New to St.Augstine grass....Sod only?

[SouthernYankee]

I have only dealt with kentucky bluegrass/fescue mixes and I dont know much about St.Augstine, which is what I only will be dealing with in Houston.

My question is when constructing a new lawn, can you grow st.augstine from seed or only buy it in sod form?

[Tider6972]

Sod or sprig , even sod farms don't use seed, to my knowledge.

[marko]

Never heard of St. Augstine seed for sale. Here is a good link on some info on this type grass. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/p...ons/staug.html

[muddstopper]

Seed is not available for St Augustine grass. A few Universities have/are developing seed for St Augustine but it is not currently available for sale.

[mommacutz]

Have to use sod. It takes very quickly though if properly done.

[ProMo]

most varieties of st augustine seeds are sterile thats why there is no seed, a cheaper alternative is to use plugs but it takes a while to fill in

[mommacutz]

Most customers don't want to wait until plugs fill in.