Home Lawn
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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