Carpetgrass may be planted by seed or sprigs.
Carpet grass vs st augustine.
This broad bladed medium green turf grass thrives in sunny locations.
It will grow well in either sun or shade but is less shade tolerant than st.
It is not at all tolerant of cold temperatures and requires plenty of moisture for survival.
Use a hard steel rake to remove the dead carpet grass five days after spreading the lime.
This grass tolerates high soil moisture and low soil fertility.
It grows better on low wet soils than do other grasses.
Hello all the problem i am having here in south florida is carpetgrass when we moved in to this house we spent 800 on sod laid it down and the lawn looked freakin great.
However it is a high maintenance turfgrass requiring monthly fertilizer during the growing season on.
The lime will not harm most other grasses.
Then the carpet grass came out of know where it killed all of the sod we put down i got really mad and got down on my knees and ripped up all the carpetgrass out of what was left.
Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 10.
Augustine grass bermudagrass and other labeled warm season grasses to control perennial and broadleaf weeds.
Augustine grass spreads rapidly and aggressively via above ground stolons or runners.
Carpetgrass is a stoloniferous creeping warm season grass adapted to the gulf coast s warm temperatures and heavy rainfall.
Though there are many varieties to choose from always pay attention to the weather and conditions in your lawn before finalizing any type of grass.
Toughguy5 posted 02 march 2006 14 10.
Bermuda grass vs st.
If you are a homeowner with a lawn you certainly look for a grass that could grow easily in your lawn.
Occasionally it will be found in areas of california.
Augustine grass is best suited to warm arid regions such as florida and the gulf coast region.
Celsius wg is a post emergent herbicide that comes in the form of water dispersible granules and is great to use on st.
It is a very coarse textured type that grows via above ground stolons that can reach several feet.
The grass forms a thick mat and gives carpet like coverage wherever established.
Carpet grass does not grow at a ph of greater than 7 5 so a good dose of lime is usually all that is needed to kill your carpet grass.
Augustine grass is a warm season grass that is hardy in u s.
Carpetgrass is a perennial coarse leaved creeping grass.