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Planning Considerations
Sunlight, Soil Type, Drainage and other factors about planting Buffalograss.

Seeding Rate Chart
From residential lawns to golf courses, find your buffalograss seeding rate here.

Seedbed Preparation
Preparing a tilled seedbed, and renovating an existing cool-season grass lawn.

Planting the Seed
General information about planting buffalograss.

Watering and Mowing
The best part of buffalograss is the low water, and low mow requirements. However, during establishment there are a couple of extra things to consider.

Weed Control During Establishment
How to keep the buffalograss, and loose the weeds during the establishment phase.

Establishing a Buffalograss Lawn

Seeding Rate Chart
    Residential Lawns
  • 2 - 3 pounds / 1000 square feet (1 - 1.5 kg / 100 sq. m.)
  • 70 - 105 seeds / square foot (750 - 1100 seeds / sq. m.)

    Golf Courses
  • 90 - 130 pounds / acres (100 - 150 kg / hect.)
  • 70 - 105 seeds / square foot (750 - 1100 seeds / sq. m.)

    Slope Stabilization
  • 150 pounds / acre (170 kg / hect.)
  • 120 seeds / square foot (1270 seeds / sq. m)

    Industrial Sites
  • 45 - 90 pounds / acre (50 - 100 kg / hect.)
  • 35 - 70 seeds / square foot (375 - 750 seeds / sq. m.)



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