Re: [shade tolerant] Lawns

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• To: m*@ucdavis.edu
• Subject: Re: [shade tolerant] Lawns
• From: "* T* F* <f*@hawaii.edu>
• Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 14:07:41
• References: <3.0.5.16.19981002110103.3367d524@pop-server.hawaii.edu>

Funny thing here in Hawaii kikuyu is a desirable range grass and fairly
drought tolerant lawn (gets tall without mowing).  If you want to get of it
get the golden sugarcane aphid (Sipha flava sp?)  it is wiping out the
pasturelands in Hawaii (the home of the first American cowboys).

MTF

At 01:31 PM 10/2/98 -1000, you wrote:
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>well from what i see in my yard:
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>The north side of the house is always shaded, and we havent decided
>what to do back there. Anyways, the two grasses i see are Kikuyu (do
>NOT use this one, its just for example =) ). And Bermuda grass. I know
>some of you will say bermuda grass is horrible, but its the most
>prevalent grass in that side of the yard, so it seems to tolerate
>shade. Also, it tolerates dry, and seems behaved as long as its not
>watered.
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Mach T. Fukada, Web Master
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Honolulu Aquarium Society
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