Posts Tagged ‘Bermudagrass’
Bermudagrass – Cutting Like a Golf-course
Q: I cut my ‘Tifway’ bermudagrass lawn with a reel mower at one-half inch high. I was at The Masters this year and I know they cut the fairways at three-eighths inch. They are perfectly green and beautiful, but when...
Fescue – How to Lay Bermudagrass Over
Q: I read your tips on laying bermudagrass sod but have a question. My yard currently has fescue. Not the best, lots of bare spots and pretty poor quality. Can I just lay sod over top of the fescue or...
Bermuda – Scalping
Q: When should I mow my dormant bermudagrass? A: Removing the brown winter foliage and stubble from a bermudagrass lawn (known as “scalping”) will cause it to green-up faster this spring. Since green-up is dependent on soil temperature and soil...
Bermuda Lawn – Patchy Look in Fall
Q: This past spring I sodded my front yard in Clarkesville with ‘TifSport’ bermudagrass. I went on a trip on Oct 22 and left a lush, green yard. When I returned on Oct 31 my yard was a green and...
Bermuda (Bermudagrass) – Remove from Garden Plot
Q: I want to start a vegetable garden in a pasture with bermudagrass. I want to go ahead and plow it up now and add some leaves and compost to sit over the next few months, but feel I need...
Bermudagrass – Spring Dead Spot
Q: Our lawn is three years old and most likely infected with Spring Dead spot disease. We have bermudagrass sod in our front yard and have numerous brown spots which seem to be worsening now in late May. We called...
Bermuda – Removing Fescue in Summer
Q: My back lawn was originally seeded with fescue and the front lawn was sodded with bermudagrass. Over the years bermudagrass has spread through the back yard. At this point I think that if I could get rid of the...
Bermuda Grass – Invading flower beds
Q: I was always told that you could not use Roundup on Bermuda grass invading a flower bed because it would kill all of the Bermuda grass in the yard. Will Roundup affect the whole yard? A: Heck, spraying Roundup...
Bermudagrass – Common vs Hybrid
Q: How can you tell if you have common or hybrid bermudagrass? A: Even an expert would have a hard time telling them apart if presented with just a blade or two. The difference is most obvious to me when...
Bermudagrass – Killing for a Garden
Q: I want to start a vegetable garden in a pasture with bermudagrass. I want to go ahead and plow it up now and add some leaves and compost to sit over the next few months, but feel I need...
Bermudagrass – Removing Thatch
Q: We have a bermudagrass lawn. The thatch is terribly thick. My husband doesn’t use a bag with the lawn mower, so the thatch has built up. Could a professional company dethatch our lawn? A: Thatch is a layer of...
Fescue – Removing Bermuda
When bermudagrass invades fescue, the lawn looks “odd” in winter. Some parts are brown and some parts are green. Here are some tips: Q: I have heard you discuss on your radio show removing bermudagrass from fescue lawns. In my...
Princess 77 – Homeowner Evaluation
When turf companies market a brand new grass without submitting it to long-term University trials in Georgia, I’m at a loss to know whether to recommend their grass for use by homeowners. In the Summer of 2005 I asked for...
Bermudagrass – Removing from Flower Beds
Bermudagrass makes an excellent turfgrass. However, its excellent ground-covering ability also makes it a pest in flower and vegetable beds. The herbicides fluazifop (Grass B Gon, etc) and sethoxydim (Vantage) can be used in some cases but not all ornamentals...
Bermuda Grass – Killing Before Seeding Fescue
In many fescue lawns, overseeding is necessary every year or two. Fescue tends to thin out on hard, clay soil and summer heat and drought are no friends to this grass. Bermudagrass is a common weed that can creep into...
Bermuda Grass – Disease – Brown Patch
Brown patch is most prevalent on bermudagrass which has been heavily fertilized when night temperatures are above 68 degrees and day temperature are above 80 degrees. Dead patches of grass may start small but can grow and join together to...
Bermuda Grass – Dethatching
Thatch is a layer of partially decomposed plant material that builds up on the soil’s surface. Usually, more than one half inch of thatch on general turf areas decreases the turf vigor by restricting movement of air, water and fertilizers...
Bermudagrass – Controlling in Lawns
In many situations, you don’t want to completely kill a spot of bermudagrass in a lawn – - you just want to gradually control the bermudagrass in the other turfgrass. There are three solutions: Solution #1 Bayer Advanced Bermudagrass Control...
