Bermudagrass Seed Rate and Calculator
Bermudagrass seed is two jobs. Hulled seed is a light band. Seed that still has its hull is several times heavier for the same ground. Warm-season mowing and germination are not verified.
Result: bermudagrass seed
New lawn, 5,000 square feet. Hulled seed. The cited band is 1 to 2 pounds per 1,000 square feet.
Rates are extension figures, restated here in our words.
How Much Bermudagrass Seed Per 1,000 Square Feet?
Virginia Cooperative Extension lists 1 to 2 pounds per 1,000 square feet of hulled bermudagrass seed. NC State Extension is the other citation named for this rate.
The same sources list 5 to 10 pounds when the hull is still on. The form on this page asks which form you have so the two bands are not mixed.
An overseeding rate is not verified. Mowing height and germination days for this warm-season grass are not verified. Those cells stay blank of numbers.
| Project | lb per 1,000 sq ft | Source |
|---|---|---|
| New lawn | 1 to 2 hulled; 5 to 10 unhulled | Extension rate, named in the paragraph above |
| Overseeding | Not verified | Not verified |
Bermudagrass Seed Needed by Lawn Size
Built from the rate table above: lawn size divided by 1,000, times the rate. Acre rows use 43,560 square feet per acre.
| Lawn size | New lawn, hulled | Overseed |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 sq ft | 1 to 2 hulled | Not verified |
| 5,000 sq ft | 5 to 10 hulled | Not verified |
| 10,000 sq ft | 10 to 20 hulled | Not verified |
| 20,000 sq ft | 20 to 40 hulled | Not verified |
| 0.25 acre | 10.9 to 21.8 hulled | Not verified |
| 0.5 acre | 21.8 to 43.6 hulled | Not verified |
| 1 acre | 43.6 to 87.1 hulled | Not verified |
| Lawn size | Unhulled seed |
|---|---|
| 1,000 sq ft | 5 to 10 |
| 5,000 sq ft | 25 to 50 |
| 10,000 sq ft | 50 to 100 |
| 20,000 sq ft | 100 to 200 |
| 0.25 acre | 54.5 to 108.9 |
| 0.5 acre | 108.9 to 217.8 |
| 1 acre | 217.8 to 435.6 |
Bermudagrass Mowing Height and Germination Time
Warm-season mowing height and germination are not verified. The cells say so. No cool-season number is copied in.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Mowing height | Not verified |
| Germination time | Not verified |
Bermudagrass Compared With Zoysiagrass and St. Augustinegrass
Zoysiagrass has one band, close to the hulled bermudagrass figure, and no hull split. St. Augustinegrass has no seed rate at all. Neither neighbor supplies a verified warm-season mowing height.
| Item | BermudagrassBermuda | ZoysiagrassZoysia | St. AugustinegrassSt. Augustine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Warm | Warm | Warm |
| New-lawn rate, lb per 1,000 sq ft | 1 to 2 hulled; 5 to 10 unhulled | 1 to 2 | No seed rate |
| Mowing height | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified |
Common Bermudagrass Seeding Mistakes
- Weighing unhulled seed at 1 to 2 pounds. That band is the hulled one.
- Borrowing a cool-season mowing height. The warm-season mowing figure is not verified.
- Inventing an overseed from the new-lawn rate. No overseed is cited.
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Bermudagrass Seed Rate and Calculator FAQ
How much hulled bermudagrass seed is listed per 1,000 square feet?
1 to 2 pounds. Seeding rate: Virginia Cooperative Extension; NC State Extension.
How much unhulled bermudagrass seed is listed per 1,000 square feet?
5 to 10 pounds. Seeding rate: Virginia Cooperative Extension; NC State Extension.
Is a mowing height listed for bermudagrass?
No. Warm-season mowing height and germination are not verified.