Lawn Grass Care Guide

Carpetgrass

Axonopus spp. · Lawn grasses

It likes full-sun or lightly shaded areas and moist, slightly acidic soil. It is a warm-season grass that grows actively in summer and turns yellow and goes dormant in winter. It is known for needing little care.

Common Bentgrass

Agrostis capillaris (syn. A. tenuis) · Lawn grasses

A fine-textured lawn grass that forms a dense, decorative surface and spreads by rhizomes and stolons. It is used on golf courses and in high-quality gardens, and requires intensive care and watering in the hot summer months of the Aegean.

Creeping Bentgrass

Agrostis stolonifera · Lawn grasses

It spreads by stolons and forms a very dense, carpet-like surface; it is used on golf course putting greens. It needs full sun and constant moisture, and is very difficult to maintain in the hot summers of the Aegean Region.

Kentucky Bluegrass

Poa pratensis · Lawn grasses

A lawn grass valued in cool climates for its beautiful color and ability to repair itself. It likes full sun and fertile soil. It is not suitable for the hot, dry summers of the Aegean climate; in that period it needs excessive watering to survive and becomes very vulnerable to fungal diseases (such as summer patch).

Kidney Weed

Dichondra repens · Lawn grasses

A broad-leaved ground cover used as a lawn alternative that does not tolerate foot traffic. In hot climates like Manisa it prefers partially or fully shaded areas and moist, well-drained soil.

Perennial Ryegrass

Lolium perenne · Lawn grasses

Because it is a cool-season grass, it cannot survive Izmir's hot summers and is generally used for overseeding in autumn to keep warm-season lawn areas, such as Bermuda grass, which usually turns yellow in winter, green.

Red Fescue

Festuca rubra · Lawn grasses

One of the most shade-tolerant cool-season grasses, with a fine texture. It cannot withstand Manisa's hot summers and full sun, is suitable only for shaded areas and goes dormant and turns yellow in summer.

Seashore Paspalum

Paspalum vaginatum · Lawn grasses

A warm-season grass known for its exceptional tolerance of salty soil and water. It is ideal especially for gardens along the coast, golf courses and sports fields. It needs full sun and turns yellow and goes dormant when the weather cools in winter.

Sheep's Fescue

Festuca ovina · Lawn grasses

A fine-textured, clump-forming, low-maintenance cool-season grass. It is drought tolerant but goes dormant (turns yellow) in Manisa's summer heat; it performs best in autumn and spring.

Tall Fescue

Lolium arundinaceum (syn. Festuca arundinacea) · Lawn grasses

The most heat-tolerant of the cool-season grasses, but it needs plenty of water to survive Manisa's harsh summer months and can catch diseases. It performs best in autumn and spring.

Velvet Bentgrass

Agrostis canina · Lawn grasses

It forms a fine-textured, dense, high-quality lawn surface; it is used in places that require high maintenance, such as golf courses. It likes full-sun or lightly shaded areas and moist, acidic soil.

White Clover

Trifolium repens · Lawn grasses

A popular alternative to lawn grass; it needs less water, does not need fertilizer because it produces its own nitrogen, and needs less mowing. Its flowers are very beneficial for bees and other pollinators. Broadleaf weed killers kill clover.