They cannot spread vegetatively, although individual clumps will get larger with age. The activities that are to take place in a turf area will dictate what types of grasses are best suited for the area. Also, grasses have differ in their nutritional and cultural needs for proper maintenance. The three major Wisconsin lawn grasses are Kentucky bluegrass, the fine fescues, and turf type perennial ryegrass. Kentucky Bluegrass Kentucky bluegrass is the most popular lawn grass in Wisconsin.
Bluegrass grows best in full sun on well drained soils.
It does not grow well in shade, or on waterlogged soil. Kentucky bluegrass is a sod forming grass that spreads by horizontal growing underground stems known as rhizomes. As a result, it has the capacity to spread and to fill in open and bare areas. Kentucky bluegrass can be established by seed or sod. Fine Fescue Fine fescues are the narrow bladed fescues including red fescue, chewing fescue, and hard fescue.