1 If left untreated, heartworm disease can result in your dog's death. 2  Heartworms can grow to 16 inches in length and there can be as many as 250 heartworms in a dog's vital organs. 3  Your dog can have no symptoms until heartworms are well-established.4  Almost 300,000 dogs in the U.S. are infected with heartworms each year. If left untreated, heartworm disease can result in your dog's death. 2  Heartworms can grow to 16 inches in length and there can be as many as 250 heartworms in a dog's vital organs. 3  Your dog can have no symptoms until heartworms are well-established.
Tall fescues. Tall fescue is a perennial bunch-type grass that grows rapidly during spring and fall. Because of its bunch-type growth, spring pre emergence herbicides generally are needed to keep a lawn relatively free of weeds.Not recommended to mix with bluegrass as the bunching characteristics will create unsightly patches.escue grasses. The fescue is a bunch type grass, as opposed to the rhizomatic growth of bluegrass. Newer cultivars have the same rich green color as bluegrass. Tall fescue are more drought resistant that many other lawn grasses such as bluegrass or perennial ryegrass. Fescue roots penetrate deeper into the soil.
early spring. Tall fescue should be mowed frequently enough so that no more than one-third of the height is removed at one time. If the lawn is mowed often, it is not necessary to catch clippings. Clippings return nitrogen and other nutrients to the soil and do not cause thatch. When to Mow (to remove one-third) If your mowing height is: Mow when grass gets this tall: 2 inches 3 inches 21â2 inches 33â4 inches 3 inches 41â2 inches 31â2 inches 51â4 inches Turf-type cultivars of tall fescue can be mowed slightly lower than K-31, but should stay within the recommended range. Mow