How do I kill Grass in Winter for Garden?
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Winter kill dead Bermuda grass - how can I revitalize it?
Comments (1)There are many approaches. One is to let the grass you have grow in to fill. That might take all season. Another is to pull up the occasional piece of dead sod and replace it with new sod. That will speed up the process of filling in. Another is to pull up the sod and living grass and apply seed on the bare soil. You should know that bermuda seed is all based on common bermuda. Bermuda sod is based on a hybrid bermuda. They don't look alike when you have them together. Sodded bermuda is a clearly superior turf. They don't look very good together, but if you have mostly seeded varieties, then you won't really see the hybrid mixed in. Another possible way is to stolonize. That will be a lot of work. Search this forum for that topic. A guy from Australia wrote in and described it. Once you have grass established, you should not ever need to aerate or add sand - that is if you are taking care of it properly. Aerating would not hurt anything, but adding sand can be a problem. Someone else might write in with other ideas. I would suggest doing a little more reading and make a decision. We'd be glad to help you do whatever you decide to do....See MoreHow Do I Kill the CentipedeGrass to Make a Garden Bed???
Comments (6)Lasagna composting with newspaper and grass cuttings. Google it. It really works, to kill grass/weeds, as well as great soil-improver. I don't know why it works, but I know it does. Some folks believe tilling just destroys whatever structure you already have in your soil, so no-till is trendy. I layer newspaper (maybe 3-5 sheets, overlapping edges), then an inch or two of grass clippings, then newspaper again and so on. A few layers works great (more if you need more to smother grass), and a little mulch on top makes it all look pretty while the grass underneath is dying. Then in a couple of months, plant right in it....See MoreHow do I kill weeds without killing the weeds I want to keep?
Comments (1)Best way--and hardest work--is to just keep pulling the bermuda grass out. Water well, then start pulling when the soil firms and water has soaked in a bit. There are a number of herbicides that target grasses, however few of them have labels for flower beds. In some cases, the grass herbicides will also have some activity against certain broadleaves, so if you go off-label and just try something, you might get a few of your flowers as well. You might look at Preen in a small area as it is recommended for grasses, but don't know what it may do to the plants you want....See MoreDo I have to till in grass I planted over winter?
Comments (2)It is a seed mix picked up at my local garden store this past fall. I would have to look but I believe the brand mentioned green manure and a cow but a quick Google search didn't readily information up. I will check it out later today. If the grass still appears alive, I will turn it over by hand. I know it was in the plans but this is my first garden as well as first cover crop so I just asked the owners of said store what to use. I didn't expect the stuff to grow a foot plus tall either...lol....See Morerockguy
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