Bobsod can be mowed with either a rotary or reel mower and be overseeded with bobseed perennial ryegrass for winter color.
Types of sod grass arizona.
Augustinegrass kentucky bluegrass and centipedegrass.
Below that are our picks for your state which will do best in your area.
E z turf midiron tifway tifway ii santa ana bob sod bank one ballpark turf and tifsport.
Arizona is one of the hottest states in america so cold season grasses are only used for overseeding purposes.
Below is the usda zone map for arizona so you can determine which zone you reside in.
Augustine varieties and bermuda grasses.
In arizona for example many locals have summer lawns and winter lawns to keep their grass green year round.
There are two of these groups warm season and cold season.
Cool season grasses such as ryegrass bluegrass and turf type fescue are also used in cooler climate zones in arizona particularly the north part of arizona and higher elevations.
So before you move to the desert perhaps consider the upkeep of landscaping your new home.
These include the following varieties.
Its active season is usually from may to september.
There are two sod groups.
Warm season sod includes heat tolerant varieties such as.
Augustine grass also called palmetto st.
There are several commercially available sterile hybrid bermudagrasses for use in arizona for lawns.
They do this by growing bermuda grass in the summer and ryegrass in the winter.
All of these are single plant varieties.
As such we ll be primarily focusing on warm season grasses.
For lawn purposes zoysia japonica is the typical grass used.
Warm season grasses and cool season grasses.
Like all our hybrid bermudas bobsod is a drought tolerant grass and requires very little water compared to cool season grasses like fescue.
Zoysiagrass is composed of three species which are used for turf purposes.
Warm season sods include zoysia st.
Warm season and cool season.
When to plant winter rye grass.
These groups are dependent on the time of year you are installing your lawn.
Sod university discusses different types of common sod grass varieties.
Matrella and mascarengrass zoysia tenufolia.
In general try to think of your sod varieties belonging to one of two groups.
Bermuda grass such as tifway midiron and others st.
It is a perennial grass meaning it comes back year after year.
This warm season turf grass is best suited to the heat and will stay green and continue to grow as long as it has enough water.
Japonica is the type of zoysia seen in the sunday papers as the amazing amazon.