What is best grass for sod installation in the warm season zones?
What is The Best Sod for Hot Climates?
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Zoysia if you dont have deep shade. Then St Aug if you do. If St Aug will not grow then you are off into the groundcovers like mondo grass.
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Hybrid Bermudagrass if it's dry and sunny.
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Something like tiflawn is a good one. The others like tifeagle are really too low and are golf course oriented. Thats just too much work. The only warm season grass that is not hungry is centipede.
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I've never experienced Centipedegrass. Do you get Santa Ana Bermuda? It's an old one here, but still a great choice. I don't know if you get Kikuyugrass there, but here it's just about the toughest there is. It used to be considered a noxious weed that was quarantined but they finally just gave up controlling it. It's only garden and pasture-invasive and not a threat to undisturbed areas.