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Cultivating Turf Grasses In Alabama
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Bahiagrass
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Adapted Statewide.
Excellent Drought Tolerance
Poor Salt Tolerance
Poor Shade Tolerance
Good Wear Tolerance
Soil Ph 5.0 - 6.0
Full Sun*
Light Leaf color
Coarse Leaf texture
Low Maintenance
Mow 3 to 4 inches high
Diseases : Dolloar Spot
Pests: Mole Crickets,Nematodes,Grubs.
Bermudagrass
Adapted State Wide
Excellenct Drought Tolerance
Very Poor Salt Tolerance
Excellent Water Tolerance
Soil Ph 5.5 - 6.5
Full Sunlight
Dark Leaf Color
Medium to Fine Leaf Texture
Medium to High Maintenance
Mow 1/2 to 1 1/2 inch high
Diseases: Brown Patch, Dollar Spot, Leaf Spot Spring Dead Spot.
Pest: Mole Crickets, Army Worms, Sod Webworms, Cutworms,BermudaGrass
mites, nematodes.
Centipedegrass
Adapted to central and Southern Alabama
Fair Drought Tolerance
Poor Salt Tolerance
Poor Wear Tolerance
Soil Ph 5.0- 6.0
Partial Sunlight
Light Leaf Color
Medium to Course Leaf Texture
Low Maintenance
Mow
1 1/2 to 2 inch high
Diseases: Brown Patch, Dollar Spot,
Centipedegrass Decline Virus.
Pest: Mole Crickets, Ground Pearls,
Sod Webworms, Spittlebugs,Grubs Nematodes.
Zoysiagrass
Adapted Statewide
Execllent Drought Tolerance
Good Salt Tolerance
Fair Shade Tolerance
Excellent Wear Tolerance
Soil Ph 5.5-6.5
Partial Sunlight
Medium Leaf Color
Medium to Fine Leaf Texture
Medium to highMaintenance
Mow 1 to 2 inch high
Diseases: Brown Patch, Dollar Spot,Rust.
Pest: Hunting Billbug,Lawn Caterpillars,
Nematodes.
St. Augustine
Adapted to South Alabama
Good Drought Tolerance
Good Salt Tolerance
Good Shade Tolerance
Poor Wear Tolerance
Soil Ph 6.0-8.0
Shade-Partial Sunlight
Medium Leaf Color
Course Leaf Texture
Medium Maintenance
Mow 2 to 4 inch high
Diseases: Brown Patch, Gray leaf Spot,St.Augustinegrass Decline Virus
Insect pest: Chinch Bugs,Army Worms,Mole Crickets,Sod Webworms,Nematodes.
Tall Fescue
Adapted to North Alabama
Fair Drought Tolerance
Poor Salt Tolerance
Good Shade Tolerance
Fair Wear Tolerance
Soil Ph 5.5-7.0
Shade
Medium Leaf Color
Medium to Course Leaf Texture
Medium Maintenance
Mow 2 to 4 inch high
Diseases: Brown Patch,Leaf Spot,Fusarium Blight,Pythium Blight
Insect pest: Army Worms,Cutworms, Grubs,Nematodes.
Sun:
Full Sun = 6 hours or more
Partial Sun = 4 Hours of Sun at least
Shade = 2 Hours of Sun at least
Maintenance levels
Low - less than 2 Fertilizations per year.
Medium- 2 to 6 Fertilizations a year.
High-More than 6 fertilizations aper year
See the Link Section for Information on Lawn Dieases.
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