centipede grass

Krista – posted 22 June 2002 21:12

We sodded our yard in August of 2001. Now we are noticing that our grass has red tips. Overall the grass looks healthy. Should we be worried and how to we treat it?

Turfguy – posted 27 June 2002 08:51

quote:Originally posted by Krista:We sodded our yard in August of 2001. Now we are noticing that our grass has red tips. Overall the grass looks healthy. Should we be worried and how to we treat it?

You should have a soil analysis done. This will tell what nutrients are in the soil and the Ph. Centipede grows best at a Ph. of 5.5.Any higher will reduce the amount of iron uptake from the soil.Also check the amount of phosphorus. If it is too high it can cause the leaf blades to turn purple.Also make sure you are not applying too much nitrogen fertilizer as centipede does not need very much at all.Only apply .5 to 1.0 pounds of actual nitrogen per 1000 sq.ft. per year in 1-2 applications. You can get fertility recommendations from your local cooperative extension. The recommendations will be base on the soil analysis.