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Paspalum - a NEW option for your home lawn! Platinum T.E. and Sea Spray available.
Less Fertilizer + Less Water = "GREENER" grass for the environment and more $ in your pocket!
Do you want to try something different? Do you want to use the newest option for home lawns that both saves precious water, and uses less fertilizer? Do you want to do all you can to protect our environment, and still have a gorgeous oxygen producing and carbon absorbing lawn? Then PASPALUM is for you!
PASPALUM is not bermudagrass, therefore should be maintained differently.**
Paspalum is an excellent homeowner friendly grass that does not necessarily need to be overseeded or fertilized heavily, and can save money over the course of the year when properly maintained. It requires considerably less agronomic practices than bermudagrass.
Paspalum has a bright green color, with a medium-fine texture. It is ideal for warm climates. Paspalum will go dormant in cooler temperature months, but may be overseeded for winter color. For the ultimate in water savings, forgo overseeding, and enjoy the "golden brown" color for a few short weeks—after all brown is the "new green" during the winter with Paspalum! But overseed away (we recommend our "BOBSeed" ryegrass) if you require year round color.
Benefits and tips
- Paspalum has a shorter dormancy period than EZ Turf, BOBSod, Tifway 419, and 328. It can transition up to a month quicker than some bermudas.
- Paspalum will handle hard frosts better than the bermudagrass and maintain some color throughout the winter period.
- Leaf texture on Paspalum seems very similar to BOBSod, but there is a waxy-wet look shine to the leaf blade on one side and more of an upright growth pattern.
- Paspalum can be maintained at heights of ½" to 2" but is most successful around 1 ¼".
- The fertilizer and water requirements have made it a very popular grass, as it seems to dislike nitrogen and thrives on organic materials such as milorganite. The watering schedule can be very different than a bermudagrass in that it seems to tolerate stress better than bermudagrass on a 3-4 day watering schedule. (5-10 minutes per every day not watered). Organic type fertilizers maybe used to help keep water bills down. Paspalum is very prone to scalping with excessive water and fertilizer so it is best kept to a minimum.
- Sea Spray will thrive in soggy soil with a wide range of Ph from slightly acidic to extremely alkaline. It will tolerate salty soils, and does well with saline water, or recycled water.
- Paspalum is drought tolerant. It has a very deep root system that allows it to hold moisture for longer periods of time than many other turfgrasses. In the right conditions, it can go for several days without irrigation. Deep infrequent irrigations are best during the growing season.
- Some broadleaf weeds can be controlled with a saltwater solution, instead of herbicides.
- Wear and traffic tolerance has proven to be excellent with Paspalum. Pet damage recovers quickly due to the density of the grass and aggressive spreading of stolons.
- Paspalum overseeds and transitions well. It does not seem to have as much problem with the ryegrass competition as the bermudagrass can.
- Paspalum might tend to get a bit thatchy, so like bermuda, it is best to do 2 light verticuts during the growing season, or 1 during the season, and 1 before overseeding, should you decide to overseed.
With proper care, Paspalum will make your neighbors green with envy! If you have any questions regarding the use or care of Paspalum, please call our office at 800/832-8873 or e-mail jay.danek@westernsod.com.
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