How to get rid of bermuda grass
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Bermuda grass - what is this and how do I get rid of it?
Comments (2)Could be rye grass, which is used to oversees bermuda when it goes dormant....See MoreOrganic way to get rid of Bermuda grass
Comments (156)No one asking anyone to read ALL those replies. If you do not want to know what we know, skip our replies. On a new thread or topic, we will come over & reply & you will be back where you are now. jolj(7b/8a) henry, I am going to try solarization on my bahia grass. 90% of the things on this thread will not eradicate bahia grass. This includes round up, which kills the tops, but not the deep roots. Round up will not kill nut sage/ nut grass or common dew berry vines. So I will try this on the bahia. I have heard that the solarization may kill the soil food web, when it kills the weeds. I am planning to sheet compost the beds after I kill the grass/ weeds. I have been told that tilling kills the soil food web. Not sure who is right or if it matters, I give vegetables away every season including the winter. I grow more then I can use, then I must be doing something right. [Like[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/organic-way-to-get-rid-of-bermuda-grass-dsvw-vd~1521679) I did this in 2011 & it worked great....See Moresafe grass/weed control at pond edge
Comments (8)I recently heard a negative article on glyophosphate, which is the active ingredient in roundup and those type products. Apparently research has shown that it lasts longer than advertised in soils and affects organisms of many types. There might even have been something about ground water contamination. Search on glyophosphate and see what you get. Though I will still use these products on occasion, it will be very limited, and NOT around the pond. Hand pulling after rain, weed barriers, mulches, and careful plant selection of as many natives as possible are my preferred methods of weed control. Please use any chemicals according to label directions and heed cautions. Use them sparingly, and be aware of not only where you are putting it, but also where it will end up. Thanks! -TT...See Morehow to kill bermuda?
Comments (17)Me either, until seeing someone ask for its' ID recently. Then I realized why I'd been having such a hard time in this yard vs. where I lived for 7 years before, only 1/2 mile away. The other yard had a bunch of different grasses, but not torpedo grass. It's the toughest (most determined) grass I've tried to garden around, totally feelin' your pain! I promise you it can be smothered, but keeping it from creeping back in from the sides has been giving me trouble too. A border of bricks laid on the surface doesn't stop this one, like all of the other grasses. It goes right under them. Other grasses just need to be stopped from going over. As we speak, I've got a big patch of "lawn" being smothered under cardboard with a railroad tie border. IDK yet if railroad ties will be enough of a border or not, to keep torpedo from creeping under them. Will find out next year. When mowing, aim the chute away from areas you're trying to keep free of grass. You don't want to shoot seeds into beds you've gone to all the trouble to clear of grass & other unwanted plants. Tilling &/or double digging probably just spreads this, depositing roots much deeper than they might be otherwise, which would definitely make it harder to smother. Also probably can regenerate from bits of roots, so chopping them up only propagates those kinds of plants, instead of killing them. Regardless of vegetation type, tilling isn't beneficial to the soil, actually the opposite. Plants can only be as good as the soil in which they're growing. I recommend spending a few minutes watching this short lecture on microbiology, which won't help you kill torpedo grass, but should help with the actual gardening/soil building: http://permaculturenews.org/2013/09/20/soil-not-dirt-dr-elaine-ingham-talks-soil-microbiology/...See Moreilovetobasco
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