Sod Varieties

We grow several varieties of sod available for wholesale purchase.
Please call us at 863.467.6565 to find out more!

Floratam St. Augustine
“Florida Favorite”

Floratam is an excellent choice of sod for our environment in Florida. It grows well in sandy soils, which is what is commonly found throughout the state of Florida. 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 chinch 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, as most St. Augustine grasses, 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. We do recommend that a professional spray program is implemented on any St. Augustine lawn so that unhealthy situations don’t get out of control. 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.

PROS: – Beautiful Appearance – Grows well in all soils – Excellent Spring green up – Cold Hardy – Dark green color

CONS: – Requires irrigation system – Can be affected by chinch bugs and web worms – Does not do well in shaded areas

Argentine Bahia
“Easy Keeper”

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 roadsides, 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 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 variety with it’s smaller seed head and darker green color.

PROS: – Extremely low maintenance – Drought Tolerant – Unaffected by chinch bugs – Does not require irrigation system – Recovers well from injury

CONS: – Does not have a dense root system

Southern Shade St. Augustine
“Partial Shade Pick”

Southern Shade is a dwarf shade tolerant  St. Augustine that thrives in South Florida, and is very similar in its quailties and appearance as other St Augustine grasses like Palmetto and Seville. It has been found to be an excellent choice in a lawn that has more shade. Southern Shade is also very heat and cold tolerant, will grow in any soil base found in the southern United States, and has a beautiful emerald green color. It has a smaller blade than the Floratam variety and is soft to the touch. Southern Shade has been shown to be susceptible to fungus, as most shade tolerant varieties are. Like most St. Augustines, Southern Shade is negatively affected by chinch bugs, and a professional spray program is recommended to ensure your lawn’s health for years to come.  We do recommend an irrigation system to be in place. All in all, Southern Shade is an excellent choice for a lawn with a little too much shade for the Floratam variety.

PROS: – More shade tolerant – Heat and cold tolerant – Beautiful emerald green color – Soft to the touch – Grows well in all soils

CONS: – Susceptible to fungus – Negatively affected by chinch bugs and web worms – Requires irrigation system

CitraZoy Zoysiagrass

CitraZoy Zoysia was developed by The University of Florida.  CitraZoy is a fine-to-medium bladed grass with a very attractive dark green color that produces a lush, dense turf. This type of zoysia has shown a high resistance to disease  pressure as well as drought tolerance in the southern part of the United States. CitraZoy does well in full sun or moderate shade, its requires at least 4-6 hours of good sunlight. Most Zoysia's  go dormant in times of cold weather or drought conditions, however Citrazoy stays green longer in the fall/winter and greens up quicker in the spring. Citrazoy has a high rate of establishment, performs well at normal mowing heights in residential and commercial lawn settings. When proper care is taken and the correct mowing height is maintained, this sod can be an absolutely beautiful lawn for years to come.

PROS: – Beautiful color –disease resistance– shade tolerant-durable
CONS: – Cost  – Winter dormancy