I'm glad someone is putting out some Buffalograss content! The only native turfgrass! I have been caring for my buffalograss lawn for 15 years now and love it! It is different to care for than many grass types. I have never pre germinated it, but I know it can be helpful. I have always been able to see it start sprouting in 7 to 10 days without presoaking. You just need to keep it moist. Mowing early and often discourages weeds and helps with horizontal growth. You definitely should use a good herbicide to keep the weeds at bay when starting it! Once again, I'm glad you're trying it! A lot of water could be saved if more people had Buffalograss lawns! PS, definitely plant in May!
Hmm I also saw thinning in batch where roots accidentally started coming out ... Mine happened end of day 4 which was a surprise. I honestly won't risk it on anymore I do and would cut it on day 3 or actually going to grow plugs for the remainder of the backyard and the conversion of the front yard.
Yeah, I'd be very careful at walking on the buffalo sprouts for the first few weeks. Their early roots are very easily damaged and uprooted. I cut mine for the first time at the end of the first month almost. For the next section of expansion I may be doing a full sprig experiment or possibly self harvested plugs.
That was very interesting to see the differences between 'pre-germination' and 'sprouted'. I guess that 'sprouted' actually had a little shock or adjustment to do, but it's really good to see that it really is better to stop the soaking process before the roots get going. It's also nice to learn that cut stolons are planting well for you. (Meanwhile, I'm doing my best to get about 4,000 sq.ft. of invading Common Bermuda grass out of my Buffalo grass lawn using multiple applications of Tenacity, hand-pulling and keeping seed heads mowed and bagged - and I don't even know if this will work - so seeing your Bermuda lawn so close to the Buffalo makes me a little nervous, LOL.)
We need more of this Buffalo grass in California. Wish we could phase out Kikuyu. I'd be interested to see how it looks at different mowing lengths, short cut vs. 2" and 3". I imagine at high heights it would only need to be deep watered a few times per month.
when all is finally in place and mature I'm thinking about decorating the parkway strip with different lengths of buffalo. I'm thinking about lots of different patterns I could play around with out there. :)
wow, super informative ... so I'm only starting to mark out the areas where I'd like to put in buffalo grass, nowhere ready to clear the soil yet and I have another leveling/re-seeding project(Rye) that I need to get ready for this fall - so with the information given in this video, it sounds best to wait till next year and start the buffalo in April~May for me, as I know I'm not going to get on it right away now - as I'll have to change my way of thinking to 'warm season grass' which won't perform its best in fall~spring like when I put in my cool season grass types
thanks Ben, another benefit of waiting on the buffalo through the fall is that you can apply fall weed killers and apply a PE in the Fall (if you'd like) to make for a cleaner slate in April as you get ready for buffalo seeding. By April, you can glyphosate out all remaining cool season grasses after they come out of dormancy and then spread Buffalograss seed the same or next day for a gradual Spring transition. Lots of ways to do it though as you know.
notgoddess is right, but I didn't say a lot about the long term difference between the two different pre-germ lengths in that video. Long story short, pre-germ until just before the root starts popping out of the seed and spread, don't wait until you see the root unless you are willing to have a lot of seed loss.
I'm glad someone is putting out some Buffalograss content! The only native turfgrass! I have been caring for my buffalograss lawn for 15 years now and love it! It is different to care for than many grass types. I have never pre germinated it, but I know it can be helpful. I have always been able to see it start sprouting in 7 to 10 days without presoaking. You just need to keep it moist. Mowing early and often discourages weeds and helps with horizontal growth. You definitely should use a good herbicide to keep the weeds at bay when starting it! Once again, I'm glad you're trying it! A lot of water could be saved if more people had Buffalograss lawns! PS, definitely plant in May!
What herbicide do you use?
Wooo buffalo grass content, just what I needed and I'm early. My buffalo grass is just getting going.
Hmm I also saw thinning in batch where roots accidentally started coming out ... Mine happened end of day 4 which was a surprise. I honestly won't risk it on anymore I do and would cut it on day 3 or actually going to grow plugs for the remainder of the backyard and the conversion of the front yard.
Yeah, I'd be very careful at walking on the buffalo sprouts for the first few weeks. Their early roots are very easily damaged and uprooted. I cut mine for the first time at the end of the first month almost. For the next section of expansion I may be doing a full sprig experiment or possibly self harvested plugs.
That was very interesting to see the differences between 'pre-germination' and 'sprouted'. I guess that 'sprouted' actually had a little shock or adjustment to do, but it's really good to see that it really is better to stop the soaking process before the roots get going. It's also nice to learn that cut stolons are planting well for you.
(Meanwhile, I'm doing my best to get about 4,000 sq.ft. of invading Common Bermuda grass out of my Buffalo grass lawn using multiple applications of Tenacity, hand-pulling and keeping seed heads mowed and bagged - and I don't even know if this will work - so seeing your Bermuda lawn so close to the Buffalo makes me a little nervous, LOL.)
How do you fertilize that type of grass? Does it take less fertilizer than other warm season grasses?
We need more of this Buffalo grass in California. Wish we could phase out Kikuyu.
I'd be interested to see how it looks at different mowing lengths, short cut vs. 2" and 3". I imagine at high heights it would only need to be deep watered a few times per month.
when all is finally in place and mature I'm thinking about decorating the parkway strip with different lengths of buffalo. I'm thinking about lots of different patterns I could play around with out there. :)
wow, super informative ... so I'm only starting to mark out the areas where I'd like to put in buffalo grass, nowhere ready to clear the soil yet and I have another leveling/re-seeding project(Rye) that I need to get ready for this fall - so with the information given in this video, it sounds best to wait till next year and start the buffalo in April~May for me, as I know I'm not going to get on it right away now - as I'll have to change my way of thinking to 'warm season grass' which won't perform its best in fall~spring like when I put in my cool season grass types
thanks Ben, another benefit of waiting on the buffalo through the fall is that you can apply fall weed killers and apply a PE in the Fall (if you'd like) to make for a cleaner slate in April as you get ready for buffalo seeding. By April, you can glyphosate out all remaining cool season grasses after they come out of dormancy and then spread Buffalograss seed the same or next day for a gradual Spring transition. Lots of ways to do it though as you know.
I have never heard of buffalo grass and im from Canada 🇨🇦
That grass is going to be nice when all is said and done.
Did you video the pre-germination process?
It's the video "Pre-Germinate Grass Seed Without The Mess"
notgoddess is right, but I didn't say a lot about the long term difference between the two different pre-germ lengths in that video. Long story short, pre-germ until just before the root starts popping out of the seed and spread, don't wait until you see the root unless you are willing to have a lot of seed loss.
Dodgers fan now? What happened to the A's? BTW, don't blame you if you stopped supporting them. F Fischer!
Buffalograss!!!!
I know right!?! :D