Lawn
How to Fix Fertilizer Stripes in Your Lawn (and Never Get Them Again)
Tell dark-green overlap stripes from yellow burn stripes, fix each one, and calibrate your spreader and walking pattern so they don't come back.
Understanding Rhizomatous, Stoloniferous, and Bunch-Type Grasses
Jack · golf course superintendent·1 min read·August 22, 2026
Understanding Rhizomatous, Stoloniferous, and Bunch-Type Grasses
Different grasses spread in different ways. Understanding these habits helps you pick the right mix and set realistic expectations for how quickly your lawn will fill in and repair damage.
Growth Habits Explained
- Rhizomatous (Kentucky bluegrass): Underground stems that send up new shoots. Excellent self-repair and filling power.
- Stoloniferous (some fescues, bentgrass): Above-ground runners. Good at spreading but can be thatch producers.
- Bunch-type (tall fescue, perennial ryegrass): Grow in clumps, no spreading stems. Rely on tillering; don’t fill bare spots on their own.
Why it matters: A pure tall fescue lawn will need overseeding to repair wear. A KBG-dominant lawn will knit itself back together faster.
Related: How to Choose the Right Mix • Tall Fescue vs KBG • Repairing Bare Spots
Keep reading
More guides like this
Lawn
How Many Lawn Treatments Do You Really Need? A Golf Course Superintendent's Answer
Most lawns need two or three feedings a year, plus crabgrass prevention only if needed. A golf course superintendent's yearly schedule.
Lawn
Do You Need to Aerate Every Year? Why Golf Courses Do and You Probably Don't
Skip the flyer: a screwdriver probe and thatch check show whether your lawn needs aeration, plus soil and traffic guidance on when to core aerate.