After planting Bermuda grass, soak your yard with one inch of water. Keep the soil moist until seeds germinate or until the sprigs begin vigorously growing. At that time, watering can be reduced to two irrigations per week. Once the grass is established, you only need to water one inch including rainfall, once a week. Centipede grass grows well in full sun to partial shade and is commonly seen growing in the filtered shade of pine trees.
Centipede tolerates acidic soil and has low fertilizer requirements.
May. It normally takes 2-3 years for seeds to produce a mature lawn. Sod and plugs will establish more quickly. When you plant centipede grass, irrigate the lawn at least twice a week. Once established, watering one inch, once a week including rainfall is all that's needed. It grows very fast in warm months, but will go dormant following the first frost.