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Re: Kentucky blue or fescue

In the St. Louis area these two Eurasian grasses are roughly 
comparable. Northward bluegrass is more invasive. Southward 
fescue is more invasive. Our experience here is that regular burning 
favors the natives to the point where both of these exotics become 
minor components of the prairie planting. Our older (10+ year) 
plantings have very little of either of these grasses, except where 
they've experienced mid-summer haying. In burn-only plots these 
grasses can legitimately be described as uncommon. 

James C. Trager
Shaw Nature Reserve

On 31 Jan 01, at 13:27, DACESH@aol.com wrote:

> To Any With Experience:
> 
> I am involved in a tallgrass prairie restoration in an urban setting
> where the west and north roads bordering the unit are to be graded for
> a future 4-lane road.  My questions to the listserv members is this,
> would Kentucky blue grass (KBG) or fescue be better for the mowing
> lane situated between the road curb and the prairie?  KBG is already
> in the prairie but is controlled by fire.  How does fescue compare to
> KGB in terms of invasiveness and controllability?  What strain of
> fescue or KBG would work the best?
> 
> Please respond to:  dacesh@aol.com
> George R. Cunningham  
> 

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