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Runner Grass for Wet Hawaii: Fine-Tune Your Selection

Rick in Hilo: 150 in rain/yr, centipede/zoysia fail (too wet). Wants runner grass that crowds tall weeds, grows out not up. Ronald gave warm-season grass list (link). Only Rick can match species to site expectations—test strips, observe.

Local extension best for cultivar selection.

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