Cinders and Centipede Grass

[Noel M2]

Hi Mella,

Seashore p. does not seem to require much maintenance. It tends to stay short. However, I've noticed that in shaded areas, the grass tends to have longer blades. I've had to clip them once so far to keep the length uniform.

The grass seems to thrive by the ocean which is a plus for our project. It also seems to crowd out the weeds. We've fertilized a few times during the first couple of months.

We will also trying this grass at our long term rentals.

One thing to keep in mind if you do decide to use the stolons - prepare the site well (good soil/cinder soil mixed in with mulch and rolled) and once the stolons are planted, you have to keep them moist until they take off. This can require watering 6x/day. The use of mulch can help keep the area moist.

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Thanks Noel, here is a telephone number for Dean for those who might need it

LUM Sod & Stolons. Delivery available. Call Dean at Turf Hawaii. 896-5645

What type of work is involved in maintaining this grass do you know? Need much fertilizers or frequent mowing? Mella

mella l

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Noel

[Hotzcatz]

We have four or five different types of short grasses, one of which is centipede grass, I think. There is the big dark "dragon's beard" mondo grass, a shorter lighter colored mondo grass and at least three varieties of other short grasses. In the areas where the short grasses are established, it can go for a really long time without mowing or weedwhacking. However, eventually, the longer grasses and weeds will try to take over the shorter grasses and instead of weed whacking or mowing, I'm out there rooting up the long grasses so the short grass can flourish. Going through about once a year to pull up the longer grasses seems a good trade off for not mowing, though. Our backyard has been an established back yard for a long time - almost 100 years - and I'm not sure where the grasses originally came from. The "Dragon's Beard" and mondo grasses were from Paradise plants, though.