Yard Sod recommendation
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Tall fescue will take be more drought restant. But, grows in clumps. KY bluegrass in my opinion looks better and once you get it established will be easy to maintain as well.
Have you thought about seeding it instead of sod? You don't have to water if you don't want to. The seed will establish better in the long run. Sod is grown in optimal conditions at the sod farm, regular fertilizing, watering, etc. If you don't keep up the routine it can stress out the sod. Also, if you don't install it and water it properly, you can get seams.
Good luck!!
Have you thought about seeding it instead of sod? You don't have to water if you don't want to. The seed will establish better in the long run. Sod is grown in optimal conditions at the sod farm, regular fertilizing, watering, etc. If you don't keep up the routine it can stress out the sod. Also, if you don't install it and water it properly, you can get seams.
Good luck!!
I'm a big fan of turf Tall Fescue blends. If you're up for seeding over sod this is what I would do:
www.seedland.com
This mixture can take traffic really well and performs well under dry summer conditions. Very narrow leaf for Tall Fescue variety and includes 10% bluegrass.
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This mixture can take traffic really well and performs well under dry summer conditions. Very narrow leaf for Tall Fescue variety and includes 10% bluegrass.
If it is new construction my guess is the soil is crap for quality so while I agree with Cycho1 about seeding unless you improve the quality of the soil you are seeding not sure you'll get a good growth in before the heat and dry season kicks in. A lot of these new construction lots have a lot of clay in the soil and not a lot of good dark soil with nutrients. Unless you bring in some good topsoil and add some good fertilizer it will probably be pretty patchy even if you seed.
If you go with sod it might be worth bring in some good topsoil first so there is a good base to start with. I am not the first owner of my current home but I can even after we bought the home 10 years after it was built that it was sod and am disappointed that some areas that if you take a spade to the turf you hit clay pretty quickly. The companies that build new homes don't care about what your lawn will look like after they are done - whatever dirt they have left they spread out to finish off the grade and it's your problem to manage after that.
If you go with sod it might be worth bring in some good topsoil first so there is a good base to start with. I am not the first owner of my current home but I can even after we bought the home 10 years after it was built that it was sod and am disappointed that some areas that if you take a spade to the turf you hit clay pretty quickly. The companies that build new homes don't care about what your lawn will look like after they are done - whatever dirt they have left they spread out to finish off the grade and it's your problem to manage after that.
Some cities require new construction homes to be sodded and do not allow seeding so check the city ordinance, also check any coventents within your subdivision as well for requiring sod.
