KBG (Kentucky Blue Grass)

This is the most common grass type in utah (what we mostly work with)

• Cool Season Grass

• Good for Northern USA Lawns

• Excellent winter hardiness (survives winter by going dormant)

• Does well in heat and drought

• Good at self repair

• Perennial Grass

• Self Spreading grass (rhizomes)

• You can seed it but it germinates very slow compared to other grasses

• Prefers full sun but they have varieties that can tolerate shade

• Best time to repair or seed is early fall

• Needs at least 1 inch of water per week during the season

• Mow around 3.5 - 4 inches for optimal health

Common Issues found in KBG

The more you understand about KBG the better you will be able to help make it grow healthy for our clients. 

One of the common issues you will see is wild grasses/junk grasses/pasture grasses growing in a KBG lawn. It is often a fescue grass, orchard grass, Bermuda, or one of many types of different grasses. Most people want a uniform lawn of one type of grass (KBG). The seeds from the other grasses can blow in from wind, water, animals, rain storms, lawn mowers and just about anyway you can think of. It is important to be able to identify KBG so that you know what you are working with.