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Warm season grasses turn brown and stop growing in the winter. They look dead but are only dormant, and you can count on them turning green in spring or early summer when the weather warms.

Seed warm-season grasses like blue grama, buffalo grass and Bermuda grass from April through July. Avoid seeding after early August so the seed has plenty of time to get established.

Warm season and cool season grasses have different fertilizer needs, for example. “Warm season grasses thrive in warm-weather regions, such as the southern United States,” Wren says.

Warm-season grasses go dormant when it gets colder, and soil temperatures reach about 55 degrees. As a result, these deciduous varieties go brown in the fall and remain that way through the winter.

Warm-season grasses do not need to be a replacement of cool-season grasses in pastures, but producers should try it for the many benefits.