"septuagint" wrote in message
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Hi, I currently have centipede in my front lawn (columbia,sc), but it
is really patchy and crappy. I put in a sprinkler system last year and
I reseeded many of the patched areas. I fertilized the areas as well,
but it really only grew in a couple places.

What I really want to do (since I have 2 big honkin' oak trees in the
front) is to replace the centipede with st augustine since much of the
front yard is shaded.

How should I go about doing this? I was told by many that you cannot
get st augustine seed in north america, only plugs and sod.

If I sod, do I have to rent a sod cutter and take out everything? If I
do plugs, can I just plug everywhere throughout the lawn amidst the
centipede grass?

Or should I just go buy some kerosene and light my yard on fire and
roast weenies?


It really depends on just how much shade you have. I don't know of any turf
grasses that will thrive in complete shade. Some lawns will do better in
partial shade than others. What you may want to consider is some type of
ground cover that thrives in complete shade for under the trees and some
landscaped trails (mulch or decorative gravel) in traffic areas.