8 grasses
Know your grass.
What university extension sources say about each lawn grass, state by state. Pick yours to see the windows each state publishes.
- Tall fescueTall fescue seeding windows fall between mid-August and October; Kentucky, Tennessee, Maryland and New Jersey add seed rates and spring fallbacks.13 states →
- Kentucky bluegrassKentucky bluegrass shares its dates with ryegrass and fine fescue; Missouri says it may not suit the whole state, and Kentucky says it struggles in summer.8 states →
- Perennial ryegrassPerennial ryegrass always shares a state's cool-season calendar; Texas and Georgia mention it only as an overseeding choice for warm-season lawns.6 states →
- Fine fescueTennessee and Maryland treat fine fescue separately; the other states with a fine fescue calendar group it with bluegrass and ryegrass.8 states →
- BermudagrassWhat starts the first spring feeding and how low to mow are where the bermudagrass calendars differ most.6 states →
- ZoysiagrassEvery zoysiagrass seeding or planting window on this site falls in late spring, May to June; Alabama gives a feeding schedule only.6 states →
- St. AugustinegrassGeorgia says St. Augustinegrass cannot be established from seed; Georgia, Texas, South Carolina and Alabama each have a calendar.4 states →
- CentipedegrassGeorgia, South Carolina and Alabama all give centipedegrass 1 to 2 in; Alabama has the lightest feeding of the five grasses in its table.3 states →