Mid-Atlantic Grass Seed For Low Light and Mid Light Conditions - DISCUSS

[NoPaint]

I live in the mid atlantic and am reseeding my whole yard. My yard is generally shady to mixed shade. What would you plant?

 

[gpcollen1]

I have been using the Jonathan Green Products. The Dense Shade Seed and the Black Beauty. You have to make sure that you use shade seed in shady areas or it wont grow great - too much sun. The Black beauty has grown better than any product I have ever used and the grass is a dark beautiful green.

Best thing is I get it at my local garden shop...

http://www.jonathangreen.com/search.php?category_id=f2e14759d05beed8f290033855cb2b06&category=lawn

 

[billb3]

Last time I planted I stuck to something that was recommended by University of R.I. agricultural extension services for this area . for shade and non- traffic. kind of a dark green, but it hasn't died out , stays green all Summer and seems to be established enough that it is keeping out the natural grass plant seed that would normally be trying to take over.

I've done blends and ended up with patches of different colors of green. I've stuck withh just one fescue type and had problems a blend may have mitigated.
My front lawn is now indigenous (wild) grass and two colors. (the shade spot I did last is out back)

Any bags of seed at your local whatever lawn care store have something with your state university local experimental endorsement ?


I also had better luck planting in the Fall.
Seems the wrong time of year, but it works.

 

[begreen]

Not to hijack this, but has anyone tried no mow grass? We are about to do seeding for a fresh area and were wondering about this seed.