Warm Season Lawn Grass
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Maintenance Tips For Warm Season Grasses

Warm season grasses are those that thrive well in the spring and summer months in the southern regions of the United States.

Warm season grasses are planted in the spring when all danger of frost is past. They turn brown or go dormant in the winter.

All warm season grasses except centipede may be re-seeding in the fall with annual or perennial ryegrass to provide green color throughout the winter with no harm to permanent warm season turf.

The best planting times for warm season grasses are late spring to summer when soil temperatures are above 70°F

Use a lawn starter fertilizer for new plantings.

Once established, if no weeds are present, use a complete lawn food containing controlled release nitrogen in the spring and again in late summer.

If weeds are a problem on your established lawn, use a crabgrass preventer in late winter before weeds begin to emerge. If weeds persist once grass has greened up during the spring, apply a week and feed fertilizer labeled for use on these grasses at the recommended rate instead of lawn food.

Winterize fertilizers with a low nitrogen analysis may be used during the fall to help strengthen the root system of your lawn against cold weather damage.

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*Seasonal tips provided courtesy of Pennington Seed, Inc.