Bermuda or Fescue
tibb188
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Comments (8)You want to fertilize it before you spray it with weed killer. Give the fertilizer 2 to 3 weeks to really kick in and then water the bermuda really good a day or two before spraying the weed killer. If done right the bermuda should be completely dead in about a week or so. That's when you scalp it and then begin watering it often. Anything that wasn't completely dead from the first treatment should start greening up within 2 weeks. A couple tips on the glyphosate, buy either the Eliminator brand at Walmart or the GroundWorks brand at Tractor Supply. Both of these are cheaper and IMO work better than Round Up. Round Up has something in it that kills the grass quick which you don't want. The two brands I listed don't have it which will allow the bermuda to pull it into the roots. Sure, you won't see results in a day but you will get a better kill. Also, add some dish detergent in with it to help it stick to the grass blades. This really makes a huge difference in how well it works....See MoreBermuda vs Fescue?
Comments (12)Sorry for digging up an old thread but I am having the same debate with my wife and neighbors here in KS. Around here the big thing is Fescue...Fescue Fescue Fescue. And Bermuda is thought of as more of a weed. ....and I couldn't disagree more. My appologies to the Bermuda haters....but Fescue is horrible. Right now I live in a neighborhood where the HOA mandates that all yards be Fescue. The problems I have with fescue are that it requires a huge supply of water to live. Basically if you don't have a sprinkler system or you aren't out there watering before the sun comes up your yard is going to die eventually....especially if you're going through a drought like we are right now. We moved here from Fort Worth, TX where the summer climate is surprisingly similar to southern KS. Down there it's Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda. It requires very little water to survive. We had a sprinkler system and yet we seldom ever turned it on except for late July and August when it got the hottest (and sometimes when watering in Fertilizer and other yard treatments). And our yard looked great! One of the neighbors brought up that it goes dormant earlier and comes out of dormancy later than fescue. OK I'll concede that this is true. So I found a house here in my town that has bermuda (much to their neighbors' dismay I'm sure) and I kept an eye on it to see how much longer it took them to green up than the fescue lawns around it. 2 weeks later. I guess if you want to obsess over a few weeks of not being green that's your call.... I guess I'm stuck with fescue so I don't break the HOA rules....but I sure wish I had fescue because it sure makes more sense to me....at least for here anyway.......See MoreChemical to kill crabgrass and bermuda in fescue?
Comments (6)I didn't put it together that you lived in the desert. Where do you live? please be sort of specific down to the town. Fescue is not appropriate for deserts, so I'm going to try to talk you out of it, but if you insist I can help you save the fescue. I realize someone has sold the Marathon dwarf fescues all over the desert southwest, but in retrospect, what a crime. The supposed daily watering requirements are ridiculous. About the only place Marathon works is within 3 miles of the Pacific coast. You can have a much nicer lawn with a fraction of the care hassle. You do sacrifice the deep blue-green color of the Marathon along with the slow growth, however. Also please tell me what your watering schedule is - how often do you water and for how long? How high/low are you mowing?...See MoreNeed 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 Moreragdollblue7
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