| Bahia- Bahia is the most inexpensive type of grass you can buy and is dubbed "pasture grass". Bahia is what is typically laid on the sides of the roads. It is the poorest quality of grass. The pieces do not hold together in the 16x24 inch squares in which they are cut. The pieces fall apart. We cannot guarantee the quality of the sod but we do guarantee that it will grow. Bahia has very thin blades and grows up; it does not run across the ground as do other grasses. Bahia does not grow in the shade. It needs at least 4 to 5 hours of direct sunlight to grow. We recommend Bahia for people who do not like to spend a lot of time on their grass or do not have a sprinkler system. Once it is established Bahia is virtually drought resistant and doesn't take a lot of maintenance beyond mowing. As mentioned above, Bahia is the most inexpensive type of grass you can buy and because of this the fields do not take very good care of it. It does not get watered and fertilized like more expensive grasses do. The downside to Bahia is that when it gets very wet or very dry it falls apart. The 16x24-inch pieces can possibly break up into pieces. The sod will grow and there is nothing wrong with it, it just will be more difficult to put down. Bahia may also come with a small amount of weed in it. You can find more information about Bahia by visiting the University of Florida Extension Website. TYPES OF ST.AUGUSTINE (MORE INFO BELOW):
GENERAL ST. AUGUSTINE INFO:
coming with some type of St. Augustine. St. Augustine has thick blades and runs, so it doesn't grow as tall as fast as Bahia. Floratam and Bitter-Blue are identical so you can not tell the difference visually. St. Augustine is higher maintenance; it gets weeds and needs more care. It has to be watered regularly unless we are getting rain. A major problem with St. Augustine is that during the summer it has problems with the fungus. Fungus is not something that we or the field can control. New sod is more susceptible to it and must be treated right away or you can kill your grass very easily if it goes untreated. Fungus is also something that cannot always be completely cured with one treatment. You could potentially spray your yard for fungus and get it again in a week. FLORATAM
BITTER BLUE AND PALMETTO
grow in the full sunlight. The only difference between the two sods is that Palmetto is slight more semi-dwarf. Meaning: it doesn't grow quite as tall as Bitter Blue or Floratam. But, it does grow taller than Seville and Bermuda. If your area is in complete shade, not even filtered sunlight, you need to consider Seville. It is not resistant to chinch bugs. SAPPHIRE ST.AUGUSTINE
color and a long leaf blade that is highly infolded in mature turf, giving the grass a fine leaf appearance. Sapphire St. Augustine grass has a pleasing blue- green color, and has excellent color retention. Sapphire is hardwearing in demanding climates. Sapphire St. Augustine grass tolerates salt and shade and performs well with less maintenance & fertilization. Sapphire is positioned to be a superior homeowner's grass, due to improved wear recovery and reduced weed problems. Sapphire does well in the heavy shade as well as the full sun.
Seville is susceptible to chinch bug and webworm damage. Performs excellent in full sunlight. Seville is not cut during the summer. Generally, once the temperatures reach 90 degrees, the fields will shut down until the fall. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ADDITIONAL VARIETIES OF SOD BERMUDA 419
virtually drought resistant. It has very fine blades and grows out, not up. It requires a reel lawnmower (not real) to mow. CELEBRATION BERMUDA
runners, rhizomes, and deep roots that provide excellent sod strength, wearability, and improved drought tolerance. While shade tolerance research is ongoing at the university level, Celebration is the first bermudagrass to exhibit improved tolerance in sportsturf comparisons. Celebration has also been included in several comparative bermudagrass studies including the 2002 National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) trials where early observations are very promising. Celebration has proven its ability to thrive in hot, humid conditions in a variety of applications and has performed well in sandy and clay soil types with aggressive growth from its runners and rhizomes. Celebration can be mowed with a standard rotary mower due to its broader leaf and open growth habit. EMPIRE ZOYSIA is a sod with a fine to medium leaf texture and has a dark green color. It has good tolerance to shade, salt and traffic. It also thrives in extreme heat and humidity. Zoysia also has good drought tolerance due to its deep root system. It also provides for easy weed control due to the growth habits and tolerance to common herbicides. It is a great option because it doesn't require the watering or mowing that St Augustine does. It also is an aggressive grass and does the weed problem the St Augustine does. It is also resistant to chinch bugs. ** The University of Florida recommends that Empire Zoysia receive 6-8 hours of sunlight to thrive. Sod is susceptible to nematodes and fungus. |
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Phone: 407.877.0709 532 North Bluford Avenue ~Ocoee, FL 34761