*Planting
Instructions
Pennington Centipede + Mulch
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Centipede seed + Bio-170 Organic Mulch
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Spreading, sun-loving, sod-producing grass with a medium
texture and beautiful green color
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Creates a low maintenance lawn requiring less fertilizer
and fewer mowings.
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Bio-170 mulch granules are 100% biodegradable and retain
moisture to help promote seed germination
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Seeding Zone: Extreme lower 8,9, Coastal 11
(These are not USDA zones, these are zone number
provided by Pennington Seed, please use their map below for correct location
for these zones)
Best Time
to Plant: April-July
Planting Depth: ¼”
Germination Time: Up to 30 days
Seeding Rate: 5 lbs./2,000 square feet
Color: Medium to light green
Texture: Medium
Sun Tolerance: Excellent
Shade Tolerance: Good
Drought Tolerance: High
Traffic Tolerance: Excellent
Disease Tolerance: Moderate
Recommended Mowing Height: 1”
New Seeding Method 1
Prepare the soil for seeding by tilling then smoothing and raking the lawn to
the point of having a smooth firm seedbed. Plant one bag of Pennington's
Centipede Grass Seed & Mulch mixture per 2,000 square feet. The seed and mulch
are blended to give the correct seeding rate for each of the two components.
Lightly rake the seedbed to cover the seed and the mulch no more than 1/4” deep.
Mulch the seeded area lightly with wheat straw or pine straw. Water daily for 30
days keeping the seedbed moist at all times. The Centipede plants will emerge,
and over a period of one growing season should form a sod. On poor soils or in
unfavorable growing conditions, it may take two growing seasons to completely
form a sod.
New Seeding Method 2
Spray the existing grass with a non-selective herbicide labeled for lawn use.
Wait approximately 7 days to make certain all grass is killed. On spots not
completely dead, re-spray with herbicide. Wait approximately 7 days after the
final spraying and plant Pennington’s Centipede Grass Seed & Mulch mixture at
the rate of one bag per 2,000 square feet, making certain the seed and mulch are
spread evenly across the area. Aerate the area thoroughly using a checkerboard
type pattern. Using a standard lawn mower, mow the dead grass close to the
ground allowing the clippings to remain on the ground as a mulch covering the
seed. Water daily for 30 days keeping the seedbed moist at all times.
Overseeding Method
An alternate method of seeding is to mow the lawn closely, then aerate the lawn
well with a spike aerator or similar tool. Plant the seed as directed in methods
1 or 2, then aerate or rake lightly to cover the seed no deeper than 1/4” deep.
Water daily for 30 days, keeping the seed moist at all times.
Care & Maintenance
Fertilize in early spring with a Centipede fertilizer. Centipede lawns prefer a
pH between 5.0-6.0. Water weekly for best appearance when established.
