sodoff – posted 30 July 2004 23:10
I’m looking for someone with “real world” experience in either bermuda or seaside paspalum in South Florida. Which do you have, how do you like it, how tough is it to keep looking good?
carolann – posted 31 July 2004 18:37
quote:Originally posted by sodoff:I’m looking for someone with “real world” experience in either bermuda or seaside paspalum in South Florida. Which do you have, how do you like it, how tough is it to keep looking good?
i’ve been told that seaside paspalum if good for south florida but i’ve not tried it yet because i don’t know anyone who has platned it. i received an snswer to my request as to which would be good grqass since i live in miami florida. some one answered me and gave me that info. that’s as much as i know
BeHateIt – posted 02 August 2004 13:13
S.P. is a good choice if you like like golfcourse look and does well near the ocean. You can even water it with salt water from what I’ve heard. Its very expensive though and like St. aug, it’s plug or sod only. It’s not as widely available either so bet on a premium price. It’s got to be cut extremely short. As in you’ll need a reel mower. ($89 at Lowes)I don’t have it though. I can only dream.
BeHateIt – posted 02 August 2004 13:22
By the way, if you want to see some of these not-so-common-for-homes-in-south-florida-grasses, do a search for golf courses in your area. There’s a ton of golf course guides online that tell you what type of grass they’re using. I can’t think of any off the top of my head, but google it. Try one near the ocean for S.P.
Then you’ll know how the grass will look with millions of dollars worth of maintenance annually! You might also talk to manager who can tell you more about taking care of that kind of turf that the sod dealers won’t bother to tell you.
Harbormaster – posted 02 August 2004 13:54
I have used paspalum for a few years now and love it. We are currently sprigging in five baseball fields and four soccer fields at a cost of $1700 an acre. It is very salt tolerant and handles a wide range of ph levels. Fertilization requirements are about 50% less than bermuda and weed investation is much less compared to bermuda.
The pricing of it my area is very reasonable from my supplier at $108.00 a pallet here in southwest florida. This turf can be cut with a rotary mower but we use reel mowers. I highly recommend this turf any application.