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 Floratam
Floratam is an excellent choice of sod for our environment in Florida. It grows well in sand, sandy loam, and muck soils. It has proven to be the most popular variety of St. Augustine turf grass. It's wide, dark green blade gives instant curb appeal, while making Floratam a good choice for a beautiful lawn for years to come. It requires full sun, but can handle some shade as long as it gets 4-5 hours of full sun per day. It is relatively easy to maintain as long as you control the cinch bugs in the spring and summer months and sod web worms in the late summer and fall months. Floratam is best maintained at 3-3.5 inches and keeps good color in the fall with great Spring green-up. This particular variety will brown out in a heavy frost, but will recover rather quickly. Floratam has recently received a negative association pertaining to water use; however it does not require the amount of water most people assume. An irrigation system is highly recommended to supplement any lawn with water during dry periods. All in all, Floratam is an excellent choice of turf grass if you want a more manicured, greener look than Bahia, but still would like a lawn with ease of maintenance.
 Argentine Bahia
Bahia grass has been grown in Florida for many years, and has proven to do very well in any soil found throughout the state. It was originally introduced for use in pasture applications. Today, Argentine Bahia is largely found not only in pastures, but also roadsites, and both commercial and residential landscaping. Although Bahia may not be as pleasing to the eye as the St. Augustine or Zoysia grasses, it requires less maintenance. Some advantages of Bahia are that it does not require an irrigation system, recovers well from injury, and the only real insect threat to Bahia is mole crickets. Some disadvantages to Bahia are that it grows more vertically, which requires it be mowed more frequently and produces piles of thatch. It does not have a dense, plush mat, produces tall seed heads, and has a thinner and paler green blade. The appearance of Bahia can be maintained at acceptable levels if watered during extreme times of heat and drought, fertilized twice a year, and if mole crickets are controlled. The Argentine variety of Bahia, which is grown on site on our family farm, is the most aesthetically pleasing and has a darker green color.
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We carry several varieties of always farm fresh sod. Give us a call and we can match your needs with a particular type and variety to insure maximum potential. Factors that can greatly influence your choice of variety include percentage of shade, presence of irrigation system, average soil moisture, and type of soil. All of our pallets cover 400 square foot areas.
