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Benefits:

• Deep green color
• Excellent recovery from foot traffic
  
• Excellent shade tolerance 

• Excellent cold tolerance
• More upright leaf growth
• Rapid and deep root growth
• Aggressive enough to compete with weeds- Minimal need for chemical weed control.
• Less fertilizer
• Stays green longer in fall and green up sooner in the spring (than tiftway 419 Bermuda)

 
Quirks:

• Can go into summer dormancy when irrigation is withheld;  upon return of moisture supply, will green up again. 
• Warm Season Grass (Goes dormant in winter and turns brown, though roots are still active.)

MAINTENANCE:

• During hot or dry periods apply at least 1 inch of water - 4 to 7 days to develop a deep, healthy root system. 
• Avoid frequent, shallow watering – this will cause shallow roots, permitting weed germination and growth.
• Fertilize 1 or 2 times a year, spring and fall, with a complete fertilizer containing               nitrogen, phosphate and potassium - apply nitrogen at 1-2 lbs per 1,000 sq. ft. per year.
• Apply or have applied pre-emergent (weed preventative) in early spring and fall.