The turf-type fescue has about an 1 / 8 -wide blade where KY-31 tall fescue is about 1 / 4 -inch wide. Also, KY-31 will clump more when it thins out.

Tall fescue pastures turn up the heat Cattle grazing on tall fescue grass when temperatures rise is a recipe for disaster. Toxic endophytes in fescue can turn up the cattle’s body heat.

Most tall fescue lawns can benefit from a few early fall practices including topdressing with ¼ to ½ inch of compost, overseeding, and if you haven’t applied any fertilizer at all or since the ...

Approximately 15 million acres of tall fescue in the United States provide forage to all types of livestock. The grass is popular because it is a cool-season perennial that provides forage during ...

The findings provide valuable clues for the genetic modification of tall fescue in response to heat-induced leaf senescence and facilitate the breeding of heat-resistant plants.

Tall fescue should be mowed at 3 inches and up to 3½ inches if it grows under heavier shade. Don’t fertilize fescue lawns until it cools later this month, then fertilize again in November.

Each year at this time issues with repairing the summer’s heat damage to tall fescue lawns commonly arises. This is because we live in a transition zone of turf grasses, we grow both warm season ...

Proper management of the spring flush of tall fescue gives pastures and cattle a head start for the rest of the grazing season.

Thinking of spring seeding your lawn for fescue this year? Just be prepared to have your work cut out for you, because spring seeding in North Carolina's climate carries additional difficulties ...

Plant a tall fescue blend in the fall at the rate of 8 to 10 pounds of seed per 1,000 square feet. Planting thicker than this rate will make the grass weaker over time.

Stockpiled tall fescue is a more cost-efficient way of feeding cattle, with better weight gain.

As a young homeowner, now a seasoned homeowner, Kentucky 31 was the go-to tall-turf fescue grass seed to plant. I still believe in its sturdy, strong stands of grass for difficult areas. I’ve… ...