In recent years, buffalograss has become more prevalent in urban lawns as a native, low-maintenance grass. Water and fertilizer requirements are minimal, especially compared with other turf grasses.

Q: My buffalograss lawn was damaged by grubs last fall. Compounding the issue, armadillos came in and tore up the lawn in their pursuit of the grubs. I spread some manure compost over the lawn in the ...

Fairways are the largest intensively managed part of golf courses and are subsequently ideal for cost- and resource-saving initiatives. Fairways comprised of creeping bentgrass, perennial ryegrass, or ...

The USGA continues to support buffalograss breeding at the University of Nebraska. Researchers evaluate advanced buffalograss for turfgrass performance under minimal irrigation. Buffalograss is a ...

Question: Dear Mr. Smarty Plants, I'm about to throw in the towel! My back 'lawn' of buffalograss (609) is almost all 'weeds'! Native ruellia and lyre leaf sage have taken over and as the area has ...

An article about our short native grasses lets me talk about two of my favorite things: Native plants and bison. Since I was very young, I have been fascinated by bison. They were a cornerstone of the ...

Dear Neil: How well is buffalograss suited for use as a lawn in Texas? The area where I’d like to use it is part sun/part shade. Can I get away with not watering it once it’s established? A: ...

If you'd rather be fishing or biking or hiking or camping this summer instead of mowing, try this tip from Cheyenne resident Brent Lathrop: buffalograss.

Editor's note: this week's column is a reprint from 2009. Guest writer is Bernd Leinauer, NMSU extension turfgrass specialist. Question: I want to plant a lawn with a grass that uses less water than ...

In recent years, buffalograss has become more prevalent in Kansas lawns as a notoriously low-maintenance grass. Water and fertilizer requirements are minimal, especially compared with other turf ...

I analyzed primary literature, spanning 42 years (1948-1990) that addressed buffalograss and blue grama's response to fire; no relevant literature has been published since 1990. The results suggest ...

Question: Will 609 buffalograss sod perform well in Houston, Texas? I am being told that it will yellow and get filled with weeds and that it won't handle the humidity. Is this all true? Help, please.