BOB STIFFLER'S GARDENING Q&a. Centipede grass: the pros and cons.(Flavor/Gracious Living) From: The Virginian Pilot | Date: March 25, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Virginian Pilot-Ledger Star. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Q. After reading your suggestion to Master Chief Bob Hendricks concerning your thought of planting Centipede grass to solve his problem, I believe you have lead him down a primrose path.

Centipede grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides) is not suited for a turf grass in Hampton Roads. We have acidic soils for the most part and Centipede likes a 5.0 to 5.5 pH for best results when growing under ideal conditions - plus sandy soil, full sunlight and air drainage. Most centipedes wil...