Our premier fine fescue grass seed blend is the ideal choice for busy people. This elite blend thrives in both full sun and partial shade, making it perfect for grass seed shade and sun mixes. Its adaptability allows it to flourish in infertile, dry soils with minimal upkeep, making it ideal for home owners seeking a low maintenance grass seed for lawns.
High Endophyte Levels
Featuring exceptionally high endophyte levels, our fine fescue grass seed blend stands out for its durability and unwanted insect resistance. The endophytes protect against insects and plant sickness. This results in a healthier, more resilient lawn that maintains its lush appearance and quality with less need for chemical treatments or intensive care.
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Our versatile fine fescue grass seed blend excels in a range of light conditions. It thrives in full sun to partial shade areas because these conditions provide the optimal balance of light and warmth needed for robust growth. Fine fescue grasses are well-suited to various light levels, allowing them to develop a dense, healthy turf that can adapt to both sunny and moderately shaded environments.
Thrives in Difficult Conditions
Legacy fine fescue blend offers a robust tolerance to poor soil quality, drought, and low fertility. The combined attributes of the different fescue types result in a lawn that is highly resistant to environmental stresses such as heavy foot traffic, varying weather conditions, and fluctuating temperatures. This resilience ensures the lawn remains aesthetically pleasing and functional throughout the year.
Legacy Fine Fescue seed blend offers an exceptional solution for creating a lush, green lawn with fine leaf texture that exudes elegance and quality. This premier mix combines 20% hard fescue, 40% chewings fescue, and 40% creeping red fescue to deliver an immaculate turf that thrives even in the most challenging conditions. Known for its low maintenance needs, Legacy dense shade grass seed is highly adaptable to various soil types, including infertile and dry soils, and performs well under close mowing heights and in deep shade. Its high endophyte levels provide natural pest resistance, while its ability to establish easily makes it perfect for both high-management turf areas and low-maintenance, naturalized settings.
Now with OptiGrowth – The Ultimate Seed Enhancement which improves seed uniformity, ease of spreading, and soil contact during overseeding. Its moisture-retaining Aquatek absorbent boosts germination, while a blend of essential nutrients promotes healthy growth. With Elko kelp for vitality and added biologicals for stronger roots, OptiGrowth ensures long-term plant health and viability. Enjoy the comfort and beauty of a carpet-like lawn that feels as good as it looks with our fine fescue grass seed blend. Imagine walking barefoot on a smooth, lush surface of fine leaf blades that gently cushion your every step. Perfect for outdoor relaxation and play, this blend not only enhances the beauty of your lawn but also provides a serene, barefoot-friendly environment.
Our fine fescue grass seed blend is incredibly easy to establish, requiring minimal effort. For new turf, sow the seeds at a rate of 4 - 5 lbs per 1,000 square feet, ensuring a shallow planting depth of around ¼ inch or less. Plant when soil temperatures reach 55°F in spring or at least 8 weeks before the first fall frost. Lightly rake the seed into the soil for good seed-to-soil contact. Areas with dry shade are perfect for establishing the fine fescue sod in spring or fall.
Legacy is our premier fine fescue grass seed blend with three different varieties of fine fescue grass seed to give you the best turf possible. This elite blend combines hard fescue, chewings fescue, and creeping red fescue to give you the immaculate fine fescue lawn that you have been looking for. High quality look for a very low price!
Over the centuries, fine fescues have been renowned for their survival under extreme conditions. They grow in infertile and dry soils, tolerate close mowing heights, deep shade and grow in places where turf is neglected, tortured and forgotten. In these areas, fescues endure.
Legacy fine fescue grass seed mixture is the perfect solution to those difficult-to-manage turf areas. Legacy blend is hard fescue grass seed, chewings fescue grass seed and creeping red fescue grass seed, specially blended for optimum performance under the highest turf grass management, or planted as a cover for naturalizing low maintenance or native settings.
Classic hard fescue performance. Dense, dwarf, dark, compact growth that thrives in low fertility and infrequent irrigation. Extremely high endophyte levels. (roughly 20% of the mixture.)
Chewings Fescue Grass
The most unique advancement in fescue breeding—a true fescue with extraordinary turf quality. Fine textured and low-growing, with very high endophyte levels. (roughly 40% of the mixture.)
Creeping Red Fescue Grass
Extremely high quality turf with high levels of viable endophyte. Excellent soil stabilization through aggressive, rhizomatous growth habit. (roughly 40% of the mixture.)
Low Maintenance Turf
Legacy fine fescue grass seed blend is perfect for partly to heavily shaded sites where water and fertilizer conservation is important. Areas with dry shade are perfect for establishing fine fescue grass seed blends in spring or fall.
Native / Naturalized Grass Areas
Legacy fine fescue grass is an excellent mixture for establishing and stabilizing naturalized areas. From wildlife cover to wildflower beds, erosion buffers to bank stabilization, Legacy fine fescue blend is well suited to broadcast, drill, and hydroseedings.
Seeding Rate & Planting Time
New turf: Sow 4 - 5 pounds fine fescue lawn seed per 1,000 square feet or 160 - 200 lbs/acre for broadcast seeding
Over-seeding: Sow 2 - 2 1/2 pounds fine fescue grass seed per 1,000 square feet or 80 - 100 lbs per acre for broadcast over-seeding
Plant cool climate grass seed when soil temperature reaches 55 degrees in spring up until a minimum of 8 weeks before frost in fall
