Centipede vs St. Aug - LawnSite.com™

Kleen Kutz · #1 03-01-2013, 09:41 PM

I have a customer that has all centipede grass and she wants St. Aug grass instead. What do you think is the best thing (or correct thing) to do? Plant patches of St. Aug or spread some St. Aug seeds around?

I wouldn't say re-sod the entire yard, I think that's a waste of money.

I would say plant some patches of St. Aug and let it take over.

KrayzKajun · #2 03-01-2013, 10:27 PM

Round up the centipede. Then lay new st aug. it would takes years for the st. Aug to spread.
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Kleen Kutz · #3 03-01-2013, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by KrayzKajun

Round up the centipede. Then lay new st aug. it would takes years for the st. Aug to spread.
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Round up the entire yard?

KrayzKajun · #4 03-01-2013, 10:34 PM

Or scalp the crap out of it, spread some starter fert, lay the st. Aug
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Kleen Kutz · #5 03-01-2013, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by KrayzKajun

Or scalp the crap out of it, spread some starter fert, lay the st. Aug
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Once that happens, sounds like it'll take a while for the St. Aug to grow. But once I lay the St. Aug the yard would be sitting up real high. Bout 8-10 inches from the sidewalk.

KrayzKajun · #6 03-01-2013, 10:53 PM

Then rent a sod cutter to remove the centipede.
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weeze · #7 03-01-2013, 10:54 PM

i thought st. aug was a type of centipede. what is the difference? they look similar.

Kleen Kutz · #8 03-01-2013, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonsLawnCare1

i thought st. aug was a type of centipede. what is the difference? they look similar.

St. Aug is the better grass of the two. It's looks much fuller and green. Alot more thicker than centipede. Centipede is a cheaper thinner type of grass. To me it doesn't get as green as the St. Aug. the blade of St. Aug is a lot wider than centipede.
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weeze · #9 03-01-2013, 11:20 PM

i'm no master of grass types for sure. i've seen grass here called carpet grass. it looks like st. aug and centipede too. they all look alot alike to me. very thick, they don't grow tall very quickly.

looks like this:

ignore holes in yard from downed trees due to tornados.