls) per acre when broadcast planting seed and for harsh critical planting areas, the seeding rate should be increased to 8 pounds.
Tall fescue is an alternative to perennial ryegrass, particularly where summer growth is limited by high soil temperatures, or where perennial ryegrass persistence is an issue. In spring or fall, new fescue seeds can be planted after clearing an area of vegetation or mowing old grass. Plant fescues when fall temperature reach about 75 f. The best time to plant fescue seed is when the evening temperature doesn't fall below fifty degrees.
