[jbrown]

ok this is just discussion on the types of bermuda.

If you can have any bermuda sod to install what would it be and why?

 

[J_nick]

Latitude 36, top ranked NTEP scores and bred by the Oklahoma State Turf program.

 

[J_nick]

TifGrand would be a consideration if I went outside of cultivars that OkState developed

 

[Ware]

Latitude 36, top ranked NTEP scores and bred by the Oklahoma State Turf program.

+1

 

[Spammage]

TifTuf. Excellent drought, cold, wear and shade tolerance, fine bladed, and the medium green color would blend better with zoysia if needed for areas too shaded to support bermuda.

2nd and 3rd choices would be Celebration and Lat36.

 

[jbrown]

Latitude 36 is good in the south, I'm in Ga so it should work. I like tifgrand and tiftuf. We are going to build a house sometime soon and tryin to get a few options. Thanks guys!

 

[Redtenchu]

Latitude 36, top ranked NTEP scores and bred by the Oklahoma State Turf program.

+1

 

[Movingshrub]

Tiftuf or tifgrand; tiftuf if cutting an inch or higher and need quick recovery. It fills in faster than many other Bermuda cultivars. Greens up sooner, stays green longer, needs less water, and tolerates shade better than almost any other Bermuda.

Tifgrand, if cutting below an inch with a reel mower and has a darker green color. Doesn't have the same benefit in terms of water but will tolerate shade.

 

[gijoe4500]

Once I move onto a new house in a few years, I'm hoping to have either tifgrand or tifdwarf. I'd be ok with either.

 

[g-man]

Mazama KBG

 

[Greendoc]

Tifgrand. Every lawn I have dealt with containing Tifgrand was a joy to maintain. Nice color. Easy to mow compared to Zoysia. MInimal thatch. Disease resistant.

 

[jjsmitty]

Is tifguard available in seed? Sorry if that's a dumb question, very new here.

 

[Redtenchu]

Is tifguard available in seed? Sorry if that's a dumb question, very new here.

Welcome, No question is dumb at TLF!

Tifgrand is a Hybrid Grass that does produce a seed, but the seed is not able to germinate (sterile). Hybrids like Tifgrand must be grown from Sod or sprigs.

 

[Greendoc]

Tifgrand is only available as sod. It can also be had by sprigs, but that is the kind of grow in normally done on golf fairways and sports fields.

 

[jjsmitty]

Is tifguard available in seed? Sorry if that's a dumb question, very new here.

Welcome, No question is dumb at TLF!

Tifgrand is a Hybrid Grass that does produce a seed, but the seed is not able to germinate (sterile). Hybrids like Tifgrand must be grown from Sod or sprigs.

Thank you both for the response! I'm looking for seed options to overseed in northwest Arkansas. I'm doing the aerating/overseed/leveling project. Currently have common Bermuda.

 

[Movingshrub]

Tifgrand is only available as sod. It can also be had by sprigs, but that is the kind of grow in normally done on golf fairways and sports fields.

It's do able for a residential property. https://thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=421

 

[Greendoc]

Tifgrand is only available as sod. It can also be had by sprigs, but that is the kind of grow in normally done on golf fairways and sports fields.

It's do able for a residential property. https://thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=421

How were the weeds during grow in? I worked for a company that installed 419, Emerald Zoysia, El Toro Zoysia, and Seashore Paspalum as sprigs in residential lawns from 1992-2007. The weeds were terrible. I got very good at doing weed control during a grow in. Doing things that normally are not done prior to the second mowing.

 

[FATC1TY]

I'd probably put in tifgrand or tiftuff.

Probably tuff for the shade tolerance and ability to heal from use. My backyard gets ran like a dog track with my 3 kids.

 

[Movingshrub]

Tifgrand is only available as sod. It can also be had by sprigs, but that is the kind of grow in normally done on golf fairways and sports fields.

It's do able for a residential property. https://thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=421

How were the weeds during grow in? I worked for a company that installed 419, Emerald Zoysia, El Toro Zoysia, and Seashore Paspalum as sprigs in residential lawns from 1992-2007. The weeds were terrible. I got very good at doing weed control during a grow in. Doing things that normally are not done prior to the second mowing.

It wasn't that bad. The main weeds to were crab and goosegrass. I walked the yard (about 9000sqft sprigged) every day when I got home from work and hand-pulled anything that popped up. I was out of town for a month and my wife walked the yard once a week and pulled weeds each time. Also, there's oxadiazon.

 

[Mightyquinn]

I would love to have some Ultra Dwarf Bermuda like Champion or Mini Verde to play around with to see what it's all about but other than those 2 I would most likely go with TifGrand or TifSport if I had to do it all over again.