How To Choose The Best Grass For Sale

| Sunday, May 17, 2015
By Tammie Caldwell


The success with your lawn depends on many things. Do not just buy seed on impulse. Choosing the right turf for your yard can make a huge difference between having an environmentally friendly yard, low maintenance versus one that is prone to pests, diseases and weeds. The type of seed you choose will depend on certain factors.

The type of grasses may vary depending on its color, leaf width and habit as well as its density. Turf color and texture vary by species and exposure to the sun. It can also affect the degree of fertilization and summer drought. Density may affect is appearance, too. To obtain the best looking lawn, choosing the grass for sale should be suited to the climate and to the site.

If you think back to the last time you enjoyed a hot summer day in Houston TX you might remember that relief you felt when you stepped from the concrete onto a cool green grass area. A healthy and beautiful lawn will wrap noise, help prevent soil erosion and offer you a wonderful recreation area for outdoor activities. Grass should be used where is needed in a landscape. Every landscape may not need a grassed lawn place.

Actually, almost all lawn turfs are categorized as cool season and warm season. Most of the cool season turfs are adapted to northern weather. They usually grow in spring and fall times. It turns brown during hot summer months. Most often, they can be sold as a mixture of different species. Growing the combination is a great choice.

These grasses include Fescue, Kentucky bluegrass and ryegrass. These should be panted in Northern areas. They should only be used for winter to prevent erosion on bare ground. If you do not mind ant extra maintenance of caring for turf throughout winter months. You can use cool season grass to give a green lawn during the cooler month of the year when warm season grasses are dormant.

On the other hand, warm season grasses are adapted to the south. They are growing fast in hot climate and turning brown and dormant when temperatures are dipped to freezing. One of the most winter hardy of southern grasses is the Zoysia type. It stays brown during the winter season, but slow to green in spring time.

It is considered as a dense turf that is somewhat tolerant of shade and grows in the upper south. Bermuda turf is well suited and thrives when it gets abundant water. It stays green longer and wears well than other warm season grasses. Another type is the St. Augustine which is a coarse sod adapted to the humid coastal places of the south. It is a type of grass that is not tolerant of freezing climate.

There are other varieties which will be started from see and other types are fully grown from sod or sprigs. A lawn usually contains a combination of distinct turf types having its own weaknesses and strengths. Once you have evaluated the sod mixtures, find out which mixture meet your needs.

These are only some of the characteristics of turfs to grow during warm and cool seasons. Before establishing a lawn, decide first where sod is required or where it serves purpose and choose a turf based on the condition of your site.




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