Tifgreen vs. TifSport vs Tifway 419

bronco28 – posted 04 May 2006 17:19

I have had Tifgreen over the last 10 years and liked it well enough but I am now replacing my sod and see that the other 2 choices are out there. I was looking to possibly changing types and was leaning towards the TifSport. As one of the things that interest me is the possiblity of staying greener longer.

I also am not sure if the grass is about the same texture as it is very hard to tell from pictures that I could find on the net.

Any opinions or comments on a prefered grass or about this would be great. As an FYI I live in Southern California.

tommy – posted 05 May 2006 15:16

419 and Santa ana have the best winter color of the bermuda types i have experience with. They do however have to be de thatched in late summer/early fall- in order to be in the right condition to hold color. It also helps to make a couple of iron applications during the winter.

kangaroo_guy – posted 13 May 2006 06:54

dont know if it will help but have you heard of Tiff Eagle, im in adelaide South Australia, and one of the lawn bowling clubs have just put one in im not very familiar with your climate etc, but just a thought

tommy – posted 13 May 2006 11:15

Tifeagle also has excellent winter color….so much so that many courses with Tifeagle greens are not overseeding them in the winter. I imagine, however, that Tifeagle greens would probably be so fast in the winter, that it would be hard to keep the ball from rolling off the edge of the surface on heavily sloped greens. But anyway, i digress. Tifeagle sod is also much more expensive than somthing like 419.

[This message has been edited by tommy (edited 13 May 2006).]

wadevl – posted 17 June 2006 22:43

you can pump Iron into 419 all winterit will stay green