Speaking from Australia. Thank you very much for letting me know so early in the video you're not chatting about the Aussie stuff 😊😊 much appreciated Good luck with your channel mate (and let me know if you do a "Saint Augustine" video 👍
Yard freakos?! 😂😂😂 LOVE it! I think I just planted two tufts of it in my new bed because it was listed as evergreen in my climate zone-and I loved the pretty fruit, and the bluish color. It stays decent in winter when ALL other turf goes dormant/brown in winter. We have to choose between cool or warm season-dead for spring or dead for summer. It really is pretty!!! You don't really need to mow it, as it stays in a low, sweeping habit. I have mine caged in to naturalize with daffodils and barberry. Go for the blue-it's lovely. Handles ice and blazing heat like a champ!❤
Just moved to Colorado and trying to learn how to work in a 5b region. (Moved from 7b where fescue would grow like kudzu.) I've got an absolute trainwreck of a lawn right now, and I'm trying to gather resources for after this winter. Great information, and I'll definitely be looking forward to seeing your progress. Here's your 300th subscriber.
Thanks man! I feel your pain. I moved from zone 7 to zone 5, and it's a complete drag. All my favorite flowers/plants won't survive, and zone 5 flowers are... uninspiring. I'll be updating "soon". I didn't get complete coverage this year, but that's ok. Keep in mind when it comes to buffalo it's low maintenance, and not exactly on par with KBG or fescue.
Im7b also and just purchased 4 pounds of seed from Native American Seed. I’m planning on spreading seed over existing sod and leaf clutter. Lady told me to spread seed like chicken feed and keep it watered the first year. Best wishes
Very nice. I wish I'd known about Sundancer back when my dad was reseeding the lawn after it was attacked by grubs. We could have tried buffalo grass in the backyard at least. I know he wouldn't have tried it in the front yard. Thank you.
50 years ago I planted 5 acres with a variety called Okla-Tex. I just irrigated to get it up in August. Sometimes, I spray Roundup in the early spring to take out the weeds. My definition being unwanted plants. This works well for Bermuda grass another warm season grass.
Yeah usually do the same with Weed B Gon (2,4d, dicamba mix) in early May right when the grass starts waking up. It keeps the weed pressure down with the exception of knotweed for whatever reason. Thanks for watching!
575 in da house. Buffalo grass grows naturally in my Dad yard he had been looking for a good ground cover. I told him just to tend to then buffalo grass and let it spread. After all it was already in the yard and free. Free goes a long way with my Dad and he agreed. Just found out what it was call today. Thanks
I subscribed because i'm very interested in learning more about buffalo grasses. I have about a half acre of recently cleared land in northwest new mexico that i really need to replant with something low maintenance and drought tolerant, this may be it! Please keep updating on the subject. Thanks.
Seed after you spray out existing grasses and broadleafs in spring and early Summer. or just overseed in Summer and mow short to weaken the existing grasses. You need 5 lbs/acre of seed. The more seed the faster it will cover the areas. In Western KS a lb will eventually do it if you have time to wait.
That is what Buffalograss is. I just put it into a flower bed to mix with daffodils because I'm zone 6 and it was listed as evergreen. Handled gobs of snow and ice like a champ! Kept its lovely bluish color. The bed gets full blazing Southern sun ALL DAY, frequently 90's in the shade-does not need much water. Stays compact with a lovely sweeping weeping habit. The flowers are lovely, and they're bent sideways at tops 4". WONDERFUL all-season grass-delightful!❤
I have 5 acres east of Parker, ultimate goal would be 5 acres of buffalo grass and nothing else but trees. Doubt I'll be able to pull it off, but... imma try.
@@theyardfreako Not yet, but I'll need to. First, I need to get the front lawn, and back lawn established, then I'll probably spread out further from the house each season. No way I can do all of it at once.
I have some in my front yard which is natural, and I love it - I want to convert my backyard to it, but how does it withstand low human foot traffic and a dog?
Does just fine with occasional human foot traffic. It’ll obviously have dead spots from where dogs do their thing, but great thing about it is that it’ll fill itself back in.
Great info, I learned about the existence of buffalo grass from the High Plains Conservation Center in Aurora, CO. As I live in Aurora and I'm going to be the first in my hoa to do a water-wise landscape, I'm looking for ideas. Do you know how well this grass drains or hopefully doesn't run off? My yard is sloped away from my house down to the street, so I'm told I need to take that into consideration when changing up plants. .... Nevermind... I jumped the gun and you answered my question on the next vid. Thank You for your knowledge !!!
Drainage/runoff has more to do with your soil than the grass on top of it. I’m assuming you have clay like I do since I’m not too far away from ya. You’re probably going to be fine once the grass is established. You many even have a slight benefit considering you won’t have to irrigate as often, and therefore, the soil will have more capacity to absorb water during a heavy downpour.
Great info! I'm debating between Sun Dancer, Legacy and Prestige for Colorado Springs. What can you share? Are you still in impressed with Buffalo grass? Can you direct me to detailed info on each? Thank you
Thanks. GREAT video. I had been considering Legacy (both seed and plugs), but was discouraged by the pail color. I have a question: Unlike many how-to videos that address lawn care, seeding, sodding, etc., you don’t go into soil prep or removal of weeds and existing turf. Is that because Sundancer will thrive in most soil conditions? Up here in northern Colorado, the “soil” tends to be clay and/or compacted. Bindweed is the scourge of my backyard and I’m in the middle of a season-long campaign to kill it before planting anything.
My backyard was a mixture of river rock and wood mulch. So I didn’t have to worry about existing weed pressure/lawn. I will say if bindweed had manifested itself in the backyard prior to me seeding it I would have nuked it with glyphosate. If you’re thinking buffalograss for a yard, and you have bindweed, paint the yard with Round Up. It’ll make life entirely easier the next spring when you seed.
Quinclorac 75 Herbicide trade name Paramount is more effective to control Bindweed. Best in the Fall. Will not kill most grasses like Roundup. Another way is Roundup ready blue grass to keep most all weeds out.
I live in a flood plain. Last year from march to July my yard was under 2ft of water. My house was totally fine. My dad who lives across the street had 6 ft of water in his yard. He has bees that floated on a dock 6 ft above the Ground for 6 months. Would this grass work in my yard?
Speaking from Australia. Thank you very much for letting me know so early in the video you're not chatting about the Aussie stuff 😊😊 much appreciated
Good luck with your channel mate (and let me know if you do a "Saint Augustine" video 👍
I figured you aussies would appreciate my comment there haha.
I won't be doing a St. Aug video anytime soon. Colorado is too cold for it to grow here.
Yard freakos?! 😂😂😂 LOVE it! I think I just planted two tufts of it in my new bed because it was listed as evergreen in my climate zone-and I loved the pretty fruit, and the bluish color. It stays decent in winter when ALL other turf goes dormant/brown in winter. We have to choose between cool or warm season-dead for spring or dead for summer. It really is pretty!!! You don't really need to mow it, as it stays in a low, sweeping habit. I have mine caged in to naturalize with daffodils and barberry. Go for the blue-it's lovely. Handles ice and blazing heat like a champ!❤
Just moved to Colorado and trying to learn how to work in a 5b region. (Moved from 7b where fescue would grow like kudzu.) I've got an absolute trainwreck of a lawn right now, and I'm trying to gather resources for after this winter. Great information, and I'll definitely be looking forward to seeing your progress. Here's your 300th subscriber.
Thanks man! I feel your pain. I moved from zone 7 to zone 5, and it's a complete drag.
All my favorite flowers/plants won't survive, and zone 5 flowers are... uninspiring.
I'll be updating "soon". I didn't get complete coverage this year, but that's ok. Keep in mind when it comes to buffalo it's low maintenance, and not exactly on par with KBG or fescue.
Im7b also and just purchased 4 pounds of seed from Native American Seed. I’m planning on spreading seed over existing sod and leaf clutter. Lady told me to spread seed like chicken feed and keep it watered the first year. Best wishes
Sorry I just re read your post and you moved from 7b best wishes!
Very nice. I wish I'd known about Sundancer back when my dad was reseeding the lawn after it was attacked by grubs. We could have tried buffalo grass in the backyard at least. I know he wouldn't have tried it in the front yard. Thank you.
50 years ago I planted 5 acres with a variety called Okla-Tex. I just irrigated to get it up in August. Sometimes, I spray Roundup in the early spring to take out the weeds. My definition being unwanted plants. This works well for Bermuda grass another warm season grass.
Yeah usually do the same with Weed B Gon (2,4d, dicamba mix) in early May right when the grass starts waking up.
It keeps the weed pressure down with the exception of knotweed for whatever reason.
Thanks for watching!
Love the hat. 505! My home.
Been missing me some Sadies and Marble beer.
575 in da house. Buffalo grass grows naturally in my Dad yard he had been looking for a good ground cover. I told him just to tend to then buffalo grass and let it spread. After all it was already in the yard and free. Free goes a long way with my Dad and he agreed. Just found out what it was call today. Thanks
Only reason I even know about buffalograss was because I lived in New Mexico. It brings me joy I could help you and the old man out.
I subscribed because i'm very interested in learning more about buffalo grasses. I have about a half acre of recently cleared land in northwest new mexico that i really need to replant with something low maintenance and drought tolerant, this may be it! Please keep updating on the subject. Thanks.
Feel free to email me if you want to correspond further. This isn't my first rodeo with buffalograss.
Thanks for making this video, I am in South Central Kansas and just purchased a 5 acre plat that I have no intention of mowing all the time lol!
Seed after you spray out existing grasses and broadleafs in spring and early Summer. or just overseed in Summer and mow short to weaken the existing grasses. You need 5 lbs/acre of seed. The more seed the faster it will cover the areas. In Western KS a lb will eventually do it if you have time to wait.
Buffalo grass it is. Thanks for the video, man
Glad I could help
I wanted both warm and cool season grass... sonyea
That is what Buffalograss is. I just put it into a flower bed to mix with daffodils because I'm zone 6 and it was listed as evergreen. Handled gobs of snow and ice like a champ! Kept its lovely bluish color. The bed gets full blazing Southern sun ALL DAY, frequently 90's in the shade-does not need much water. Stays compact with a lovely sweeping weeping habit. The flowers are lovely, and they're bent sideways at tops 4". WONDERFUL all-season grass-delightful!❤
Thanks for the great information
I have 5 acres east of Parker, ultimate goal would be 5 acres of buffalo grass and nothing else but trees.
Doubt I'll be able to pull it off, but... imma try.
Five acres is another league of lawn haha.
Do you have irrigation, even movable irrigation that’d be able to cover the area, even parts at a time?
@@theyardfreako Not yet, but I'll need to. First, I need to get the front lawn, and back lawn established, then I'll probably spread out further from the house each season. No way I can do all of it at once.
Feel free to email me. I’m genuinely curious of your strategy, and would love to correspond about it . theyardfreako@gmail.com
@@theyardfreako Heck ya.
Are you using the grass for animal feed?
my only source of buffalo seed if from home depot, and its the Stover buffalo grass seed which is outrageously expensive as its sold in bottles .
Give Curtis & Curtis a call. They’ll get you a great deal on Buffalograss seed.
I’ve been using them for years.
curtisseed.com/
I have some in my front yard which is natural, and I love it - I want to convert my backyard to it, but how does it withstand low human foot traffic and a dog?
Does just fine with occasional human foot traffic.
It’ll obviously have dead spots from where dogs do their thing, but great thing about it is that it’ll fill itself back in.
Great info, I learned about the existence of buffalo grass from the High Plains Conservation Center in Aurora, CO. As I live in Aurora and I'm going to be the first in my hoa to do a water-wise landscape, I'm looking for ideas. Do you know how well this grass drains or hopefully doesn't run off? My yard is sloped away from my house down to the street, so I'm told I need to take that into consideration when changing up plants. .... Nevermind... I jumped the gun and you answered my question on the next vid. Thank You for your knowledge !!!
Drainage/runoff has more to do with your soil than the grass on top of it.
I’m assuming you have clay like I do since I’m not too far away from ya.
You’re probably going to be fine once the grass is established. You many even have a slight benefit considering you won’t have to irrigate as often, and therefore, the soil will have more capacity to absorb water during a heavy downpour.
I'm in Aurora too, what did you end up doing?
Great info! I'm debating between Sun Dancer, Legacy and Prestige for Colorado Springs. What can you share? Are you still in impressed with Buffalo grass? Can you direct me to detailed info on each? Thank you
Can it be used in south Florida?
I’d say no. You get too much moisture down there for it to thrive.
Thanks. GREAT video. I had been considering Legacy (both seed and plugs), but was discouraged by the pail color. I have a question: Unlike many how-to videos that address lawn care, seeding, sodding, etc., you don’t go into soil prep or removal of weeds and existing turf. Is that because Sundancer will thrive in most soil conditions? Up here in northern Colorado, the “soil” tends to be clay and/or compacted. Bindweed is the scourge of my backyard and I’m in the middle of a season-long campaign to kill it before planting anything.
My backyard was a mixture of river rock and wood mulch.
So I didn’t have to worry about existing weed pressure/lawn.
I will say if bindweed had manifested itself in the backyard prior to me seeding it I would have nuked it with glyphosate.
If you’re thinking buffalograss for a yard, and you have bindweed, paint the yard with Round Up. It’ll make life entirely easier the next spring when you seed.
Quinclorac 75 Herbicide trade name Paramount is more effective to control Bindweed. Best in the Fall. Will not kill most grasses like Roundup. Another way is Roundup ready blue grass to keep most all weeds out.
Can I overseed bafo grass over tall fescue lawn ?
I didn’t overseed, but I did fill in bare spots within a fescue lawn. It didn’t look good.
It’d be like having bermuda on a fescue lawn
Thank you for educating me. Is Sundance suited for California climate? I'm in a dry climate, hott summers.
Oh yeah. You’ll spend a lot in water getting it established the first year, after that thought your water bill will significantly go down
Can you plant Buffalo grass seed in an existing Kentucky Bluegrass lawn?
You can, but it won’t look good. It’d be akin to throwing bermuda into KBG.
Yeah so I don't want to hear you talk about it. I want to see you planting it, growing it, and maintaining it....then I might be a believer.
Check the playlist
Lol! Love the music!
Interesting
Is it the same as bull palspalum?
No it is bit
Is this grass resistant to sticker burs?
I haven’t had any problems with burs.
Good information!
I live in a flood plain. Last year from march to July my yard was under 2ft of water. My house was totally fine.
My dad who lives across the street had 6 ft of water in his yard. He has bees that floated on a dock 6 ft above the Ground for 6 months.
Would this grass work in my yard?
I don't think the curtisseed link is still good? do you still feel the same way about this grass?
Yep! I didn’t get full coverage last year because I planted so late.
We’ll see how it takes off when the grass wakes up in spring.
Your boy Chase Mitchell at Curtis & Curtis shows to be out of stock.
Sorry man. I made that video a few years ago before the buffalo grass shortage.