Was my bermuda seed bad?
Alex Kemp
2 years ago
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Comments (2)Thanks texas-weed for the reply. I'm sure that the roundup did affect the back yard as there is one area that I did not spray that is greening up fine. The dormant looking areas that I did spray with RU are still the beige/brown color from all winter, not dead looking, so I guess I just wait for the bermuda to forgive me for abusing it with round up! Mike...See MoreBermuda scalped bad in summer heat!
Comments (6)No, I wasn't ready to level yet.my first priority is getting bermuda established over my centipede. Before I started the yard was 50 percent centipede 50 percent sand. The builders had dropped seed the day before a tropical storm and it came in all messed up. Over the three years I've lived here the centipede rooted in some places and with dogs and erosion most of sand areas were anywhere from 2-8 inches below the rest. I decided a full leveling right now wouldn't be as effective until I had a full lawn of grass for erosion control. In addition I wanted all bermuda pre leveling so leveling went quicker. What I did in the meantime was a rough level with dirt/Sand from the woods behind my house (probably explains my crabgrass issue, but could also explain my super fast growth rates and it's free.) and get the seed started. Believe it or not my rough level is pretty dang good. My mower doesn't bottom out anywhere on the low setting and it's already the best lawn in the neighborhood. I figured this is easier on the wallet because I'll need much less sand and I'll also have better soil composition, using a good clay/dirt/sand mix from the woods with lots of OM in it to fill deep holes rather than just sand. I've probably hand trucked near 10 yards of material, lots of work but cheap. It's $36 a yard out here for soil!!! Don't worry I've kept proper grade for drainage with all that material, and stayed below my concrete drive and patios as well. I've seen those threads and took your advice per scalping super short to use less sand, thus the reason I chose this approach....See MoreShould I over seed my sodded Bermuda?
Comments (19)Sunfire, DonÂt take anything I say as criticism, think of it as honest firm feedback OK? Assuming you do not have a shade issue, then the problem is likely your preferred choice of fertilizer. Now here is where I will contradict myself. At my home, I use only CGM at a rate of 20 pounds per 1000/ft2. However the soil around my home is rich sandy loam that was once farm land and horse barn. My organic matter is off the charts with over a century of TLC. The point I am making is my soil has an abundance of microbes and worms to break down the CGM. The other advantage I have is I pay only $120 per ton for CGM. You can use SBM if you wish. But it may take a few seasons for your soil to build up enough microbes to break down the SBM quickly enough to satisfy Bermuda. Bermuda is a nitrogen hog. I know you want to stick with Organics, but allow me to offer this. The 39-0-0 I recommend is organic IMHO. To be more accurate it is a man made synthetic/organic compound. Basically the same stuff everyone pees many times a day. That compound is Urea, a food additive for live stock. So try this one time and see what happens. Locate a Lesco-John Deer fertilizer dealer. Purchase 1 bag of product number 000777 which is the 39-0-0 slow release urea fertilizer. If you do not have a Lesco dealer around go to a box store and look for Vigaro product that uses urea. I do not know the product number off hand, but many posters on this forum have used it and hopefully chime in on the product number. I think it is something like a 35-0-3. Look at the label and see what is in it for a nitrogen source. Should be X % fast release urea, and Y % slow release urea. Apply the product, water it in, wait a week and see what happens. I bet you will be pleasantly surprised....See MoreBad seeds, bad storage or just a bad year?
Comments (7)Bad year I think. While some things have done well, many have not. But, you know, Strouper, our weather isn't exactly conducive to the process this year. Too much rain and cold weather, not enough sunny warmth. I never refrigerate seeds, and most do very well. For me, some problems might be seeds. No sprouts in malva, those were from trade. My own saved emilia haven't come up, but I think I might have volunteers out there. Neither of 2 jugs of cleome sprouted- one my own saved seeds, one commercial- but lots of volunteers. All zinnias have done well except profusions, which were commercial seeds from Parks. Yvonne's salvia slow this year, as are my tomatoes. Who knows why, but I think that overall this won't be my best WS results this year. Next year I think I might just direct sow a lot of these. Karen...See MoreAlex Kemp
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