Bahia Grass

There are many different types of lawn grass forlawn is much shorter. Make sure you use grass that
different types of growing zones. Whether you'reall grow at the same speed in your lawn, or you'll
starting to buid your lawn or reseeding the lawn,have to mow more often than you'd like. The best
choose the grass best suited to your climate. Warmcutting height for Bahia grass is when it is 2". You
season grasses, such as Bahia grass, can handleshould mow Bahia grass when it's just 3" tall.
droughts much better than cold season grasses.Bahia grass is also very good for high traffic areas in
Bahia grass has got a tough, coarse texture and flatyour lawn. High traffic plot with thinning spots are ripe
grass blades. It does adapt easily to a wide range offor weeds to grow. You need to plant durable, traffic
soil conditions, but it is certainly a warm season grass.resistant grass in these high traffic areas. Bahia grass
This grass spreads slowly by short rhizomes, butis a warm season grass which will handle high traffic
once it takes hold it will grow thick and requires onlyareas of your lawn.
little care. It pushes out the weeds without creatingDuring hot, dry spells, the kind of weather that Bahia
any thatch. And it does need frequent mowing. Bahiagrass can tolerate, it's still a good idea to water the
grass is very prone to mole crickets, dollar spot, andlawn deeply and then leave it alone to absorb the
brown patch. Keep the lawn mower's blades sharp sowater for several days. This encourages the grass to
there are no ragged or any uneven cuts. The populargrow deep into the soil. By watering the lawn to a
cultivars of Bahia grass are Pensacola and Wilmington.depth of about 6 inches and then not watering again
Bahia grass is excellent for dry areas, as it isfor several days, you are encouraging the grass
extremely drought tolerant. It tends to grow longroots to develop in the ground, instead of near the
roots that reach out to all available soil moisture.surface. Saturating this layer of soil activates deep
Some older varieties of Bahia grass grow tall veryroot growth that protects your lawn during the dry
fast, much faster than some popular grasses. Thespells.
grass may go to seeding while other grass in your