does tall fescue grow taller than the other seeds in this mix? I don't want patches growing taller than others.
396603
No, the fescue that they they use is a hybrid and looks just like the Kentucky blue grass in the mix. My lawn looks like a sod lawn - best in the neighborhood and is very drought resistant. A terrific product. All those reviews that claim the product wont germinate are doing something wrong. It's easy to get this growing.
396604
I generally mow weekly and have not noticed any taller patches anywhere in the lawn. I believe this is just the name not the performance.
396605
tall fescue grows at the same rate as the other seeds in the mixture. So if you mow at a height of 3-4 inches or less you will never see a difference in height
1102054
Fast Grow will survive in partly shady areas. Look for a Jonathan Green with more of a "Tall Fescue" mixture. You can also read the labels. They tell you quite a bit. The "Fast Grow" actually is mostly "Ryegrass" mixtures, which I like for quick germination. I mix that with a sun and shade mixture which is good. In essence use the Fast Grow for quick germination combined with a small percentage of a shady or sun and shade mixture. That is only a suggestion based on what I do. Good luck.
1782479
This is what I consider a weed grass!!! It grow 6" tall in a week and is very course and lighter green in color. I used this product last summer to fill in patches on my lawn and it sprouted very quickly. However, it does not mix well with my chanshare sod lawn- kentucky blue grass, rye and a couple others mixed. It ruined my lawn and I had to roundup large patches and spend hours hand pulling small patches. Good luck!
458689
I used 2 large 8" x 16" and didn't plant all the seed types in them or all of the seeds of the same type. Follow directions on the pack as to how close to plant. They didn't grow well for me at all. Many didn't grow at all.
1805399
Mine grew to be about 12-18 inches tall. But I used Miracle Grow on them at least once a week!
312309
It took about 1 1/2 weeks for mine to grow from seeds to about 6" tall, at which point I gave to my cats. In my opinion, it is worth waiting for this to grow because you can put it back in the sun when the grass gets low, and it will grow again.
627690
They look bigger in the pictures, mine(I bought 4) were about 7 inches tall on average. Although it has grown about double that in 4 months. It's a small plant, but I am really enjoying mine. And I recommend buying the bamboo fertilizer and once a week use 2 drops.
944342
I was told I was buying White Chrysanthemum seeds, but I bought these seeds which sprouted the plants pictured below...http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y517/dan_becker1/IMG_0719_zps078b4821.jpghttp://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y517/dan_becker1/IMG_0718_zps39428b48.jpg
1816725
It's not a mix at all. It's 100% annual rye seed. It's OK to use this for a season to hold soil in place on a slope, but it's not perennial. Next year you get weeds. It's useful as a cover crop in the fall but it's not lawn grass.
2170066
I am not sure. This, also, is my first year growing them. Not all of mine even came up, although I followed instructions carefully. Mine are only about 3' tall at this time. They are in the ground in very well prepared, fertile soil. I agree that you have to wait until after the first frost to harvest them, and that they may get 10' tall by then. I suggest that you contact Mother Earth News, which has lots of great information on ALL growing things! Otherwise, you may contact your nearest Agriculture County Extension Office for advice. I wish you the very best gardening! lbj
865435
Both plants I've had were around a foot tall including the ceramic pot. They will lose and sprout new leaves, but won't really grow taller than that.
1549566
I have deer all over the place at my house and so far I haven't seen anything bother my green carpet. It grows really fast once you establish it. I just threw all my seeds on the place that I wanted it to start and at first I thought I had done the wrong thing, but a few weeks later, I started getting all manner of little sprouts. I sowed in March and now by December of this year, I have almost a three foot area that is covered with just those 500 seeds. Very step hardy also.
1950406
though the name of the seeds stamped on the face of the plates, some times the seeds sizes are varying and bigger especially with traditional Non-GMO. when am not able to fit in any plate, i use blank plate to make recess to suit the seed and put a adhesive tape on the seed side. thats it.
1421959
I would say yes, keeping in mind that some bird seed mixes have sun flower seeds, this could be a problem distributing the mix evenly.
428070
Actually, I still have it in a really big pot. I've been meaning to plant it near a fence, but haven't done it. I think it's suffering in the pot, but now it must have a lot of roots, so I'm going to have to dig a really big hole. In the pot it has mostly gotten wide, not tall. I'm a little disappointed that the stalks are still very skinny, and only one is actually black at the moment. I guess I'd better plant it!
2280852
The seed bin is not divided for two types of seed. I buy multiple types of seed and mix them all together.
1125672
I really don't know about the 'mixes', but I believe there are options for buying a specific seed if that's what you wish. You could try contacting Sprout House directly. All I know is that I've never had a failure with their materials. The seeds produced in abundance. I love it, and want to get some specific seeds to start early for planting.