Bermudagrass
Bermudagrass is well adapted to sandy soils, withstands wear and traffic, and recovers rapidly from injury. It is an excellent choice for sports turf and high traffic wear areas.
Seasonal Type: warm-season
Spreads by rhizomes and stolons
Sodding: You may successfully install a warm-season grass sod anytime in the growing season when
- The ground is consistently at or above green-up temperature and
- Anytime during the warmest times of the year (with careful water management)
Plugging is planting individual pieces (2 inches or larger) of sod on 6-inch to 24-inch centers. A 6- to 12-inch spacing should be used for more rapid establishment, whereas using a wider spacing may delay fill for greater than one year. A spacing greater than 12-inches is not suggested when plugging on bare ground. This is an excellent way to introduce a more adapted lawn grass into an old lawn in an effort to replace old grass by crowding out.
Primary Uses
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Residential & commercial lawns
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Sports fields
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Golf courses
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Parks & recreation
Propagation method(s)
Bermudagrass spreads by stolons and rhizomes, and it can invade flowerbeds and other areas because it has runners that spread rapidly both above and below ground.
Texture
Bermudagrass forms a dense, durable surface when grown in full sunlight. The majority of cultivars will not tolerate shade. Bermudagrass is well adapted to sandy soils. Bermudagrass withstands wear and traffic, and recovers rapidly from injury.
Drought Tolerance
Bermudagrass is extremely drought tolerant; it grows rapidly on any type of soil except where drainage is poor, and makes a good turf if fertilized and mowed low and often.
Shade Tolerance: low
Bermudagrass is best suited for full sun and should not be considered for shady areas.
Maintenance
Mowing
Reel mower
Bermudagrass lawns perform best when mowed at 0.75 to 1 inch using a reel mower. However, good performance can be achieved with a rotary mower with sharp blades set as low as possible without scalping.
Rotary mower
Uneven ground can make mowing below 1 inch difficult. For this reason, a 1- to 2-inch mowing height is recommended when using a rotary mower.
Frequency
For best results, bermudagrass should be mowed often (at least twice per week), especially at the lower mowing heights.
List of Growers
Vandemark Farms | Ryan Vandermark Phone: (252) 437-1501 | Bermudagrass: TifTuf, Tifway 419 |
Turf Mountain Sod Inc | Wayne Pittillo Phone: (828) 685-3642 | Bermudagrass: NorthBridge |
Tidewater Turfgrass Farm LLC | Harold Henriksen Phone: (252) 659-0198 | Bermudagrass: Tifway 419 |
Tarheel Turfgrass Company Inc | Malcom Newberry Phone: (252)527-2880 | Bermudagrass: Tifway 419, Arden 15 |
Super Sod | Brad Hubinek Phone: (919) 836-0492 | Bermudagrass: TifTuf |
Sodco Turf Producers | Matthew Parrish Phone: (919) 552-7075 | Tall Fescue: Confederate |
Simply Sod LLC | N A Phone: (191) 936-9202 | Bermudagrass: Tifway 419 |
Sandy Plain Sod LLC | Paul Smith Phone: (910) 290-0574 | Bermudagrass: Tifway 419 |
Sandhill Turf Inc | Mark Harris Phone: (910) 673-2177 | Bermudagrass: Tifsport, TifTuf, Tifway 419 |
Quality Turf Inc | Alfred Wooten Phone: (910) 259-3064 | Bermudagrass: CelebrationTM, Premier Pro, Premier Pro, Tifdwarf, Tifway 419 |
Piedmont Turf Farm Inc | David McCart Phone: (828) 428-8359 | Bermudagrass: TifTufTM, T-10TM, Tifway 419TM |
Oakland Plantation Turf Farm Inc | John Williams Phone: (910) 669-2991 | Bermudagrass: CelebrationTM, GN-1, Latitude 36, Tifsport, Tifway 419 |
Macon Turf Farm Inc | Leary Winslow Phone: (252) 426-1536 | Bermudagrass: Tifway 419 |
Mackilwean Turf Farms | Kenney McIlwean Phone: (252) 637-9261 | Bermudagrass: CelebrationTM, Tifway 419 |
M & W Land Improvement Inc | Brandon Suggs / Ciara Blake Phone: (910) 238-4637 | Bermudagrass: CelebrationTM, Tifway 419, Princess 77 |
Inman-Chapman Sod | Jamie Spears Phone: (864) 680-3509 | Bermudagrass: CelebrationTM, Tifway 419, Tahoma 31 |
Duplin Sod Farm | Barry Evans Phone: (910) 296-1355 | Bermudagrass: Tifway 419TM |
DMG Turf Inc | Clay Gardner Phone: (919) 639-4027 | Tall Fescue: Triple Threat plus |
Carolina Turf Farms Inc | Scott Benton Phone: (910) 875-6141 | Bermudagrass: CelebrationTM, Latitude 36, NorthBridge, Tifway 419, Tahoma 31 |
Carolina Green Corp | A A Phone: (704) 634-9799 | Bermudagrass: Latitude 36, NorthBridge, Tifway 419, Tahoma 31 |
Carver Bros Turf | Harold Carver Phone: (336) 592-0547 | Tall Fescue: Pennington Signature Series, Turf Type Tall Fescue, Water Saver Blend |
Neuse River Turf Farm, LLC | Christopher Jones Phone: 2526390016 | Bermudagrass: Tifway 419, NorthBridge |
Carolina Fresh Farms | N A Phone: (800) 752-1035 | Bermudagrass: Tifeagle, Tahoma 31, Diamond |
Southern Turf | Nicholas Dupree Phone: 9194272914 | Bermudagrass: Tifway 419 |
Wilkerson Turf Farms LLC | Jonathan Wilkerson Phone: (919) 669-2552 | Tall Fescue: Turf Type Tall Fescue |
Buy Sod, Inc. | Charles Harris, JP Hayes Phone: (800) 428-9763, (866) 428-7612 | Bermudagrass: Tifway 419, TifTuf, Patriot |
Tri-State Turf, Inc. | Celia Richards Phone: (910) 567-2625 | Bermudagrass: T-10, Tifway 419, Tifgrand, TifTuf, Discovery |
Atlantic Coast Turf.png) | Bud Brown, Bridget Markham Phone: (252) 453-3001, (252) 333-6276 | Tall Fescue: Turf Type Tall Fescue |