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Chapter
5: Climate
Bud
Brownmud had a slightly embarrassed look. "Uh, Scott," he
said, "this may sound dumb, but it's late fall now. What if I
start growing grass from seed and an overnight freeze comes?
Will the grass die? And another thing I've been wondering
about ... our climate has a lot of extremes. Cold winters, hot
summers ... how does that affect what we're
doing."
"Good questions, all," Scott allowed. "Since we
live in an inland climate that's right between temperate and
sub-tropical, all of that will be a factor in how we select
grass for your lawn and how you'll care for
it."
Where you live plays a huge role in how you
approach the installation and maintenance of your lawn.
First, you must take a hard
look at the climate in which you live. Check out the map on
the previous page, which will help you better determine what
grasses will survive and grow best in your lawn location.
This critical information
applies to both lawn and pasture uses for grasses. It doesn't
do you any good to buy and plant a warm-season grass only to
find that the hard freeze that is normal for your winter will
kill the grass. The same goes for cool-season grasses when the
summer temps shrivel your grass to nothing. Finding the right
grass or mix of grasses is an important step in planting and
obtaining a great lawn.
Below are some more maps and
suggestions for which climates are best suited to which
grasses.
 
Climate zone map for
Asia Climate zone map for Australia
Climate zone map for
North America Climate zone map for North
America
Climate zone map for
Europe and Africa
Climate zone map for
Africa
Climate zone map for
South America
Climate zone map for South
America
Climate Zone
legend
| Grass Kind |
Map Zone |
Seed Rate
for Lawns
@ 92 sq. m.
(@ 307 sq.
ft.) |
Planting
Depth
|
When to Plant |
Bahiagrass:
Pensacola |
9 |
5-10 |
0.5 to 1
cm (0.25" to 0.375") |
|
Bahiagrass:
Argentine |
9-10 |
5 -
10 |
0.5 to 1
cm (0.25" to 0.375") |
|
| Bentgrass |
1 thru 9
& 11-12 |
1/2 -
1 |
0.5 to 1
cm (0.25" to 0.375") |
|
| Bermuda |
9-10-11-12 |
2 -
3 |
0.5 cm
(0.25") |
March -
August |
| Bluegrass |
1-3-4-5-6-7-8 |
1-3 |
0.5 to 1
cm (0.25" to 0.375") |
Feb-May
Sept - Nov |
| Carpetgrass |
9 |
4 -
5 |
0.5 to 1
cm (0.25" to 0.375") |
|
| Centipede |
9 |
1/4 -
1 |
0.5 cm
(0.25") |
|
Fescue:
Tall &
KY-31 |
1-3-5-6-7-8-12 |
5 -
10 |
0.5 to 1
cm (0.25" to 0.375") |
|
Fescue:
Creeping
Red |
1-3-4-5-6-7-8 |
3 -
5 |
0.5 to 1
cm (0.25" to 0.375") |
|
| Native-Buffalo |
5 |
1 -
2 |
0.5 to 1
cm (0.25" to 0.375") |
|
Ryegrass:
Annual |
All
zones |
5 -
10 |
0.5 to 1
cm (0.25" to 0.375") |
|
Ryegrass:
Perennial |
2 thur
8
+All for one seeding |
1-10 |
0.5 to 1
cm (0.25" to 0.375") |
|
| St. Augustine |
9-10 |
1/2 -
1 |
0.5 to 1
cm (0.25" to 0.375") |
Spring
& April-August |
| Zoysia |
8-9-10-11-12 |
1-2 (raw
seed)
2-3 (coated) |
0.5 to 1
cm (0.25" to 0.375") |
Spring
& April-August |
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