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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr
My lawn is a mess. I'm usually pretty good at maintaining a lawn but I got chinch bugs and recognized it way too late. By the time I was able to kill them there were way too many bare spots that had been taken over by weeds and other types of grass. The lawn was a problem right from the beginning and I had the company resod some areas while still under warranty, but I think the chinch bug problem might have been there from the very beginning.
Anyroad, I'm thinking of having the whole thing resodded with centipede.
Does anyone have an idea what this would cost? I know it depends on the size of the yard, but most of the lots in TV are roughly the same size. I'm just trying to get a ballpark idea.
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From a quick read-Centipede is a pale green color which you probably won't like. It is slow growing probably means less mowing. It needs less fertilizer. IF, you arenot mowing and fertilizing yourself you may have difficulty getting the people around here to give it proper care. Being a slow growing grass, surely you will find that your neighbors faster growing st augustine of emire zoyzia will intrude into your lawn. Centipede needs ACIDIC soil ph 4.5-6.5 our soil, my soil is loaded with natural LIME. PH is 7-8. Centipede is susceptible to NEMATODES. Our soil is loaded with nematodes. Centipede is subject to something they call centipede decline seems to be caused by too much fertilizer.
If, you have either St Augustine or Empire Zoyzia any scraps that you leave behind will be a weed in the Centipede grass you just worked to install.