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What type of grass is good to get in Birmingham?
Posted on 4/4/14 at 3:32 pm
Posted on 4/4/14 at 3:32 pm
And feels good to roll around in and stand on Cost doesn't matter I've been saving. thanks.
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Posted on 4/4/14 at 3:34 pm to TydeLyfe
Just get some Astroturf... Roll Tide.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 3:38 pm to Rebelgator
My neighbor put some down under his pecan trees and where his dogs like to run and it looks fake expesially in the winter. Need real grass.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 3:40 pm to TydeLyfe
I have zosia. It's temperamental though, so I wouldn't recommend it. It came with the house I bought and it seems the whole neighborhood has it so I haven't bothered replacing it with something else.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 3:44 pm to TydeLyfe
That's because it is fake.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 3:48 pm to Rebelgator
Yeah well I know that moron I need real grass not fake
Posted on 4/4/14 at 3:53 pm to TydeLyfe
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Posted on 4/4/14 at 3:54 pm to TydeLyfe
Empire Zoysia would be my choice. It does well in the summer when we have little rain.
This post was edited on 4/4/14 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 4/4/14 at 3:57 pm to Jalbow3
My buddy said just throw some rye grass out but that's crazy right?
Posted on 4/4/14 at 4:04 pm to TydeLyfe
Centipede grass would be my choice. It forms a nice thick turf and grows slowly so it requires less frequent mowing than other grass. It's also well suited to the climate.
It doesn't hold up well to excessive foot traffic, though, so if you've got dogs or a play area for the kids, it probably won't thrive there.
Zoysia is a great looking grass that tolerates trampling and shade, but is kind of prickly underfoot, if you're serious about rolling around in it.
Bermuda does well in the area.
St. Augustine is your other choice. It's a broad leaf grass (broader than centipede, even), but Birmingham is kind of on the northern end of the region where you can grow it.
It doesn't hold up well to excessive foot traffic, though, so if you've got dogs or a play area for the kids, it probably won't thrive there.
Zoysia is a great looking grass that tolerates trampling and shade, but is kind of prickly underfoot, if you're serious about rolling around in it.
Bermuda does well in the area.
St. Augustine is your other choice. It's a broad leaf grass (broader than centipede, even), but Birmingham is kind of on the northern end of the region where you can grow it.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 4:04 pm to TydeLyfe
It's too late for Rye. It needs to be down before winter. If you want to throw some seed out, get Fescue this time of year.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 4:14 pm to TydeLyfe
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Cost doesn't matter
If this is true, and you don't mind some work to initially get it in, go with the centipede.
I did it at one of my old houses. At the time, there was one cultivar that could be put in as sod, but most lawns were started from seed.
It's best to kill the existing grass with Roundup, then a week later rent a tiller and spend a Saturday tilling the yard under, then spread the centipede seed and cover with hay. Do it now, and by the end of the summer, you'll have a nice cushy thick turf that you only have to mow every couple of weeks. The centipede turf grows so thickly, that it usually chokes all the weeds out.
BTW - Your buddy who says to throw out rye seed sounds like a lazy redneck.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 4:20 pm to TydeLyfe
cannibas is popular here.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 5:14 pm to diddydirtyAubie
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cannibas is popular here.
Yeah, but if it's any good, you get all sticky trying to roll around in it.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 5:22 pm to TydeLyfe
Fescue,throw out plenty of seed and spread hay over it.
Posted on 4/4/14 at 5:26 pm to TydeLyfe
I just asked my mom who knows much more about it than me....
Bermuda is the most common, but zoysia is the best in her opinion
Bermuda is the most common, but zoysia is the best in her opinion
Posted on 4/4/14 at 6:07 pm to TydeLyfe
If you have plenty of sun, then Bermuda or centipede. Shady, go with St Augustine.
PS: The county extension office is located at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. They are very helpful with things like this. Call your count extension agent.
PS: The county extension office is located at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. They are very helpful with things like this. Call your count extension agent.
This post was edited on 4/4/14 at 6:09 pm
Posted on 4/4/14 at 6:43 pm to TydeLyfe
Bermuda
Posted on 4/4/14 at 6:45 pm to diddydirtyAubie
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This post was edited on 6/12/14 at 6:09 pm
Posted on 4/4/14 at 7:18 pm to TydeLyfe
No it's not. Rye grass with attention is the best lawn possible.
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