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Better lawn grass for S. LA than St. Augustine?
Posted on 10/3/16 at 8:04 pm
Posted on 10/3/16 at 8:04 pm
I'm sick of St. Aug. Grows too damn tall, needs too much sunlight, not great weed resistant, on and on.
Anybody else have experience with a different variety of lawn grass that looks nice and doesn't take too much time, effort and money to take care of?
I'm currently spending alot of time, money and effort to cover about 1/5 of my back yard with pavers and gravel to cover a muddy area where St. Aug won't grow to get rid of the mud.
Anybody else have experience with a different variety of lawn grass that looks nice and doesn't take too much time, effort and money to take care of?
I'm currently spending alot of time, money and effort to cover about 1/5 of my back yard with pavers and gravel to cover a muddy area where St. Aug won't grow to get rid of the mud.
This post was edited on 10/5/16 at 6:26 pm
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Posted on 10/3/16 at 8:26 pm to bhtigerfan
I've never lived down there but would zoysia work? I have it here in TN and it's awesome. Thick enough that weeds won't grow and doesn't get really tall.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 8:29 pm to bhtigerfan
Centipede is popular
It's fairly slow growing
It's fairly slow growing
Posted on 10/3/16 at 8:46 pm to Croacka
quote:Anything that won't have me cutting the fricking grass every 5-6 days.
It's fairly slow growing
frick!
Posted on 10/4/16 at 7:56 am to bhtigerfan
Centipede is nicknamed "the lazy man's grass" for a reason.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 8:08 am to bhtigerfan
Zyosia
Posted on 10/4/16 at 8:16 am to bhtigerfan
I thought at Aug was the best lawn for here. Everyone has told me it grows so thick weeds don't flow through it. I was planning on putting some down next year.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 8:30 am to Croacka
quote:It is suddenly appearing in my backyard. I think it may now have more coverage than my St. Aug. I'm not mad.
Centipede is popular
It's fairly slow growing
How nicely do those two play together? Will one usually dominate?
Posted on 10/4/16 at 8:43 am to DownSouthDave
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Zyosia
Overrated & high maintenance
quote:
I thought at Aug was the best lawn for here. Everyone has told me it grows so thick weeds don't flow through it. I was planning on putting some down next year.
I wouldn't.....way too high maintenance
Posted on 10/4/16 at 9:23 am to Wtodd
What do you recommend
Posted on 10/4/16 at 9:26 am to AlxTgr
I have centipeded, st. aug and some zoysa from the neighbor's yard. The sod worms ate the st. aug, crab grass and Bermuda, but didn't jack with centipede. Centipeded is decently drought tolerant, I can treat it with atrazine. I'm a st. aug guy, but the centipede is growing on me.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 9:38 am to DownSouthDave
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What do you recommend
A really good bermuda
Posted on 10/4/16 at 9:41 am to Wtodd
There is more than one type? I really have no clue about this stuff.
My main concern is weeds, beyond that, I don't care. Cutting grass doesn't take long. I just want something to keep weeds down and to hold up against the dog.
My main concern is weeds, beyond that, I don't care. Cutting grass doesn't take long. I just want something to keep weeds down and to hold up against the dog.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 9:45 am to bhtigerfan
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Anybody else have experience with a different variety of lawn grass that looks nice and doesn't take too much time, effort and money to take care of?
Concrete.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 10:48 am to White Bear
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but the centipede is growing on me.
ISWYDT
Posted on 10/4/16 at 10:52 am to Scooba
I say lay a variety and let the best grass win.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 11:04 am to DownSouthDave
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Everyone has told me it grows so thick weeds don't flow through it.
In my experience, if you cut it at the right height it will crowd out everything. Cut it too short and it can't do its thing. But it does need cutting once a week or more if you have good soil and plenty of rain.
Posted on 10/4/16 at 12:06 pm to DownSouthDave
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I just want something to keep weeds down and to hold up against the dog.
This is what I am looking for. Read great things about different Zoysia varieties, but have not talked to anyone that has used them.
This post was edited on 10/4/16 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 10/4/16 at 1:40 pm to readysetgeaux
bermuda cut at 3/4
Posted on 10/4/16 at 1:45 pm to ole man
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ole man
man, if that don't look like my neighborhood. what area of BR?
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