Kentucky bluegrass is well adapted to regions 1 and 6 and grows in regions 4 and 5 if irrigated. It is propagated by seed. Soil testing will indicate whether your soil is acid or alkaline in terms of pH. A pH of 4 is very acid and a pH of 7 is neutral . Merion was one of the first improved varieties to be released but others such as Fylking, Pennstar, Windsor, Prato, Sodco, and Park are now marketed. Red fescue will spread slowly from underground rootstocks.
Chewings fescue is an upright, bunchtype grass.
Both fescues are established by seeding and both are used extensively in Mixtures with Kentucky bluegrass. They grow well in medium-shaded areas and On poor, droughty soils. Improved varieties of red fescue are Penniawn, Illahee, Golfrood, and Ruby. Jamestown is the only available imOroved strain of Chewings fescue. It is estabished by seeding.