Bermudagrass
TifTuf Bermuda Vs Zenith Zoysia
Q: My lawn gets 4-5 hours of sunlight. I’m trying to decide between TifTuf bermuda and Zenith zoysia. Which is more shade tolerant? A: Both grasses are “somewhat“ shade tolerant. There are a lot of additional factors that will determine...
Difference Between TifTuf And 419 Bermuda
Q: What is the real difference between TifTuf and 419 bermuda? A: After World War II, my mother bought a 1948 Allis Chalmers Model G tractor, which she allowed my father to borrow on occasion. Despite having no hydraulic lift,...
Bermuda Lawn: Overseeding With Ryegrass
Q: I read somewhere you should not overseed with ryegrass in the first couple years of a new bermuda yard. Is this accurate? A: Overseeding bermudagrass with ryegrass is problematic because it stresses the bermudagrass while it is dormant. It...
Can I Plant Bermuda Grass Now
Q: Can I plant bermuda grass seed now? A: No. There is not enough time for the seeds to sprout and mature before cold weather sets in. You can plant sod now as long as you keep it from drying...
Old Bermuda Lawn Growing In New Zoysia
Q: I replaced my bermuda lawn with zoysia in late April of this year. The contractor sprayed the bermuda with some sort of herbicide cocktail and the grass turned brown in a matter of hours. Five days later he scalped...
How Often To Fertilize Bermuda Lawn
Q: We just seeded a bermuda lawn earlier this year and its growing very well so far. How often I can fertilize it without risking damage? I really want to get as much coverage as possible before it goes dormant. ...
Preventing Fescue From Growing In Bermuda Lawn
Q: How do I prevent fescue grass from growing in my bermuda grass sod yard? A: The easiest way is to consistently mow the bermuda grass low. Fescue really hates being mowed lower than a couple of inches but bermuda...
Best Time To Seed My Lawn With TifTuf Bermuda?
Q: When is the best time over seed my lawn with TifTuf bermuda? A: You can’t overseed with TifTuf because it is a hybrid plant. It does not produce seeds. TifTuf bermudagrass was hybridized by University of Georgia researchers. It...
Pet Safe Weed Killers
Q: We need a pet safe weed killer that will control dandelions but leave our fescue and bermuda alone. What do you recommend? A: Products that contain chelated iron, FeHEDTA (Natria Lawn Weed Control, Fiesta, etc. ), will give reasonable...
Can I Use Paint To Make My Bermuda Lawn Green In Winter?
Q: Can I use paint to make my bermuda lawn green in winter? A: It is possible…as long as you don’t set your expectations too high. There are several kinds of products used to color turf, including paints, pigments and...
What To Do With Ant Mounds?
Q: I have two bare spots in my bermuda lawn where ant mounds have disappeared and a third hill that’s still active. What do I do with the hills? A: Dilute a liquid lawn insecticide according to label directions and...
How To Accelerate New Grass Growing Into Old Grass?
Q: Ten weeks ago I had bermuda sod installed in different places in my yard. I’d like to accelerate the new grass growing into the old grass by laying river sand down. Is it too late in year to do...
Painting Lawn Green in Winter
Q: Can I use paint to make my bermuda lawn green in winter? A: It is possible…as long as you don’t set your expectations too high. There are several kinds of products used to color turf, including paints, pigments and...
TifTuf Bermudagrass
The newest University of Georgia turfgrass release, TifTuf™ bermudagrass, is available to homeowners in 2016. Lawn owners can thank the late Dr. Glenn Burton at the University of Georgia’s Coastal Plain Experiment Station, who, starting in the 1940s, spent decades...
Specticle G – For Weed Control
My bermuda lawn was inundated with ugly goosegrass weed for 5 years. I tried all kinds of post and pre-emergence products with no luck at all. Last March 15th I used Specticle G by the Bayer company and applied it...
The Story of Bermudagrass – Dr. Glenn Burton
Glenn W. Burton, 95, a Nebraska farm boy who became a world-famous agronomist died Nov. 22, it was reported in Tifton, Ga.. Dr. Burton was born in Clatonia, Neb., and raised on a farm in Bartley, Neb. He was a...
Lawn – Fertilizing in Winter
Q: My lawn company wants to apply urea fertilizer to my bermuda lawn in January. Isn’t this too early? A: UGA turf expert Clint Waltz says: It’s best to withhold any nitrogen application to warm-season turfgrass species until soil temperatures...
Bermuda – Fertilizing
Lawn fertilizer is manufactured by many companies. Each manufacturer uses a slightly different blend of plant nutrient chemicals to arrive at a final product. • Chemicals such as urea, ammonium nitrate, urea formaldehyde and ammonium phosphate provide the nutrient nitrogen...
