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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
Zone 8b

South and central
Zones 7b and 8a

North
Zone 7a

Bermudagrass

Apr. 15-Sept. 30

May 1 - Sept. 1

May 15 - Aug. 15

St. Augustinegrass

March 15 - Sept. 15

Apr. 15 - Aug. 15

Not recommended

Centipedegrass

Apr. 15 - Sept. 15

May 1 - Sept. 1

Not recommended

Carpetgrass

Apr. 15 - Sept. 15

May 1 - Sept. 1

Not recommended

Zoysiagrass

March 1 - Sept. 15

Apr. 1 - Sept. 1

Apr. 15 - Aug. 15

Planting time for Cool-season grasses (seeding only)

Grass

Gulf Coast
Zone 8b

South and central
Zones 7b and 8a

North
Zone 7a

Kentucky bluegrass

Not recommended

Not recommended

Sept. 1 - Nov. 1

Tall fescue

Not recommended

Not recommended

Sept. 1 - Nov. 1

Creeping red fescue

Not recommended

Not recommended

Sept. 1 - Nov. 1


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