Variety Pensacola is the most planted Bahia with a good root system but an abundance of seed heads and a tendency to yellow. It has mainly an agriculture use and is less desirable for home lawns.

If one were asked “what phase of gardening requires the most attention and time,” I bet the answer would be “the lawn.” It is quite true that lawns can require more attentio… ...

If I were going to plant a bahiagrass lawn, I would go with Argentine bahia. Argentine produces fewer seed heads and produces a more attractive lawn as compared to Pensacola bahia. It’s most ...

Bahia grass, one of the better drought-tolerant grasses for this area, can be started from seed or sod. Seeds of either Argentine or Pensacola bahia grass can be planted after mid April.

Pensacola bahia is most often used as a utility turf along roadsides, as a pasture grass and sometimes for hayfields. It is most often established from seed. Its growth habit is more open compared ...