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Chewings Fescue Seed

McKay’s Chewings Fescue is a bunch type, very fine leaf fescue that is medium to dark green in colour. It is among the most shade and drought tolerant of the cool season grasses. Chewings Fescue resembles Tall Fescues in growth, being more upright than creeping, yet still retaining the texture of the fine fescue group.

Chewings Fescue is an ideal choice if you need low maintenance grass in shady situations where trees compete for nutrients and water. It has the ability to crowd out weeds or other undesired grasses and prefers to grow on more sandy soils of low fertility.

This grass performs well in open sun and moderate shade, is both drought and frost resistant and non-aggressive. It can tolerate surface water in winter and is resistant to many diseases. It grows well in areas of high altitude and alpine regions.

Chewings Fescue blends well into most other lawns for overseeding, which is the predominant use of this grass. The addition of Chewings Fescue can improve the performance of the grass that it is oversowing. One of the most popular blends of seed is the mixture of Perennial Rye Grass and Chewings Fescue.

Chewings Fescue is best adapted to Australia’s temperate climates and where summers are cool.

 

Seeding Rates:

New Lawns: 30 grams per square meter (3kg/100m2)

Overseeding: 20 grams per square meter (2kg/100m2)

 

Please note: There are currently quarantine restrictions for seeds being sent to TAS and WA.

Tasmanian customers: When placing an online order, please document ‘ATT: TAS Biosecurity’ in the ‘Company’ section above the address line to enable faster processing of your seed through quarantine.

WA customers: Quarantine fees apply for seed inspection. Please contact McKays Seeds through the Contact Us link or via phone to discuss your options.

For more information see below tabs ‘Description’ and ‘Features’ to see if this grass suits you!

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Description

Chewings Fescue is tolerant of soil acidity within the pH range of 5.0 to 6.5. It was first cultivated, harvested and sold as a seed in New Zealand.

Sowing Tips:  Chewings Fescue is well adapted to sandy, acidic and often infertile soils. It has a very dense root system which ensures its strength.

Optimal Planting Time: We recommend that you plant Chewings Fescue in Spring and Autumn when soil temperatures are 15ºC and climbing.

Germination: Approximately 14 days (climate dependent). Limited use in approximately 3 weeks.

Water: Grown on non-irrigated sites, Chewings Fescue will eventually go dormant and revive when the rains return.

Fertilizing: Chewings Fescue performs well in low fertility areas and requires less than half the fertiliser than other cool season turf grasses.

First Mowing: 2-3 weeks after germination.

Mowing Frequency: This fescue can be mown down to 4cm in height. It is ideal for sites that are hard to mow, such as on slopes, along creeks, roadsides, golf course roughs and non-irrigated fairways, in reclamation areas, or as a cover crop under grapes and orchards. Can be left unmowed to produce a meadow effect and will grow to around 15 inches/38cm.

Disadvantages of Chewings Fescue:

  • Is not as wear tolerant as other grasses of the fescues.
  • Not suitable for livestock grazing or pasture use.

 

Seed and Package Details: 100% Chewings Fescue.

Independently Tested: 85% Min Germination, 98% purity. A seed testing Certificate is available upon request.

Ideal Usage: Residential Lawns, Commercial Landscapes, Parks, Playgrounds, Alpine areas
Roadsides, Erosion Control.

Where can I sow this grass in Australia? Areas 4, 6, 7, 8, 9.

 

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Shade Tolerance: Excellent

Daily Sunlight Required: 4+ hours

Drought Tolerance:  Very Good

Frost Resistance: Excellent

Traffic Tolerance: Very Good

 

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Season

  • Warm
  • Cool

Warm season grasses thrive during the warmer months in Spring and Summer and may go dormant in cooler climates through winter.

Cool season grasses thrive during the cooler months in Winter

Seed information

Shade tolerance (Weather)

  • Full Sun
  • Part Shade
  • Heavy Shade
  • Full Shade

Drought tolerance (Weather)

  • Moderate
  • Good
  • Excellent

Traffic tolerance (Weather)

  • Moderate
  • Good
  • Excellent

Frost tolerance

  • Poor
  • Moderate
  • Good
  • Excellent

Average days to germination

  • 2-3 Weeks
  • 2-4 Weeks
  • 3-4 Weeks

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Customer Reviews

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louise c.

Terrific... after one week, green is showing.

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Jo
A lovely fluffy grass!

We planted these seeds under trees and it has come up beautifully. It has good coverage and able to grow in the shade very well. A fabulous green too! We used 3kgs of seed in this area as we wanted it to be quite full between the paving slabs.
Fast delivery!

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Sid S.
Great Seed, Excellent Turf

I found Mckays Chewings Fescue to be an excellent way to reseed and patch my back lawn, which has burnt patches from dog urine and is scant and patchy in shady spots. The seed is clean, without huge amounts of chaff, and has an excellent strike rate. 5 stars!

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Sandra G.
93 Sanwae

Good advice which was really appreciated. Time pressures to get seeds in before soil cooled too much for germination however meant I would have made a different decision on ordering this Chewings Red seed had I known this was being separately forwarded from the mainland. I couldn’t be confident when these seeds would arrive as Express Post no longer in practice operates as Express Post. I spread and raked in the other seeds on a Thursday, after which day the Chewings Red seeds arrived. If I’d been informed Express Post was being used I would not have proceeded with the Chewings Red order.

The verbal advice and other info I received was however very helpful and I would use McKays again.

Regards, Sandra

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Peter C.
Satisfied Customer - Mount Barker, South Australia

Top notch supplier - really fast turnaround from order to delivery. Good product at an excellent price. I purchased 10 kg of Chewings Fescue and I am getting really good germination rates. I will use this company for any future grass needs.

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Cathy H.
Grass seed arrived on time

Haven't used yet waiting for autumn to plant, package arrived on time.

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John T.
Quick and easy transaction

First time user but probably return at a later date- very satisfied with service and quick parcel postage

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