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It is not advisable to try to develop Bermuda grass and St. Augustinegrass lawns through seeding. A better lawn can be obtained with lessdifficulty by planting small clumps of Bermuda grass and St. Augustinegrass (Plate VIII) in little drills ten inches or twelve inches apart or bystaggering at intervals of twelve inches to eighteen inches. The greaterthe desire to have a close mat of Bermuda grass or St. Augustine grassthe closer should the individual roots be planted. For small lawnareas, tees and greens on golf courses where the time is short in whichto develop a good turf, these roots or clumps may be planted as closeas six inches from each other. The usual method is to find a patch al-ready growing. The best method of gathering Bermuda grass is to digunderneath the roots with a grub axe or mattock and to gather up theroots with some type of a fork, such as a potato fork. As much soil aspossible should be taken up with the roots, where the grass isnaturally in rich, fertile soil; otherwise the soil can be shaken fromthe roots. The best method of handling these roots is to place theentire mass in potato sacks, especially if the source of gathering thegrass is at a considerable distance from the place where the lawn isbeing made. Just previous to planting, the grass should be eithertorn apart leaving roots and tops on the same stem, or it should be |
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