Picking the Right Grass
- Texture: Fine
- Germination time: Slow -- use plugs or sod
- Shade tolerance: Poor
- Drought resistance: Excellent
- Traffic resistance: Excellent
- Optimum height: 1 to 2 inches
- Comments: May be too aggressive
- Texture: Medium-coarse
- Germination time: Medium -- use plugs or sod
- Shade tolerance: Good
- Drought resistance: Good
- Traffic resistance: Poor
- Optimum height: 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches
- Comments: Grows no more than 4 to 6 inches
- Texture: Coarse
- Germination time: Slow -- use plugs or sod
- Shade tolerance: Fair
- Drought resistance: Poor
- Traffic resistance: Fair
- Optimum height: 2 to 3 inches
- Comments: Very poor cold tolerance; susceptible to disease
- Texture: Fine
- Germination time: Medium -- use plugs
- Shade tolerance: Poor
- Drought resistance: Excellent
- Traffic resistance: Excellent
- Optimum height: 2 inches
- Comments: Tolerates alkaline soil; turns brown midsummer; grows no more than 4 to 6 inches. Native to areas of North America.
- Texture: Fine-medium
- Germination time: Slow -- use plugs or sprigs
- Shade tolerance: Fair
- Drought resistance: Good
- Traffic resistance: Good
- Optimum height: 1 to 2 inches
- Comments: Turns brown in winter
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