I live in central Oklahoma. I have been raising a hybrid tall fescue for nearly ten years Under my shade trees. Aboout 3 years ago I built a new house which was finished in the fall of the year when bermuda grass would not have rooted so I planted about 2 acres in a new hybrid tall fescue especially for lawns. Since I live in an area that gets 100+ degrees in July and AUgust I also put in a sprinkler system. We have had the three hottest summers I can remember the last 3 years and the fescue has done great. I have people stopping 5-6 times a year asking me about my yard. It has gooten to the point that my wife and daughter rib me about the drop-ins. I do have to overseed in each fall but the grass stays green year round and is absolutely beautiful from February until the first of July and from mid September until late November. The hybrid I have grows to about 3-4 inches and I mow it at 2.5. In July and August it still looks as good as bermuda grass and I mow it about once every three weeks. During the spring and fall I have to mow weekly. It is super tolerant of traffic and I have had no disease problem whatsoever. I am a yard fanatic and enjoy having a yard that is beautiful. I suspect in PA where you don't have the heat like we have here you could grow the new fescue with very little trouble. Do a search on tall fescue and you can get all sorts of information about the new and old types. The new types are really fine bladed and do not clump like some of the old pasture fescue but overseeding helps that too. SInce I have gone to fescue I spend less money on herbicides and fertilizer and mow less often. Since it comes out earlier than the weeds it tends to keep the weeds choked out. This is my opinion and as I said, I don't mind yard work so it is not that much work.

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