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"Quicklawn" and "Canada Green": Miracle Grasses That Fail in Georgia

These marketed mixes contain ryegrass, Kentucky bluegrass, fine fescue—cool-season species that cannot survive Georgia's heat. Don't waste money. Choose regionally adapted grasses: bermudagrass, zoysiagrass, centipedegrass, or tall fescue for your zone.

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