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Bahia care calendar for zone 10

Tropical to subtropical; lawns active 12 months. St. Augustine, bahia, and bermuda are the practical choices. No winter dormancy means no winter rest: mowing, watering, and fertilization continue year-round at reduced intensity. Tropical pests (mole crickets, sod webworm) are constant pressure.

Bahia is a tough, drought-tolerant warm-season grass dominant on roadsides and unirrigated rural lawns through Florida and the Gulf Coast. Deep tap roots make it the most drought-tolerant lawn grass available, it green-ups again after months of brown, but the blades are wide and coarse, and the famous Y-shaped seed heads grow several inches a week so frequent mowing is mandatory.