Need help with my Bermuda/Tall Fescue Mixed Lawn
PLF (Middle TN, Zone 7a)
7 years ago
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Is Tall Fescue & Bermuda Grass good choice for Mojave Desert?
Comments (14)I wouldn't fertilize fescue on July 4. You want it to grow slowly if at all during the heat of the summer. If you aerate the lawn, do that in the spring or fall when the grass is growing the best. Aerating now will stress it and not give it a chance to recover. Watering at night in the desert is different from watering at night in other areas. In most places, watering at night is a bad idea because it leads to fungus, but in desert climates, night time is the best time to water. too much is lost to evaporation before the water even hits the ground if you water during the day. And winds tend to be higher during daytime, too. I'm going to guess that fescue is the most common because the winters are too harsh for Bermuda to thrive. Fescue can survive the heat, but will need water to get through the summer. What kind of soil do you have? You should try to water less often, but more deeply. That will help the grass develop deep roots. I would immediately switch to once a day watering, maybe watering for 15 minutes at a time. If the grass does well with that, switch to every other day, stretching the time to 20-25 minutes. After a few weeks at that, switch to twice a week for 30 minutes. If that works, stick with that. You'll notice that you've cut your water to less than half what it was before and your grass will probably be healthier, to boot....See MoreNew Home - Tall Fescue Lawn - HELP
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Comments (2)Seed underneath the sod will be smothered and never grow ! Fescue and Bermuda are a bad mix , because they have completely different growth habits. If it was me, I would go with Bermuda sod "wall to wall" with no Fescue, and over seed the shady areas with Zoysia next summer. There is not enough heat left right now- to get Zoysia established before the cold sets in , so you have to wait til late spring/ early summer....... Zoysia is slow to establish, but lots of heat over a long summer-helps speed things up ! Before seeding the Zoysia into Bermuda, you would mow short- so the seeds can fall close to the soil line. Raking the area after seeding, would further move the seed down ward....See MoreKilling or controlling bermuda grass in KBG/fescue lawn
Comments (4)Thanks for the bump and thanks for the advice. I hadn't checked the forum for a while since I wasn't getting any discussion initially. Ok, so I did some reading on Pylex. Didn't find a lot of real world info, but did find a few reviews from some pros on another forum. I also came across some discussions of using triclopyr with Acclaim or Tenacity. I had great success with Tenacity at removing nimblewill, but I believe bermuda is only labeled as "sensitive" to Tenacity. I don't know much about Acclaim. Pylex looks to be around $500 for a few ounces...wow:) But if that's what I got to do I will. I would like to get this in check before the patch continues to grow. I see a usage rate of 1.5oz per acre. For a 20'x50' patch I'm probably looking at a drop or two, lol....See MorePLF (Middle TN, Zone 7a)
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