Patriot Bermuda versus Common Bermuda
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13 years ago
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Comments (30)Lou, I agree about the sharp sand but I'm not going to be a stickler about it...yet. I'm just having a hard time arguing with the OP's results, and he used river sand. I would offer it as an alternative and suggest the pros and cons, as you did, but with these results I am backing off on my former insistence on sharp sand. For example what if sharp sand packed down on top of the grass and slowed the regrowth of the bermuda? Round sand won't do that and could actually be the reason why this method works. Like I said in my first reply to this, I've seen bermuda killed by applying this much sand. Oh, and the OP did core aerate as part of his project. I think I agree with the importance of that. I may be changing several of my opinions based on this topic. For example 1. Rounded (river) sand may not be as bad as we have been thinking. 2. Core aeration may not always be a complete and utter waste of time, energy, and money. 3. Smothering bermuda with sand may not kill it if you prepare it right and provide proper follow on care. I don't know if the OP accidentally stumbled on a method that works or he read it somewhere or what. But hey, it really did work. In all the years of reading this forum, this is the first time I've seen real solution to this frequently asked question. I think the ideas need to be captured and saved as a FAQ. I'm willing to write it up and give the OP full credit. Unfortunately iVillage doesn't want pictures in their FAQs. Too bad because I would not have believed it if I had not seen the pix. So I have something else in mind besides a FAQ here....See Moreviewing bermuda types
Comments (51)Texas... I wish I had been more aware of Yukon at the time I planted the Riviera. I'm not even sure if it was available to the public then..06'. I just know that there was alot of ranting and raving about the Riviera's green-up and hardiness rates. I planted mine at the exact time that the golf course I work for did. The owner and super did quite abit of research and chose Riviera. We put it into the ground of the five par 3 holes we have and it is doing great. The members love the lie it provides even when dormant compared to the bent/rye fairways we have on most of the course. I just may order a few pounds of Yukon this year as you suggest. It is getting the same hype now that the Riviera was a couple of years ago. I don't think it will be too much longer before they engineer a seeded Bermuda cultivar that will thrive Nationwide. Thanks for educating me on the Tifsport. I was under the assumption that none of the hybrids did well with cold winters. Auteck... I'm 20886...See MoreNew Mower for Bermuda Lawn: Rotary or Reel?
Comments (6)S'pose I autta throw in my 2 cents.... Virtually every single house (with very few exceptions) in my neighborhood has bermudagrass. 99% of all the homeowners with bermudagrass mow around 1-1/2" to 2" up to maybe 3" with rotary mowers, and most the lawns look okay. Some mow way too infrequently & their lawns really look like $#!+. Very few mow very low/short (one guy in particular with a Lawn Boy about a block away) and no matter how hard he tries he leaves the dreaded rotary swirl marks. If you really want the thick dense short fairway looking bermudagrass there's only one way to do it..... Buy a reel mower. Keep your Murray....you say you got it running again? Mine's 8 years old now, I use it from time to time to mow the neighbor's lawn (he's up in years & health not so good) and I also use it to do clean up in spring/fall. You could use yours in that area of creek frontage & stuff. Now that it's running again, take care of it. Change the oil each year. Keep the blade sharp. Always use Sta-Bil in every can of gas you buy for your lawn equuipment. You can use your rotary Murray to mow while you decide what reel to buy. (Or while you look for a reel to buy.) You've obviously read many of the posts in this forum so I won't belabor the opinions of which brand is best. (But the Tru-Cut is best) 8^) Is it foolish (or necessary) to really want both? Nope. Keep ur current rotary. If you really feel you need to upgrade the rotary, go ahead, but if you take care of the one you have, it'll last longer than you think. Splurge for the reel so you can have the golf course look you want (Buy a used one if you don't wanna spring for new, I did & only spent around half.) I get many comments of praise from friends/relatives who come by to visit, but what really makes it worth it is when folks I don't even know just stop to tell me how good it looks. It seems to make it all worth while. You can't make it look like this with a rotary: My 2 cents.... Good day, Dan...See MoreBermuda Sod
Comments (8)1. I am thinking about Tifsport as a hybrid choice. Is this a good choice for a homeowner? I see that it is popular as an athletic field choice. How about an improved common from seed? 2. I have a rotary mower..riding lawnmower. How do I cut this stuff? I have a larger yard, so a walk behind reel mower seems impractical. Tifsport is an excellent hybrid. It is a semi-dwarf Bermuda, is very aggressive that repairs itself from damage very quickly like you see on sports field. In addition it is the most cold tolerant of all the Bermuda. That brings us your lawn mower challenge. TifSport is has been bred to grow very low, well below 1-inch, and form a very tight dense turf. A riding rotary or any rotary lawn mower is not capable of cutting below 1-1/2 inches or so. If you are going to use TifSport you will need a reel mower, and you will need to mow just about every day when it gets hot. 4. Will I continue to fight the common bermuda? Or will the sod eventually choke it out?? If you lay sod you will have a pretty high percentage of pure stock. With seed there will be more contamination. But it is no big deal and will not be noticeable for several years. However all Bermuda lawns become contaminated with wild or common Bermuda. Wind, rain and birds will carry it in. This is why you see a lot of golf courses resod the course every 10 to 15 years. But for a home owner it is not of much concern. And...can I put sod down over my existing lawn? Simply kill off the fescue, cut it down, punch the soil and lay the sod? Not a very good plan. Minimum is spray the existing lawn, wait a week, scalp it as low as you can go, remove all debris, and sugar coat with a top-dressing. As for using a seeded common types, there are some excellent varieties to choose from. But you have a problem, it is too late to seed right now in your area as you only have a few short weeks of hot weather left. If you go with seed it will have to wait until next May or June...See Moretexas_weed
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