Dear Roger: I am so fed up with having to mow every few days just to remove those pesky bahia grass seed heads that keep coming up. How can we get rid of the bahia? - Several readers Dear Readers: ...

At least four varieties of Bahia grass have been available in Florida and most are only suitable for pasture or roadside plantings. Variety Pensacola is the most planted Bahia with a good root system ...

Growing a lush lawn in the desert can feel like a losing battle. With the proper care, the warm-season Bermuda, zoysia and bahia grasses can hold up fairly well during summer, but when the weather ...

I’m a botanist, of course, and I’ve always got my eyes open for good botanical art. One of my favorite plant paintings is by Albrecht Dürer, titled Das grosse Rasenstück. Dürer’s painting (from 1503) ...

Ground pearls are native scale insects that attach themselves to the roots of turf grasses and suck the life out of them. Centipede is especially susceptible but all grasses except bahia are ...

Question: There are several bare spots in my bahia lawn. When can I sow seed, and should I till the ground first? Answer: Bahia seed needs the warmer weather to begin germination, so wait another ...

Q: My lawn currently does not have an irrigation system and is somewhat shady due to trees. What is the best drought- and shade-tolerant lawn grass for North Florida? Bahia, zoysia and St. Augustine ...

A: Bahia grass is the most drought tolerant grass grown for lawns in Florida. It is robust, drought and wear tolerant and, for the most part, pest resistant; however, not everyone likes the look of ...

Thirty-two years ago I was a young extension agent working in Cumberland County, North Carolina. That’s the military town of Fayetteville for the geographically challenged. The sandy soils around ...