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Sun and shade mix
Mixed species
Most bags labelled Sun & Shade are a blend of ryegrass, fine fescue, and a little bluegrass. Lawns seeded from them end up a patchwork, with each species winning where it is happiest.
Mow at
3 to 3.5 in
Water
1 in
per week, in one or two deep soakings
Light
Varies by patch
How to tell
- •Different textures in different parts of the yard
- •Fine, wispy grass under trees and coarser grass in the open
- •Clumpy look rather than a uniform carpet
In the collar counties
The most common lawn in the collar counties for anyone who has reseeded from a big-box bag more than once.
Overseed with
Pick the species that is winning in each zone and overseed with that, instead of another bag of mix
Strengths
- Something survives everywhere
- Cheap and available
Weaknesses
- Never looks uniform
- Hard to manage because each species wants different care