Bahia Grass Seed Varieties - Bahia grass seed varieties are the most used grasses in the southern climate for lawn, pasture and erosion control applications. Bahia grass seed varieties are well adapted to sandy soil conditions and provide excellent drought and insect resistance. Bahia grass seed varieties are very common for replacing high maintenance lawn grass varieties such as St. Augustine, floratam, 419 bermuda and many others. Bahia grass seed varieties produce the most economical lawn grass available for the southern climates.Bahia Grass Seed - Bahia grass seed is a warm-season perennial, is grown throughout Florida and in the Coastal Plain and Gulf Coast regions of the southern United States. Bahia grass is adapted to climatic conditions throughout the Southeast and can be grown on upland well-drained sands as well as the moist, poorly-drained flatwoods soils of the southern climates. In Florida, bahia grass is used on more land area than any other single pasture species, covering an estimated 2.5 million acres. Most of this acreage is used for grazing with some hay, sod, and seed harvested from pastures. Our Bahia Grass Seed is Grown, Harvested, Processed and Distributed by Hancock Seed Company direct to the public.
Argentine Bahia Grass Seed - Argentine Bahia Grass Seed is the best lawn and pasture grass seed available in our opinion for Southern Climates. Argentine Bahia grass makes an excellent low maintenance permanent lawn and pasture grass. Argentine Bahia grass is very drought tolerant, deep rooted and provides natural insect and disease resistance. Argentine bahia grass makes excellent pasture for horses or cattle. Argentine bahia grass is a problem free lawn or pasture if properly maintained. Argentine bahia grass doesn't require much water to survive and flourish thus providing a excellent low input lawn grass. After establishment, Argentine Bahia grass will survive with little to no maintenance.
Pensacola Bahia Grass Seed - Pensacola Bahia Grass Seed is used for lawn and pasture applications in the southern climates. Pensacola Bahia grass is commonly used for lawns, pastures and roadside applications from North Carolina to California. Pensacola Bahia grass is excellent for sandy soils that many other grasses struggle. Pensacola Bahia grass seed is harvested, processed and distributed from Hancock Seed Company insuring the highest quality Pensacola Bahia grass seed.
Tifton 9 Bahia Grass Seed - Tifton 9 Bahia grass is considered a very durable pasture grass for horses. Tifton 9 bahia grass grows faster than regular Pensacola Bahia grass. Tifton 9 bahia grass has good drought tolerance, some frost resistance and high forage production. Tifton-9 Bahia grass is an improved Pensacola Bahia grass variety that was bred and developed by Dr. Glen Burton, Agricultural Research Service, U.S.D.A., and the Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station. It has several improved characteristics. Tifton-9 Bahia produces 30 to 40% more forage per year than the old Pensacola variety from which it was developed. Tifton 9 Bahia grass has great frost recovery which promotes early summer grazing and hay production. Tifton 9 bahia grass is a favorite of many cattle and horse farms in the southern climates.
TifQuik Bahia Grass Seed - TifQuik Bahia Grass Seed is a newly release improved variety of Bahia Grass Seed. TifQuick doesn't contain as many hard seeds or dormant seeds providing "quick" establishment. TifQuick Bahia greens up in the spring faster than Tifton 9 Bahia grass or Pensacola Bahia grass providing early grazing, increased pasture forage and hay production. TifQuick Should be planted at 20-40 lbs. per acre in the early to mid spring. TifQuick germinates faster than Tifton 9 or Pensacola due to it's low dormant and hard seed content. TifQuik has shown to germinate in soil temps as low as 55 degrees making it very useful in early spring planting.
Riata Bahia Grass Seed – Riata Bahia Grass Seed was developed at University of Florida UF-Riata has a lower Photoperiod sensitivity, improved leaf tissue cold tolerance, and increased forage production during the cool season compared to the standard bahia grass cultivars of Argentine bahia grass and Pensacola bahia grass.