New Beginnings

This last summer was hellacious.  It was a summer which included breaking records for number of days over 100 (85! Go big or go home, I say), hottest July and August ever, and we tied the hottest temperature on record (112 F).  Additionally, we had the worst single-year drought ever (as measured by rainfall); and quite possibly are in the running for worst drought on record (1950-1957 was the worst drought on record)

As can be expected, there were many plants that didn't make it.  One of the hardest hit were the lawns (at least our lawns were - we refused to water them).

After fearing that my lawn was completely dead, it has been filling in pretty nicely with the rain, so I am not re-seeding anything, but Andrea's lawn was decimated.  After hours of research, she decided to reseed her lawn area with Habiturf. 

Habiturf (tm in a circle) is a mix of Buffalo Grass (64%), Blue Grama (30%), and Curly Mesquite (6%) marketed by Douglass King Seed Company and sold at the Wildflower Center in south Austin.  (NOTE:  Native American Seed Company has a similar seed mix of the same types (82%, 16%, and 2%, respectively) called Thunder Turf (also tm in a circle)).  The theory behind using different seed mixes in the same area is to decrease the homogeneity in the lawn thus allowing it to fare better against disease and other forms of attack.

This blog is an account of the trials and tribulations of starting a Habiturf lawn from seed.  We aim to provide pictures and other notes which may be helpful to those looking to create a new lawn using Habiturf (or similar) seed.