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Fine Art Stolons: Chop the stolons into pieces half an inch to an inch long and scatter them over soil that has been prepared as thoroughly as it should be for seed sowing. Make sure it is firm and raked smooth before you distribute the stolons. Sow them as you would seed, but not as thickly. The pieces should be spaced about half an inch apart. One and a half bushels of chopped stolons are sufficient for 1,000 square feet. Make sure they are distributed evenly and press them into the surface by rolling. Spread a covering of fine art stolons soil, one quarter to one half inch thick, over the stolons and roll again.
An easy way of doing this is to lay a Flexible steel door mat over the newly distributed stolons, heap fine art stolons soil on it, then, with the back ofa rake, spread it level with the tops of the treads of the mat. Remove any surplus soil, lift the mat carefully (a two person job) and treat the adjoining area in the same way. Repeat this until the whole planted surface is covered with soil. Then roll lightly.
St. Augustine Grass. St. Augustine grass (Sten-otaphrum secundatum] is widely used as a lawn grass in the warmer regions of the United States, especially along the southern Atlantic coast. It is native to the West Indies but has been introduced into many warmer parts of the world. It has coarse, robust, flattened stolons that make a thick mat of dark green foliage. Because its native habitat is the seashore, this grass thrives in areas where there is a salt spray, although it also does well in other areas. St. Augustine grass is commonly propagated by means of runners or cuttings from the stolons and becomes established quickly.
Carpet Grass. Carpet grass (Axonopus a native to tropical America, is character!; compressed culms and blunt leaf tips, well suited as a lawn grass in coastal i from Flordia and Georgia to Louisiai spreads by stolons and does best on moist, i or sandy soils. |
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