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Hi,
I'm interested in any info people have on what is the best lawn grass to plant, and how to do it. This is for about 1/4 acre in lower HPP, about 1/4 mile from the ocean. What are the pluses and minuses in terms of drought hardiness, ease of planting, cost, and lawn attractiveness? If you know where I can buy good products, that would be especially helpful. I've already laid down dolomite and chicken manure fertilizer and it's on about 2 to 3 inches of red soil that was trucked in.
Thanks very much for any info.
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I am happy with my lawn which I think is some type of Australian creeper. It grows more sideways than up and makes a nice soft carpet for bare feet and is easy to mow.
Not sure where to get it. I just got plugs from places and let it spread- which it did. Free.
I have a cinder base with about one inch of soil over than. No fertilizers used.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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Rob, you answered my question I didn't post last night, I saw many short and "creepy" lawns, looked fairly low maintenance. So some time before you mow we could come and cut pieces to put in the ground? Next year....
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OMG - if you have already put down soil and manure then the right grass to plant is the one you can afford to buy lots of TODAY.
Not to freak you out, but the weeds here work serious overtime so you need to get something in asap. If you want seed then HD or sometimes Wallyworld has fescue mix which works pretty well most places. Some species in the mix may thrive where you live, and others not, so I say sew it on the thick side.
Seashore paspalum is a low creeping grass that does really well right up to the ocean. Its naturally short and uniform, so it usually looks like golf course turf. Only thing - it can be invasive, so especially if you live near the coast or native forest, choose something else. A similar great non-invasive grass that can stand salt, drought etc is "Temple Grass" Zoysia japonica. Its also short, and needs little mowing. Maybe ask at Garden Exchange.
Check out UH Ctahr's useful comparison of turf grass here:
http://turfgrass.ctahr.hawaii.edu/downlo...rasses.pdf
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We just finished seeding a 500 sf area with seashore paspalum. It is germinating nicely. The seed was kind of spendy at $60.00 a pound at Garden Exchange. The people there were very helpful in advising us what would work in our area.
