Shortleaf » buffalograss http://shortleaf.com Photography by Ryan McCoy Mon, 07 May 2012 20:31:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Buffalo Grass http://shortleaf.com/2009/06/buffalo-grass/ http://shortleaf.com/2009/06/buffalo-grass/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:51:32 +0000 Ryan http://www.ryanmccoy.us/?p=986 establishing buffalo grass lawn I am all about eco friendly things and one such thing I have been interested in is buffalo grass. Buffalo Grass is a turf grass native to the southern great plains, including parts of Missouri. It is slow, and low growing and tolerant of prolonged drought and extreme temperatures. I have decided to seed a couple areas of my yard with buffalo grass, just to try it out and so far I am convinced that it’s great. Here are some general thoughts:

  1. It looks and feels cool.
  2. The seed is expensive, so doing the whole lawn will be a multi-phase project.
  3. The grass germinates and grows slowly, so it has to be weeded regularly while it’s establishing.
  4. Depending on how ‘manicured’ you want it, mowing is done anywhere from once a month to once a year.
  5. Buffalo Grass likes full sun, so if your yard is full of shade, then it’s probably not the best option.
  6. Once established it doesn’t need to be watered. I think watering lawns is a big waste of water anyways, but if I did water my lawn then I guess this would be another plus for me.

So, I am pretty excited about the buffalo grass and plan to pick a section of yard each year and convert it to buffalo grass until I have the entire yard done. Native plants are so killa!

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