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VARIETY OF
GRASS
CENTIPEDE GRASS
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Description
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   Centipede
is a medium-textured,
stoloniferous, warm season
perennial grass with a
prostate growth habit and
slow vertical shoot growth
rate. Centipede grass is
typically found in moist,
acid, sandy soil with low
fertility; therefore it is
an excellent low maintenance
turfgrass. A warm season, thick sod
forming, uniform growing, and medium to
light green colored grass. It is a slow
growing, creeping grass with short stems
growing upward. This makes it resemble a
centipede insect and is why it got its name.
Centipede is probably the lowest maintenance
of the warm season grasses.
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Characteristics |
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Hot
Weather Tolerance: |
Excellent |
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Shade
Tolerance: |
Good |
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Wear
Resistance: |
Fair |
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Salt
Tolerance: |
Fair |
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Recovery
From Injury: |
Fair |
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Winter
Color: |
Moderate
Dormancy |
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Mowing
Height: |
1-2"
Medium |
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Use: |
Lawns,
Low Maintenance Areas |
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General Care |
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Fertilization: |
Apply 3-2-1(e.g. 15-10-5) ratio
in the springtime, and a 3-1-2
ratio in the fall.
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Watering: |
Water every three days, ensuring
that 3/4" of soil beneath the
surface is sufficiently soaked.
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Mowing: |
Needs to be mowed about every 6
to 8 days during the growing
season.
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Fungicides: |
Tolerant to Daconil, Sentinel or
Eagle.
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TIFWAY BERMUDA
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Description |
   Greyish
green in color and medium fine
texture; can be established from
sprigs or solid sod and grows best
in full sun.. Excellent weed and
disease resistance, spreads faster
than 328 Tifgreen and Tiflawn for
fairways, tees, athletic fields and
similar uses. When cut 1-1/2" to 2",
419 provides an excellent impact
absorbing cushion on playing fields.
Can plant year round from solid sod,
however sprigging should be
performed between April 15 and
October 15. Bermuda grass is one of the
most sun loving of the warm season lawn and
pasture grasses. Tifway is darker green and
slightly coarser than other Bermuda
varieties, produces an extremely dense turf
and, once established, maintains a dense and
attractive turf with somewhat less
fertilizer than any other Bermuda. It is a
slow rooter, but spreads fairly rapidly.
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Characteristics |
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Hot Weather
Tolerance: |
Excellent |
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Shade
Tolerance: |
Low |
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Wear
Resistance: |
Excellent |
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Salt
Tolerance: |
Very Good |
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Recovery
From Injury: |
Excellent |
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Winter
Color: |
Dormant |
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Mowing
Height: |
1/2" to 1"
low |
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Use: |
Fairways,
Tees, Sport Fields |
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General Care |
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Fertilization: |
Needs
6-8 lbs. of Nitrogen per 1000 sq.
ft. for optimum growth: once in
early spring and in the fall.
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Watering: |
Water
every three days, ensuring that 1"
of soil beneath the surface is
sufficiently soaked.
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Mowing: |
Needs to
be mowed about every three 4 to 7
days during the growing season
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Fungicides: |
Tolerant
to the following herbicdes: 2-4D,
MSMA, Dicamba, Triclopyr, Bromoxynil,
Imaxaquine, Siminize, Pennant, Balan,
Betesan, and Prowl
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PALMETTO ST.
AUGUSTINE
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Description |
   Palmetto
St. Augustine is great choice for
residential and commercial use
because it grows under a wide range
of climate and soil conditions, and
thrives in shaded areas where other
grasses fail. It develops a massive
root system, and once established
tolerates drought conditions better
than some grasses. A native seashore plant,
St. Augustine has been popular along the
lower Atlantic and the Gulf Coasts for
several decades. It has broad blades and
large, coarse stems, but produces a fairly
compact sod subject to slight weed invasion.
St. Augustine is the most shade tolerant of
all permanent hot climate grasses and
performs well in wet soils and under salt
spray. Basically a tropical plant, most St.
Augustine varieties are ill-adapted as far
north as Atlanta. However, Palmetto St.
Augustine demonstrates superior shade, cold,
frost, heat, and drought tolerance. This
versatile turfgrass is used across the
southern United States from the
Carolinas to California under a wide
range of climate and soil conditions
making it an ideal choice for
residential and commercial use.
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Characteristics |
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Hot Weather
Tolerance: |
Good |
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Shade
Tolerance: |
Better than
Average |
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Wear
Resistance: |
Good |
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Salt
Tolerance: |
Very Good |
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Recovery
From Injury: |
Good |
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Winter
Color: |
Dormant |
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Mowing
Height: |
1 1/2" to 2" |
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Use: |
Residential,
Commercial |
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General Care |
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Fertilization: |
Twice
annually, using a 16-4-8 in the
springtime, and 10-10-10 application
in the fall.
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Watering: |
During
the hot summer months, 1" of water
per week is usually sufficient in
most soils
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Mowing: |
Mow as
needed
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Fungicides: |
Tolerant to
Daconil, Heritage, or Banner. |
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