Carl 1 Lucky Texan wrote:
Freckles wrote:
I live in North Central Texas and I want to find a grass that will
grow under several oak trees. I have tried several types, but what
I've tried either will not come up at all, or dies soon afterwards if
I don't water every day in the summer heat. One area gets a lot of
foot traffic from the neighborhood kids. The other areas get no
traffic at all.

Any suggestions?


Consider 'raising the crown' and 'thinning' the trees.

Consider something other than grass (ajuga, lamium, etc.)


Carl


In addition, you may want to consider sedge.
http://www.bbg.org/gar2/topics/susta...s/lawns/5.html