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Originally Posted by milt
What can be nice about St. A is that it is so dense that water stays in the soil. So it does and then doesn't need a ton of water, depending on the soil. Clay, for instance, will stay wet for a good week even in hot weather (not desert hot) with SA on top. I'd love to have it, but it takes a long time to start and you only start it from stolons.
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Very true. If you ever get a really lush lawn of St. Augustine (particularly in good soil and in good shade) it doesn't take a lot of h2o to keep it. Poor soil in full sun is a different matter.
The sod dealers are doing a booming business around here after our severe drought last year. 450 ft2 pallets of St. Augustine sod are $100-150 depending on the variety + delivery charges.