The Grass Doctor

What is the best type of grass for a playing field?

What kind of grass works best as turf? I'm trying to plant grass for a small field that can be used for sports and games, and it needs to be leveled and new grass needs to be planted. Can anyone recommend a grass that would make a good field? I live in Texas, so maybe a drought-resistant grass? I've heard maybe Bermuda or Buffalo grass would work, but I'm not sure which one.

Public Comments

1. use bermuda during the summer and then over seed in october with rye bermuda will die out during the winter and come back next year, which is why you would overseed. bermuda is very drought tolerant and durable once established
2. look at Kikuyu it is the toughest thing going it has escaped and naturalized on sand near beaches buffalo is not as tough as Kikuyu. can be grown now by seed was by runners only before look it up in the net its a declared weed now BTW in hot dry drought conditions Australia dies off in summer if not watered, is use in playing fields and spreads by runners will build up thick thatch if not controlled