Ninety Six is a small historic town in Greenwood County with a well-documented past — the Siege of Ninety Six in 1781 was one of the longest Revolutionary War engagements in the South. Today, the town has a mix of older residential properties near the historic district and rural and suburban lots on the town's edges. The soil here is in the red clay and sandy loam transition zone, meaning properties on higher ground may see more clay content and slower drainage than those on sandier lower ground.
Both Bermuda and Centipede grow in Ninety Six's Zone 8a climate. Bermuda handles the transition soils well on open lots with full sun. Centipede is the lower-maintenance option and suits the acidic, moderate-fertility soils of this part of Greenwood County. In areas with clay-dominant soils, core aeration becomes more important — compaction is a real issue that affects fertilizer uptake and root depth.
The soil transition that runs through Ninety Six means a single residential block can have sandy loam in the front yard and red Greenwood County clay at the back fence line. Our team soil-tests before recommending any fertilization or lime program — an approach that's especially important here, where off-the-shelf lawn products designed for Aiken's sandy soils can lock up nutrients in Ninety Six's heavier clay pockets. Local homeowners near the Ninety Six National Historic Site appreciate that our service schedules are flexible enough to accommodate event weekends and the summer tourism season.