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- When to plant:
- Spring, Fall
- Fertilizer:
- Varies
- Seeding rate:
- 4 - 5 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft.
- Overseeding rate:
- 3 lbs. per 1000 sq ft
- Seeding depth:
- 1/4 inch
- Ideal ph:
- 6.5
- Gmo:
- No
- Inoculant needed:
- No
- Coated or raw:
- Raw
- Lifecycle:
- Perennial
- Climate zones:
- Cool Season, Transition Zone
Chewings Fescue Grass Seed is a fine-leaved cool season bunch grass, noted for its deep green color and shade tolerance. This has made it a popular turfgrass for both home lawn projects and overseeding greens on golf courses.
Product Information
- Application or Use: Lawn, Turf, Erosion Control, Parks & Recreation
- Germination Time: 14 - 21 days, under optimal conditions
- Growing Locations: Transition Zone, Cool Season
- Height: 1.5 - 4 inches
- Sunlight Requirements: 4+ hours, full sun for best results
- Advantages: Slower growth habit, making it desirable for low maintenance areas; easily blended with other varieties for added drought tolerance.
- When to Plant: Recommended planting time is fall and spring when night time temperatures are consistently below 65 degrees.
Product Details
- Slower growth habit, making it desirable for low maintenance areas
- Utilized as a turfgrass for overseeding greens
- Extreme tolerance for being tightly mowed
- Well-suited for lawn applications
- More drought resistant than bluegrass
Product Information
Chewings Fescue Grass Seed is a cool season bunch grass that is fine leaved, distinctly deep green, and offers great shade tolerance. Chewings Fescue is mostly utilized as a turfgrass for overseeding greens, but is also well-suited for lawn applications across North America. It performs best in well-drained soils and is more drought resistant than bluegrass. Chewings Fescue has a slower growth habit that makes it desirable for low maintenance areas.
Chewings Fescue grass seed can be used in mixtures without becoming too aggressive. Longfellow 3 is widely known for its reduced rate of vertical growth, and extreme tolerance for being tightly mowed. Longfellow 3 chewings fescue is a moderately enhanced endophyte chewings fescue with 36% Epichloe typhina endophyte, which provides resistance to a number of leaf and crown feeding insects and nematodes.
*Product packaging may appear different than what is pictured.
Plant at a rate of 4 - 5 lbs. / 1,000 sq. ft., at a depth between 1/4 in. and 1/2 in. Plant during Spring or Fall. Ensure that soil pH is at 6.5 or less.
For best results, please review our Planting Guide and the specific product description before planting. Each product has recommended planting methods, timing, and seeding rates that are important for successful establishment. Following these guidelines will help ensure optimal performance and stand success.
Seed Quality
Hancock Seed is dedicated to delivering the best seeds possible to our customers. Hancock Seed grows and harvests many of our products, and we acquire the majority of the rest from other family farmers.
All these seeds are processed, packaged and shipped from Hancock Farm. This helps us ensure that our high standards are met. Unlike much of the competition, we refuse to sell you a seed that was not gathered during the last harvest. You will always receive fresh product from Hancock.
Every seed we grow comes with 40 years of experience behind it...you can rest assured that all of our products are cultivated in a method that assures its potential for growth.
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Chewings Fescue Grass Seed is a fine-leaved cool season bunch grass, noted for its deep green color and shade tolerance. This has made it a popular turfgrass for both home lawn projects and overseeding greens on golf courses.
Product Information
- Application or Use: Lawn, Turf, Erosion Control, Parks & Recreation
- Germination Time: 14 - 21 days, under optimal conditions
- Growing Locations: Transition Zone, Cool Season
- Height: 1.5 - 4 inches
- Sunlight Requirements: 4+ hours, full sun for best results
- Advantages: Slower growth habit, making it desirable for low maintenance areas; easily blended with other varieties for added drought tolerance.
- When to Plant: Recommended planting time is fall and spring when night time temperatures are consistently below 65 degrees.
Product Details
- Slower growth habit, making it desirable for low maintenance areas
- Utilized as a turfgrass for overseeding greens
- Extreme tolerance for being tightly mowed
- Well-suited for lawn applications
- More drought resistant than bluegrass
Product Information
Chewings Fescue Grass Seed is a cool season bunch grass that is fine leaved, distinctly deep green, and offers great shade tolerance. Chewings Fescue is mostly utilized as a turfgrass for overseeding greens, but is also well-suited for lawn applications across North America. It performs best in well-drained soils and is more drought resistant than bluegrass. Chewings Fescue has a slower growth habit that makes it desirable for low maintenance areas.
Chewings Fescue grass seed can be used in mixtures without becoming too aggressive. Longfellow 3 is widely known for its reduced rate of vertical growth, and extreme tolerance for being tightly mowed. Longfellow 3 chewings fescue is a moderately enhanced endophyte chewings fescue with 36% Epichloe typhina endophyte, which provides resistance to a number of leaf and crown feeding insects and nematodes.
*Product packaging may appear different than what is pictured.
Plant at a rate of 4 - 5 lbs. / 1,000 sq. ft., at a depth between 1/4 in. and 1/2 in. Plant during Spring or Fall. Ensure that soil pH is at 6.5 or less.
Instructions
For best results, please review our Planting Guide and the specific product description before planting. Each product has recommended planting methods, timing, and seeding rates that are important for successful establishment. Following these guidelines will help ensure optimal performance and stand success.