Home Lawn and Turf in Mississippi
Planting Time
Planting a new lawn is not hard if you plan and manage carefully. Lack of planning is a serious error that often leads to failure. Organization is needed for successful lawn establishment.
Planting time. The time of year is crucial in successful establishment of turfgrasses. A turfgrass planted at the wrong time of year will be a disaster; so don’t waste time and money by planting at the wrong time of year.
| Planting time for Warm-season grasses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grass |
Gulf Coast |
South and central |
North |
| Bermudagrass | Apr. 15-Sept. 30 | May 1 - Aug. 1 | May 15 - July 15 |
| St. Augustinegrass | March 15 - Sept. 15 | Apr. 15 - Aug. 1 | Not recommended |
| Centipedegrass | Apr. 15 - Sept. 15 | May 1 - Aug. 1 | Not recommended |
| Carpetgrass | Apr. 15 - Sept. 15 | May 1 - Aug. 1 | Not recommended |
| Zoysiagrass | March 1 - Sept. 15 | Apr. 1 - Aug. 1 | May 1 - Aug. 1 |
| Planting time for Cool-season grasses (seeding only) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Grass |
Gulf Coast |
South and central |
North |
| Kentucky bluegrass | Not recommended | Not recommended | Sept. 1 - Nov. 1 |
| Tall fescue | Not recommended | Sept. 15 - Nov. 1 (zone 7b) | Sept. 1 - Nov. 1 |
| Creeping red fescue | Not recommended | Not recommended | Sept. 1 - Nov. 1 |
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