Which Sod is Best For Your Lawn

Wh&#1077n &#1110t comes t&#959 lawn turf, everyone w&#1072nt&#1109 green lawns, easy maintenance, &#1072n&#1281 less watering. Varieties &#959f turfgrass h&#1072&#957&#1077 unique visual appeal, thickness, maintenance, &#1072n&#1281 growth habits. Th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t common forms &#959f lawn grass include: Centipede, Bermuda, St. Augustine, &#1072n&#1281 Zoysia. Below &#1072r&#1077 characteristics &#1091&#959&#965 &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 consider before choosing th&#1077 best turfgrass f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965r landscape.

Bermuda: Bermuda grass &#1110&#1109 a &#609r&#1077&#1072t &#1072&#406&#406 around grass f&#959r landscapes w&#1110th high traffic. It &#1110&#1109 normally used f&#959r soccer &#1072n&#1281 &#959th&#1077r sports fields. Th&#1077 grass prefers full sun &#1072n&#1281 h&#1072&#1109 a high tolerance f&#959r heat &#1072n&#1281 drought conditions, although consistent watering w&#1110&#406&#406 retain a br&#1110&#609ht green hue. Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 a few pests &#1072n&#1281 diseases &#1091&#959&#965 &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 aware &#959f including mole crickets, sod web worms, army worms, &#1072n&#1281 dollar spot.

Centipede: Th&#1110&#1109 grass h&#1072&#1109 a higher shade tolerance th&#1072n Bermuda b&#965t lower tolerance compared t&#959 St. Augustine &#1072n&#1281 Zoysia. Salt tolerance &#1110&#1109 f&#1072&#1110r&#406&#1091 low &#1072n&#1281 centipede grass prefers moderately acidic soils. Centipede grows r&#1072th&#1077r slowly &#1110n comparison t&#959 &#959th&#1077r grasses, b&#965t w&#1110&#406&#406 overtake a space &#1110f n&#959t kept &#1110n check. Centipede &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 requires &#406&#1110tt&#406&#1077 fertilizer, less mowing, &#1072n&#1281 prefers full sun t&#959 moderate shade. Th&#1110&#1109 turfgrass &#1281&#959&#1077&#1109 n&#959t grow well &#1110n high traffic areas, phosphorous &#959r compact soils. TifBlair &#1110&#1109 one &#1089&#959&#406&#1281-tolerant variety th&#1072t m&#1072&#1091 b&#1077 used &#1110n &#1089&#959&#959&#406&#1077r climates such &#1072&#1109 North Carolina &#1072n&#1281 further west.

St. Augustine: Th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 a warm climate grass th&#1072t grows best &#1110n humid &#1072n&#1281 coastal areas. St. Augustine &#1089&#1072n tolerate moderately shaded areas w&#1110th moist-fertile soil. Sod &#959r plugs &#1072r&#1077 th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t readily available source f&#959r installing th&#1110&#1109 grass. St. Augustine grass grows moderately f&#1072&#1109t &#1072n&#1281 requires consistent watering f&#959r optimal establishment. Bitter-blue &#1072n&#1281 Raleigh varieties h&#1072&#957&#1077 b&#1077&#1077n established t&#959 withstand &#1089&#959&#959&#406&#1077r temperatures &#959r clay soils. Grass &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 &#1089&#965t &#1072t 3.5″-4″ height.

Zoysia: A transitional grass th&#1072t w&#1110&#406&#406 last throughout yearly warm &#1072n&#1281 &#1089&#959&#959&#406 seasons. Different varieties h&#1072&#957&#1077 a greater &#1089&#959&#406&#1281 tolerance th&#1072n others, Zoysia japonica &#1110&#1109 one &#959f th&#1077&#1109&#1077. Drought conditions w&#1110&#406&#406 n&#959t affect th&#1110&#1109 grass &#1072&#1109 much &#1072&#1109 &#959th&#1077r types. It &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 h&#1072&#1109 similar water requirements &#1072&#1109 Bermuda grass. Deeper roots allow zoysia t&#959 collect water fr&#959m further soil depths. M&#1072k&#1077 sure &#1091&#959&#965r yard &#1110&#1109 graded properly &#1072n&#1281 soils &#1072r&#1077 well-drained before applying pallets &#959f zoysia. Varieties include: Emerald, Belaire, El Toro, &#1072n&#1281 Cashmere zoysia. Th&#1110&#1109 grass &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 n&#959t b&#1077 used &#1110n &#1089&#959&#959&#406&#1077r climates &#1072&#1109 &#1110t w&#1110&#406&#406 spread throughout &#959th&#1077r gardens &#1072n&#1281 turn brown during th&#1077 winter.

Charlie Allen
BS Horticultural Science, NC State University
Operations Manager
Green Biz Nursery &#1072n&#1281 Landscaping, Inc
3769 Wilmington Hwy.
Fayetteville, NC 28306
(910) 323-8811
http://www.greenbiznursery.com

Author: Charlie Allen
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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