Cool-Season Grasses

Within the northern sections of Nevada from where the climate is usually much cooler, a fine fescue together with a Kentucky bluegrass blend is often an excellent choice if managed correctly. A lawn something like this may need somewhat more maintenance but can be sure to deliver a great green lawn. Perennial rye grass may also make a good lawn for northern parts of Nevada. If planting a cool-season grass, best time for you to do so is going to be between September 5th and October 10th.

Warm-Season Grasses

Towards the south near and around the Las Vegas area, bermuda grass can be used on most lawns. Bermuda grass provides a lush green lawn in the warmer months, however, when a year-round green grass surface is what you’re looking for, you can easily over-seed your bermuda lawn with perennial rye grass in the fall. Another warm-season grass that can deliver a dense lawn during the warmer weather conditions is zoysia grass. However, unlike bermuda grass, zoysia grass can’t be easily over-seeded using a cool-season grass and definately will turn brown during colder temperatures. Warm-season grasses are best established when planted during the late spring or early summer.

Even though it could get fairly cold around the Las Vegas area throughout the cold months of winter, it’s a good idea to plant bermuda grass in your lawn and over-seed in the fall with perennial rye grass. This is basically the proper way to keep a continuous green lawn.

Using a personal note, I worked on a golf course just north of Las Vegas where perennial rye grass was planted in the rough. Although rye grass would grow quite nicely throughout the cooler weather, it turned out a disaster holding it alive over the hot summer season therefore we eventually lost a lot of grass due to disease and heat stress. Leave the cool-season grasses to be planted in the northern sections of Nevada but most definitely utilize them for over-seeding while in the fall.

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