The warm-season grasses popular in Arkansas, such as improved bermuda, zoysia, St. Augustine, and centipede, do not lend themselves to establishment from seed. Of these options, sod should be the first choice for establishing a law. It is fast, reliable, and inexpensive when compared to the hassle of other methods.
Many landscapers lay sod successfully year-round.
Sodding in spring or early summer while grasses are growing rapidly allows rapid rooting. Giving warmseason grasses time to develop an extensive root system before cold weather arrives enhances their ability to resist winter injury. Also, planting during May and June coincides with the time when the chances of rainfall are greatest thus reducing dependence on irrigation. Sodding bermuda anytime there are three to four weeks of good growing weather remaining is generally successful. Zoysia is somewhat slower to root than bermuda and needs more time to become well established.