Hi there!
I live in Oak Creek Colorado (elevation 7600'). I still have two feet of snow in the yard but some ground patches are starting to show up and I want to be prepared to help my lawn be as healthy and lush as possible. What grass seed would you recommend. The yard is in two sections: one with heavier sun exposure south/west facing and the other is east facing with the southern side blocked by tree so higher shade there and also higher trafficked.
A little extra info:
Two years ago we had the yard releveled to help with some drainage away from the house and since then I've been trying to grow grass in the yard. Before hand the previous owner didn't do the best maintenance and eventually I'd like to develop a healthy lawn. Last year I tried multiple grasses (tall fescue, fine leaf fescue, buffalo grass, clover, Kentucky Blue) and had some success even though I started later in the year but it was still pretty spotchy and there was still some weeds. This year I've got the automated lawn system in place (oto Lawn so I can customize it somewhat) and I'm still waiting for the snow to melt before I seed.
Advice I've gotten from others is to use buffalo grass but something I saw on the CSU extension that does not recommend warm-season grasses which would contradict that. I'm willing to try a few different things but not trying to break the bank either.
If you have any recommendations or advice I'd greatly appreciate it!
Thanks!
Kevin