April 20, 2007
Turf—What’s Best for Your Yard?
My family and I live on 6 acres. We have more grass to mow than most folks. It’s a task normally handled by my husband. The bulk of our lawn is Zoysiagrass with a small patch of centipedegrass. Johnny uses a lawn tractor for this. The area we call the pasture is in common bermudagrass, and Johnny mows this with a small tractor and a bushhog.
Here in Auburn as in many places across the state, there are lots of new homes being built and new lawns being installed. One of the most frequent questions that Dr. David Han, our Extension turf specialist, gets asked is what’s right for my yard.
In this week’s Backyard Wisdom, David will try and answer this question.
For more information on lawns and turfgrasses, visit this publication from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.