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Argentine bahia for yard
Posted on 4/1/24 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 4/1/24 at 12:49 pm
I have access to a bunch of argentine bahia for my yard. Im looking to seed about 2 acres and have no experience with AB. Will be full sun and currently there are patches of st aug but overall it’s a mixture of crap and stickers. Would AB work in south Louisiana with light foot traffic?
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Posted on 4/1/24 at 12:53 pm to nated14
dont know about "argentine" bahia but 80% of my 6 acres is bahia and i love it. its 100% maintenance free and where there's full sun makes a thick, soft lawn
it is however hell on mower blades
it is however hell on mower blades
Posted on 4/1/24 at 12:55 pm to nated14
Read this.
Bahia is pasture grass, but can look decent if cared for. It’s usually the fifth or sixth choice on the southern turf grass list.
Bahia is pasture grass, but can look decent if cared for. It’s usually the fifth or sixth choice on the southern turf grass list.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 1:52 pm to nated14
There is NO way I would plant Bahai in my yard. You will be mowing those stems every other day! Full sun go with Bermuda grass.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 2:23 pm to H2Oproof Tiger
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There is NO way I would plant Bahai in my yard. You will be mowing those stems every other day! Full sun go with Bermuda grass.
There is some truth to this.
Bahia seed heads are the quintessential “weed” in S Louisiana, or at least that’s what I called a weed growing up…
This post was edited on 4/1/24 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 4/1/24 at 4:49 pm to H2Oproof Tiger
That’s what I thought also but then ran across this Argentine Bahia. The pics I saw looked different than what I am used to calling bahia
Posted on 4/1/24 at 5:26 pm to nated14
Regarding seeheads, this is from another forum.
There are several varieties of Bahia the two most popular for home lawns being Argentine and Pensacola. But the Bottom line is Bahia is considered poor mans grass because because of the lack of care it needs. Both Pensacola and Argentine Bahia are more of a pasture grass. Argentine does make a prettier lawn where Pensacola has tall seed head this time of year that are hard to cut.
Bottom line is Bahia is NOT a Fine lawn turf.
Bahia should be cut at 4 inches but it does look better when first cut at 3 inches. 3 inch mowing are not good and will cause decline in most cases.
Try mowing in the early Morning while the dew is still wet. You might also slow you ground speed to get a higher clip rate and Better cut.
There are several varieties of Bahia the two most popular for home lawns being Argentine and Pensacola. But the Bottom line is Bahia is considered poor mans grass because because of the lack of care it needs. Both Pensacola and Argentine Bahia are more of a pasture grass. Argentine does make a prettier lawn where Pensacola has tall seed head this time of year that are hard to cut.
Bottom line is Bahia is NOT a Fine lawn turf.
Bahia should be cut at 4 inches but it does look better when first cut at 3 inches. 3 inch mowing are not good and will cause decline in most cases.
Try mowing in the early Morning while the dew is still wet. You might also slow you ground speed to get a higher clip rate and Better cut.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 5:46 pm to bayoubengals88
Thanks. Im pretty rural here and not going to be able to invest time into a beauty lawn. I do have a load of dead spots that id love to cover. My son doesn’t realize it yet but he loves mowing. The article spoke to me. If i were asked what type of lawn I would be interested in, I would have said a poor man’s lawn. Think I’ll try it and if regrets creep in Ill punt when I can prep better and give more time.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 6:37 pm to nated14
Bahia sends out seed heads about every 4th day in the summer. They’re a foot tall by day 7. No thanks.
If you want trouble free, drought free turf grass, Bermuda is your answer.
If you want trouble free, drought free turf grass, Bermuda is your answer.
This post was edited on 4/1/24 at 6:39 pm
Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:35 pm to nated14
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My son doesn’t realize it yet but he loves mowing.
It really does sound great for you, and hopefully the seed heads on the Argentine are slower to sprout. But it sounds like you can live with it…
Posted on 4/2/24 at 8:53 pm to nated14
How would you keep that all consistently watered to germinate and establish it? You have access to seed, but if you have to buy it, what I’ve seen seems expensive. But I do see that of the Bahia varieties, it makes the best appearance for a lawn.
Posted on 4/2/24 at 9:39 pm to bkhrph
I can water about half of it. The other half im praying for rain and the free seed that I have. I’ll update hopefully in a month. I laid down about an acre of seed today… also got some nice rain.
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