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Old 07-04-2025, 10:11 AM
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According to the landscape guy he mixes soil and fertilizer with St. Augustine seed. My understanding is that Floratam is a hybrid of St. Augustine grass. I read that St. Augustine grass is hard to proliferate and why people go with the hybrid sod (Floratam), thus the plugs. Now I am wondering how effective the landscapers attempt will be with seed.
The subcontractor that T&D used to re sod our lawn after a pool build told me they will only use Floratam sod. It is a St. Augustine hybrid jointly developed by the university’s of Florida and Texas A&M, hence the name Floratam.