CENTIPEDE

Turf Master Sod Farm

Pro's and Con's

  • Mowing Height: 2”- 3”
  • Watering 1” – 1 ¼” per day
  • Mowing frequency (10 to 14 days) during peak growing months.
  • Optimum soil PH (5.5)
  • Dethatch or verticut every two to three years.
Centipede Grass Installation — Wilmington, NC — Turf Masters Sod Farms

Pro's

 

  • Grows very slowly
  • Hates nitrogen fertilization
  • Requires full sun / little shade
  • Low mowing maintenance
  • Requires less water than Bermuda
  • Apple Green in color

 

Con's

 

  • Ground Pearls Eat it Up / Prevalent In Sandy Soils
  • No pesticide will kill ground pearls
  • Cannot take any traffic
  • Cannot take cold weather very "susceptible to winter kill"
  • Never will have deep green color
  • Hates nitrogen which makes grass green and forces growth
  • Poor root structure in spring due to shallow root system tends to fall apart until mid summer high loss rate
  • Insects and moles can burrow easily due to root system
  • Most homeowners do not like it due to the overwhelming cost to maintain and constant replacement of product

 

Turf Master Sod Farm

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