St. Augustine
(Stenotaphrum Secundatum)
NOTE: Please order your Turf 1 Day in advance.
Due to the impending summer heat it is not possible to stock and guarantee the freshness of excess Sod at our Tanner Road location at this time.
Advantages
St Augustine grass makes a beautiful light green to dark green turf. It forms a dense turf that grows well in most soils throughout the south.
St Augustine also has good shade tolerance even under the beautiful live oak trees the south is so famous for. Good shade tolerance is one of the reasons it is preferred over Bermuda grass. Bermuda grass has very poor shade tolerance and will only grow a couple feet into moderate to heavy shade.
Disadvantages
St Augustine grass has poor wear tolerance. It will hold up well under normal traffic of a home lawn, but not under the heavy traffic of an athletic field.
The coarse texture makes it unsuitable for golf courses and is only used in a few places. St Augustine also has poor drought tolerance and will not always hold its color without irrigation.
Amerishade
Pallet Price: $307.50
Amerishade St. Augustine is the most shade tolerant St. Augustine grass available.
Del Mar
Pallet Price: $195.00
Del Mar: More shade-tolerant than Raleigh. Requires 4 hours of sun. Sprigs will take 1 year to establish from planting. Susceptible to grey leaf spot.
Floratam
Pallet Price: $200.00
Floratam St. Augustine is widely used, coarse-textured and grows vigorously in warm weather. Stolons of Floratam are large and purplish-red in color.
FJ Select
Pallet Price: $212.50
FJ Select is St. Augustine semi dwarf grass that can tolerate the Texas heat and is the ideal grass for areas with moderate shade.
Palmetto
Pallet Price: $212.50
Palmetto St. Augustine grass provides a plush appearance similar to Seville and Delmar, but Palmetto grass is less prone to becoming thatchy, even in full sunlight.
Raleigh
Pallet Price: $195.00
Raleigh St. Augustine grass is a cold-fair cultivar released by North Carolina State University in 1980. It is often described as highly tolerant of shade, drought, and cold.
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