Lawns - 2 Shades of Grass

Hello-

I built a house last summer and I have a large yard. I could not afford to sod my entire lawn so we decided to sod fescue around our house and hydro seed fescue the rest of the yard. The sod part of the lawn is a very dark and the hydro seed part of the lawn is a light lime green. I do not know much about grass but was wondering if maybe there are 2 different types of fescue, how would I know? Is there anything I can do to make the hydro seed grass as dark as the sod. Any comments will be greatly appreciated. BTW: I am in Georgia.

Matt, welcome to the forums! I have indicated in a nearby post, take several soil samples designating them as from the sodded part and from the hydroseeded part, and let the Cooperative Extension Service run an analysis of what your soil needs to support your grasses. Sometimes it is simply the application of lime in the winter time to help it green up in the spring. Other times it may be the custom mixing of fertilizers. I live just east of you and have about 4.5 acres in a front yard in the valley of Brasstown Bald, and I never fertilize. I apply lime in the winter and it seems to work just fine. Now, we do have blueberry bushes (53) and grape arbors and fruit trees, so the organic material we use to help them along surely ekes its way into the surrounding grasses, so our fertilization program for the grass is incidental.
Larry

You have two different variaties of Fescue. If you like the sodded turf look, call the sod supplier and ask what type of fescue you bought and start overseeding the hydroseeded areas annuallywith the same type. Over time you will be able to blend in enough of the desired seed to match the sod. For a temporary fix you could just fertilize the lighter colored areas more often.