I have an ajuga bed abutting my lawn and have a really hard time keeping the Bermuda grass of it. Is there a product that will kill the grass and not the ajuga?
There are a few things that you can do without killing your plants. I recommend newspaper. This can help smother the grass without causing harm to your plants. This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/how-to-kill-grass-naturally-kill-unwanted-grass-in-your-yard.htm
How do I maintain my Bermuda grass green at the lowest cut level? It doesn't get as green when I cut it low, however, I would like to lower my mower height from 5 to about 3. Kind of like the lenth of grass blades on a football field.
3 should be ok for Bermuda. Any lower than that, and you will definitely start to see damage. The first time you cut it short will almost always damage it. The trick is to keep it maintained short. When it gets tall it tends to lose vigor down at the bottom, so cutting it short almost "resets" it. If you keep it maintained short, then it will stay green after the cut.
how to tell when Bermuda Grass is done seeding
The seed heads will have dried up, and fallen off. This will signal the end of seeding. Seeding is not necessary in most areas, as they will spread by stolon just as fast, or faster than by seed.
If my lawn has Bermuda Grass - can I use Sugar help make it a greener lawn? Found on pinterest - "The Secret to a greener lawn - White Table Sugar" which states in the last paragraph - " If you want to make your lawn healthy & at the same time eleminate crabgrass, Bermuda grass, dandelions, clover, dollar weed & other shallow rooted weeds like chickweed, fire your lawn company & start acquiring a sweet tooth!" Don't want to kill off my lawn, just make it greener...any help is greatly appreciated. Diane Hearn - Edmond, OK
Yes, regular white table sugar is a good lawn fertilizer.
Sugar feeds beneficial microbes, insects, and worms
It won’t cause allergic reactions in people or pets
Sugar will fortify grass while discouraging weeds
It is easy to apply
It is cheap
Sugar will not only make your lawn green … but ‘green’, that is free from chemicals that damage the soil, our water supply, and ourselves.
Hello, i want to spray my mixtures of green grass/weeds in my lawn with Round-up and then ovreseed with Bermuda Grass. I was traveling - my irrigation pump broke and all good grass died. The existing, dead grass/weeds will act a mulch and then few weeds. I will spray in with strong water volume and rake in seed and then water again. What of this idea? i live in Central Florida - can i plant Bermuda Grass this time of year? Greg
Greg, I recommend that you complete your herbicide application to kill the weeds, give it a couple of weeks or a month, then consider seeding with a winter rye grass. Seed your bermuda in the spring when it will get off to a better start than it would at this time of year.
Okay --- In our Green area in zone 8b they plant Rye in the Fall (yeah) and Bermuda in the Spring. The 3/4 acre Green area needs and alternative to Bermuda, if we are going to use CMG. Any suggestions? Thanks, Sue
You might try the Zoysia grass. This is an alternative that more, and more people are turning to. Here is an article that will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/specific/zoysia/facts-about-zoysia-grass-zoysia-grass-problems.htm
Okay --- In our Green area in zone 8b they plant Rye in the Fall (yeah) and Bermuda in the Spring. The 3/4 acre Green area needs and alternative to Bermuda, if we are going to use CMG. Any suggestions? Thanks, Sue
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You might try the Zoysia grass. This is an alternative that more, and more people are turning to. Here is an article that will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/lawn-care/specific/zoysia/facts-about-zoysia-grass-zoysia-grass-problems.htm