They don’t really say how to install a lawn of that grass. I’d be highly

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Jul 19, 2024
11:02:34am

LeGrandBleu All-American

They don’t really say how to install a lawn of that grass. I’d be highly

interested as I live in Arizona. The third of an acre of Bermuda grass I have now needs about 2 inches of water a week during the hot months. I am on a well, so that is not ideal. I’ve looked into Buffalograss, but it is hard to get started in my climate.

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Utahns can now plant drought-resistant grass. Interesting but it sounds like I would have to rip out my existing lawn..

BYU Grounds Political Junky

Jul 19, 10:52am

been a long time coming.

crimedog

Jul 19, 10:56am

Hybrid bermudagrass really struggles in cool climates. Sure it will grow in the summer and not die out in the winter

slappy

Jul 19, 10:57am

So, less mowing? Win-win.

LeGrandBleu

Jul 19, 11:00am

The article says CO and ID have been using it with success

BYU Grounds

Jul 19, 11:00am

Sure it will grow and not die, but it will be green for only a few months, and be paper bag brown for

slappy

Jul 19, 11:05am

Amazon has your solution

O Gaucho

Jul 19, 11:13am

I've actually done this a couple times with Endurant products (video below). It actually looked decent in the winter

slappy

Jul 19, 11:17am

My mom has a wall of cypress trees that have a bunch of dead spots. She was

O Gaucho

Jul 19, 11:26am

that's trouble. bermuda grass is invasive.

Best Guess

Jul 19, 10:58am

Hybrid its like a mule, it doesn't reproduce....

BYU Grounds

Jul 19, 11:01am

This feature is fascinating. My hybrid bermuda produces lots of seed heads 2-3 per year, but don't reproduce. But

slappy

Jul 19, 11:07am

bermuda grass spreads through stolons and rhizomes (above & below ground runners

Best Guess

Jul 19, 11:09am

This. For example, I had a 20x20 ft area with no grass, just dirt. I plugged about 200 hockey puck sized Tifway 419 from

slappy

Jul 19, 11:11am

it can spread through bringing a sprig on a shoe to another place (golf shoes)

Best Guess

Jul 19, 11:12am

Very true. Some people establish an entire lawn simply by sprigging (video)

slappy

Jul 19, 11:14am

and hybrids can still typically reproduce, they just don't come back true to

Best Guess

Jul 19, 11:44am

Wow.. no need for sprinklers with that grass

Yes

Jul 19, 10:58am

Board name checks out. Like every new thing, I'll wait a few years and hear how

O Gaucho

Jul 19, 11:01am

They don’t really say how to install a lawn of that grass. I’d be highly

LeGrandBleu

Jul 19, 11:02am

You’re on a well? How often do you irrigate? Every other week is sufficient.

blueaussie

Jul 19, 11:06am

About 4x per week, 30 minutes at a time at 8 different stations wit 3 sprinklers

LeGrandBleu

Jul 19, 11:08am

Oh you said on a well and I assumed flood irrigation. I dump 3 hrs on my 3 acres

blueaussie

Jul 19, 11:12am

My in-laws are on irrigation and do theirs weekly when there are no monsoons

LeGrandBleu

Jul 19, 11:17am

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