OT: grass

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Bahai is not a residential turf grass.....but granted, long ago, we mixed bahai in our bermuda seed mix b/c it germinated so quick (we were seeding large industrial & warehousing sites)

St. Aug vs Bermuda......my very simple take:

1. 2 totally different turf grass looks. St. Aug wide blade and rough texture appearance.....vs bermudas thin blade and fine textured appearance.

2. Bermuda easy to care for, and most fellas want there lawn short, so bermuda is best if you want to keep at a lower height (irrigation and feeding your lawn will be needed if keeping short.

3. Bermuda very easy to keep weed free.

4. I have St. Aug, and currently am at 4.5" inches on my mower deck, and will take to 5" w/in 2 weeks. When I finish cutting, it looks to be 2 inches, but when you step off in it, you will loose your shoe. allows far less water / irrigation consumption and if I miss a occurrence, it does not look shaggy, and at that height, I seem to resist drought better

5. I'm not picky with fertilizers and generally use any time release feeding

6. for both, I will hammer them with iron to get that deep green color (and it let's my neighborhood know that I am the ALPHA)

7. before you start pumping fertilizer to it, check the PH of your soil.....most lawns in central MS need lime to get the ph right. if your ph is off, fertilizer is almost a mute point

*MY 2 cents

Ha ha, Bahai, is for cows or for killing, certainly not turf grass.

 

[Ranchdawg]

as a professor of mine once said....."grass is something you smoke".....it's called TURF or Turfgrass

I know, I figured I'd get more responses with grass on here.

 

[RocketDawg]

Bermuda is easy to keep and grow, I'd nuke the other two., That, just me.

Most of my lawn is zoysia, and I recently planted some seed, to fill in a few spots caused over the years.
That has gone better than I expected. (still a slow grower)

Did you use Zoysia seed? I have Zorro Zoysia, and the past two winters have been hard on it - two week long spells below freezing all day and near zero at night. Plus, I had a couple trees blown down with bobcats involved removing the tree trunks and limbs from the house. Anyway - apparently the sod farms had a hard time with Zorro too. It's hard to come by.

 

[Ranchdawg]

Did you use Zoysia seed? I have Zorro Zoysia, and the past two winters have been hard on it - two week long spells below freezing all day and near zero at night. Plus, I had a couple trees blown down with bobcats involved removing the tree trunks and limbs from the house. Anyway - apparently the sod farms had a hard time with Zorro too. It's hard to come by.

I haven't used zoysia seeds. I really like the look of a Bermuda grass yard. I guess it comes from playing golf. St. Augustine does well choking out weeds and growing under trees. I'm leaning toward the Bermuda for the front yard and may go with St. Augustine in the back due to the trees in the back yard.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Did you use Zoysia seed? I have Zorro Zoysia, and the past two winters have been hard on it - two week long spells below freezing all day and near zero at night. Plus, I had a couple trees blown down with bobcats involved removing the tree trunks and limbs from the house. Anyway - apparently the sod farms had a hard time with Zorro too. It's hard to come by.

Pennington Zenith Zoysia Smart Patch. May 20, prepped and planted several small areas.. Watered, etc. frequently, I'm encouraged.
Some of it needs more Sun.

 

[RocketDawg]

Depends on how far north you are for St Augustine to be an option.

Correct. It doesn't work here, plus I think it likes sandy soil and north Alabama red clay is far from sandy. Most lawns here are either fescue (the only thing for shady lawns), Kentucky Blue, Bermuda, or zoysia, with Bermuda and fescue being dominant. Nothing really does well in the transition zones.

 

[RocketDawg]

Augusta makes that glorified weed look great.

Except what you're seeing is perennial rye overseed and bent grass greens.

 

[Mr. Cook]

I haven't used zoysia seeds. I really like the look of a Bermuda grass yard. I guess it comes from playing golf. St. Augustine does well choking out weeds and growing under trees. I'm leaning toward the Bermuda for the front yard and may go with St. Augustine in the back due to the trees in the back yard.

But if you have a lot of shade in the back due to trees, St. Augustine may be slow to establish. It’s growth is not to cooler climates or shade

(when I say cooler climates, I mean North MS as opposed to Gulf Coast MS)

 

[Mr. Cook]

Consult with your local MSU Extension agent, too. They can tap into the turfgrass expertise on the MSU main campus