Bermuda Grass Sprigging Rates. If sprigging is done later in the year adequate moisture levels are essential and sprigs planted after july have a much lower chance of surviving the following winter. The faster a stand is desired the more sprigs should be planted. The following table can help determine sprigging rates to use.
The usual sprig application rate would be 2 3 live nodes per square inch hydro mulched or fewer with common sprig planters. With a sprigging project you must keep the grass watered keep it fertilized.
Bermudagrass can be sprigged at many different rates.
The closer the spacing the faster the sprigs will completely cover the area. Hybrid bermudagrass sprigs initial application population will never match seedling population on a golf course fairway sports field park school commercial property etc. The faster a stand is desired the more sprigs should be planted. The faster a stand is desired the more sprigs should be planted.
