Types of Grasses | Drought & Water Shortages | Mowing Height | Planting Method | Areas Commonly Found | Grass Root Depth | Warm Season Grasses | Bermuda (Common & Hybrid) | Good | 3/4" | Seed,Sod,Plugs | 1,2,3,6,7 | Deep | St. Augustine | Moderate | 1/2" | Plugs | 1,2,6 | Deep | Zoysia | Good | " | Sod or Plugs | 1,2,3,6,7 | Deep | Bahia | Moderate | 2-3" | Seed or Sod | 1 | Deep | Centipede | Moderate | 1/2" | Seed or Sod | 1,2 | Varies | Seashore Paspalum | Good | 1/2" | Sod | 1,2,8 | Deep | Carpet Grass | Bad | 1/2" | Seed or Sod | 1,2,3,5 | Deep | Cool Season Grasses | Kentucky Bluegrass | Moderate | 1/2" | Seed or Sod | 2,3,4,5,7,8 | Shallow | Fescue (Tall, Hard, Creeping, & Chewing) | Good | 1/2-3" | Seed,Sod,Plugs | 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | Moderate | Bent Grass - Colonial | Moderate | 1-2" | Seed,Sod,Plugs | 4,5,8 | Moderate | Bent Grass - Creeping | Bad | 1/4 -3/4" | Seed,Sod.Plugs | 4,5,8 | Moderate | Rough-stalk Bluegrass | Bad | 1/2-2" | Seed or Sod | 3,4,5,7 | Shallow | Ryegrass - Annual | Bad | " | Seed | 1,2,3,4,5,6,8 | Shallow | Ryegrass - Perennial | Moderate | " | Seed or Sod | 3,4,5,6,8 | Shallow | Native Grasses | Buffalo Grass | Good | 2-5" | Seed,Sod,Plugs | 6,7 | Shallow | Blue Grama | Good | 2-4" | Seed, Sod | 6,7 | Moderate<
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