Grass won't grow tall

7 years ago

So I'm in Idaho, zone three. The snow just left, and it's starting to get warm. Last fall I planted Outsidepride Legacy Fine Fescue which has hard fescue, chewings fescue and creeping red fescue. I planted roughly 6-7 weeks before the snow came. It popped out of the ground super quick, and everything was looking good. However it grew to a point and then stopped. It made it to about an inch high with tiny tiny blades. So I made it out to be due to root growth and fall conditions. In fact I was worried it would die over the winter.

So fast forward to today. It survived the winter great, but grew again with these tiny tiny blades (I know fine fescue is tiny, but not this tiny). And barely growing out of the ground.

Any idea of what this could be? I mean it's growing, had enough roots to survive the winter, but apparently not enough roots to grow high? Also. A few areas I aerated before planting and no difference.

The pictures are of just one area that this seed was planted, but it's everywhere. And in one area, where the grass wasn't even supposed to be planted because it's the soon to be flower bed, its growing great.

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newtolawncare Scranton 6a
7 years ago
Give it pre-emergent now (if grown last fall), starter fert by May 1 (only this year) and be ready for a lifetime of thin blades that grow to 3-4 inches and flop over. Fine fescue adapts to shade, and doesn't grow 5 to 6" high standing up straight like turf type tall fescue and kentucky blue grass. They put the "tall" is tall fescue for a reason ;)
tristin_idaho
Original Author
7 years ago
I really didn't want the fine fescue, I tried everything I could short of a full lawn renovation, but fine fescue is just what grows here in my town. All the parks have it and all the houses. So I gave up on bluegrass and decided this was better than dirt. But it's still super tiny. I will do what you suggested though, hopefully that will help.
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dchall_san_antonio
7 years ago
Did you use a starter fertilizer?

If the entire town has issues with grass, it might be time for a soil test. Get the $25 test from Logan Labs and post the results as a new topic here for more comments.
tristin_idaho
Original Author
7 years ago
When I planted last fall I did. I don't know if I did it right though. I put the seed down, and then I put starter fertilizer down and then watered...a lot :)

I'll look into a soil test, I'm sure it'd be a good idea, because literally everyone has fine fescue.