Seed heads of Kentucky 31 tall fescue present special risks when fed to cattle. As seed heads emerge, toxic alkaloids concentrate in the seed. K-31 is the most widely used grass in Missouri pastures.

University of Missouri livestock and forage specialists are reporting ergot infestations that can cause major losses in ...

Goosegrass (Eleusine indica) is considered one of the world's most troublesome weeds. The summer annual weed pokes its head ...

Watering: Following planting, give your blue fescue grasses a slow, deep watering as they establish themselves. Water weekly or every other week during the summer for the first year. Annual mulching ...

The fescue-blend grass requires mowing only once a year, when the seed-heads emerge in the spring. However, some homeowners mow it monthly to maintain a height of about 4 inches, according to the ...

If you have fescue in your lawn, now is the perfect time to reseed your fescue. There are two times of the year when you can reseed fescue. You can put fescue seed down in the spring before the ...

Patching a bare spot is a straightforward process. Remove any dead vegetation from the spot and scratch up the surface soil with a garden rake, a type of rake with a stiff head and sturdy iron or ...

While the best time of year to reseed fescue lawns is in the fall, the second-best time is now. So, if your best intentions to get that seed down last fall went unfulfilled, it’s time to get ...

Additionally, keeping fescue vegetative can reduce the impact of endophytes, Helwig said. Endophytes move up and concentrate in the seed head from the base of the plant during reproductive stages.

It’s about time for fall planting of cool season bluegrass and tall fescue grasses. Overseeding requires many steps, but one of the most important is choosing a quality seed. All grass seed is ...

It’s most dramatic in autumn when the airy, straw-colored seed heads form. Unlike a conventional lawn, this garden of grasses and sedges in an area about 20 by 40 feet needs watering but once a ...

Never seed buffalograss into tall fescue, ryegrass or bluegrass. Never seed tall fescue, ryegrass or bluegrass into buffalograss. Mowing can begin when the new grass is three inches tall.