Bermuda vs Fescue?
elginagent
16 years ago
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mulberryknob
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Need help with my Bermuda/Tall Fescue Mixed Lawn
Comments (14)I suspect that's too much shade under the trees. Bermuda will not be the best for that spot. Ideally you would have seeded the bermuda in mid June to have the warmest conditions, but this year was not cooperating with the rain and overcast. Still you should have fit it in in the heat of summer for best results. That is crazy about the tree. Is the tree on her property or yours or smack in the middle? Are you renting or do you own the property? I would suggest taking down the chain link at this point, but don't waste the money if you're renting. It is amazing how much difference the deep and infrequent watering process makes. Also if you have not fertilized recently, you might try organic. I use alfalfa pellets or corn meal from Ful-o-Pep on Roland east of WW White. 50 pounds should be under $15 or $10. Application rate is 15 pounds per 1,000 square feet, and it takes 21 days to see the results. With this cold front it might take a few days longer if you were to put it down this weekend. If you buy it now and don't use it all, go ahead and use it all anyway. You cannot hurt anything by overdoing these products. If you leave it in the garage over the winter it will be buggy in the spring. It's still fine to use, but just a little icky. So next April is the time to evaluate what you want to do with the back yard. I think it could be too shady for bermuda. If it seems slow to awaken and turns thin, then shade is the problem. The best place to get St Augustine is Milberger's Nursery at 1604 and Bulverde Rd inside the loop. They sell 14 pallets of St Aug every day, so it's always fresh. Lowe's and HD sell 1-2 pallets per week, and it always looks diseased. Milberger's is also about 1/3 the price of Lowe's....See MoreNeighbors bermuda taking over my fescue
Comments (3)I have a wild Bermuda problem in my fescue lawn and a combination of fluazifop and triclopyr worked to turn the Bermuda brown. I don't think it's dead, not yet anyway, it takes repeat applications, but it's under control. The same should work for you. I suspect the chemicals will travel up the runners and brown out the whole plant, so you might cause some brown spots in his yard close to the border. https://www.amazon.com/Fusilade-Ornamental-Herbicide-Quart-SYN1015/dp/B004HCZ4ZS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468523090&sr=8-1&keywords=fusilade+II https://www.amazon.com/Monteray-LG5518-Monterey-Turflon-Ester/dp/B000UGO51Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1468523129&sr=8-1&keywords=turflon+ester Cutting high helps, somewhat....See MoreBermuda front, Fescue back
Comments (3)I've also seen on here that Roundup, a tiller, time and patience will also get rid of the bermuda grass. I'm pretty sure you didn't see that here. The only way I know that works to kill off bermuda is shade. You might be able to get it out with Round Up, time, Round Up, time, and Round Up. It has to be growing for the Round Up to work, so that limits you to spring, summer, and early fall to kill it. For the average home owner, seeding rye for winter green will weaken the bermuda the following year. Why? Remember the shade mentioned above? The tall rye in the spring provides enough shade to prolong the sleep time for the bermuda. In many cases the bermuda will have died back (not died out) and will be thin and weedy the rest of the season. The reason golf courses and some other sports fields overseed with rye and get away with it is they have access to an herbicide that home owners cannot buy. They kill off the rye before the bermuda awakens leaving a brown yard for a couple of weeks, but then the bermuda is not weakened. Sodded bermuda is one of the best lawns you can have. The secret to keeping bermuda immaculate is to mow at the mower's lowest setting 2x per week, water deeply and infrequently, and fertilize monthly during the growing season with a high N fertilizer like urea....See MoreTips for finding the Bermuda in my Fescue
Comments (6)What I've found and spot treated is hardly what I'd call overtaken. I'm not giving up this fight!! I have it being watered by Orbit B-Hyve smart timer, and have let it manage the irrigation since last fall. With temps in the 80's, it'll go off about once a week, for 4 x 9 minutes = 36 minutes. It kicks off twice a week, sometimes a third, when the temps get into the 90's. (As an aside, I will give the B-Hyve system thumbs up for keeping my lawn green without seeming to go more than I would have done setting it to run on a fixed 3x per week, 20 min schedule, though it does have some quirks). I don't think the gardeners are mowing too low. I wouldn't consider this scalped and the grading is pretty even since it would have been leveled off when the sod was put in. I suspect the bermuda comes from seeds from the common-use mower. I don't think any of my neighbors have a full lawn of bermuda. Most is sod (fescue, I'd guess) since a lot of homes on my street get torn down and flipped. But pre-em will be on my plan for the future once I get this taken care of. Here's a picture of the spots that I've found and treated. I'm sure there are probably more spots, but I have looked pretty thoroughly around these for runners....See Morechristie_sw_mo
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