Well three things are going on from your description.

1. You pulled the trigger way to early. Soil temps need to be above 65 degrees for Bermuda to germinate from seed. That means high 80's to low 90 degree days and night lows in the mid 60's.

2. If you used a Slit Seeder, you planted the Bermuda seed way way too deep. For Bermuda yu just loosen the top 1/4 of soil, Broadcast the seed, then roll it down to make contact with the soil. General rule with any seed is to plant no deeper than 4 times the diameter of the seed. Bermuda seed is the size of a small grain of sand.

3. Lastly the least of your concerns is Bermuda slow to germinate, 7 to 10 days if conditions are right.

So for now be patient, see what happens, and when it warms up enough if nothing happens try again with knowledge gained from your mistakes. When and if you try again, loosen up the top 1/4 inch of soil, mix in some 10-10-10 just before seeding, seed, and then roll down.

Have a nice day.

This post was edited by texas-weed on Wed, May 22, 13 at 17:46

Thanks texas. I have read where "bermuda will not germinate just broadcast on the soil" So, as long as I roll it that is enough, it doesn't have to be covered?

Also, I did use a slit seeder, but I didn't plant it very deep, I just basically scratched the surface. I had killed off everything that was there with round up and basically wanted to tear it all up and use it as kind of a mulch on the grass seed. I say none of the scratches were over 1/8"

This post was edited by ksmith72 on Wed, May 22, 13 at 19:45

For Bermuda all you need to do is loosen up the top 1/4 to 1/2 inch of soil to get it almost like powder if possible, Spread the seed, then just a light raking to cover the seed up. 1/4 inch is about perfect. After that roll the area with a water roller.

For now just be patient, and see if what you planted will take off. If not then try again but I think you might have some success with what you have done so far. You will know iin about a week.

I planted bermuda on may 15th. pic shows the progress so far.
The thicker grass portion is what I planted last year.

I killed everything w/ a cheap roundup like product. watered daily - then killed anything else that came up from 3 weeks. Aerated, then spreaded compost about 5/8" deep; rolled the compost - spreaded the seed then rolled seed. I water 4x daily for 12 minutes to keep soil moist.

I'm in NC and don't expect any new seed growth for a while if you are in a hurry take some sod cut into 3x3 squares plant it. Night time temps are still low so until late June seed doesn't move very much.

There are much better turfgrass choices for NC than Bermuda as our climate isn't exactly what this grass likes year round nor the homeowners are willing to maintain it in way that it can shine.