The Grass Doctor

When is the best time to plant grass from seeds? Anybody knows what is pelt grass?

I live in Southern California. I plan to replace my grass with finer leaves so that it will be easier to mow. When is the best time to this?

Public Comments

1. Could you be meaning "creeping bent grass" or a fake grass I've heard of called "pelt grass?" Creeping bentgrass is a cool-season specialty grass primarily used for golf course putting greens, lawn bowling greens, and lawn tennis facilities. It requires cool, humid environments. I don't think this is the best choice for your lawn. Your CA University Extension System has a good web site on seeding grasses: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/TURF/SITEPREP/purchseed.html The best time to seed your lawn is right at the beginning of your rainy season, so you can spare yourself some of the job of watering. Quick and often watering is the key to establishing a new lawn. I would look into Fescue grasses appropriate for CA. This is what I have and I am very comfortable with it...very rugged turf grass. Here are links for three CA companies that advocate fescue grasses: www.bluestem.ca/enviroturf.htm https://www.outsidepride.com/store/ www.larnerseeds.com/ Hope this helps! Have fun and don't forget to water!
2. I'm in SoCal..up 4000'. Damn its been a dry summer. But my RED FESCUE is doing fine. And the sheep fescue is coming out of the droughty brownness. It is soon time to plant grass. The rains are coming back, the temps are falling. Fine fescues like to sprout in cooler weather. And they grow well in the chilly winter months. Mine were very happy under the foot or so of snow. I find red fescue to be the best grass. It is very fine bladed, and spreads nicely with runners. The sheep fescue is clumpy, but will fill in if mowed. I don;t mow either. They only get about 8" tall, and really look great bending over and cascading.