Bermuda Grass Lawns - What You Need To Know
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
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This is perhaps one of the best videos that covers so many concepts that not only affect Bermudagrass, but all species of grasses - cut height, sun, traffic, foot traffic, etc. Thanks for making it clear and obvious.
Yes, we have the best Bermuda Grass in the USA 🇺🇸 👍🏾
Feels like forever since we’ve had a video from you!
You were in my neck of the woods right down the road. Great video!
I've had a Bermuda lawn for about a year and a half now. They thrive in sunlight and need regular rain. I've about perfected cutting. I've found that 5 days between mowing is perfect for my environment here in North Alabama.
Perhaps the best thing about Bermuda is, unless you just want to, you don't really ever need to overseed. The grass overseeds itself like he illustrated in his drawing.
The grass won't overseed itself, especially if it's a hybrid. It'll just spread via rhizomes and stolons.
Actually the clippings of it that has a node, with root as another plant. I have test pots of cool season and warm season grasses and I clipped some Arden 15 and it fell into the fine fescue pot, now I have a fescue bermuda blend beginning! It's hilarious 😂
Wait a minute... you all were in my backyard and I didn't get a phone call... c'mon man! JK. I'm digging my frankinmuda in the backyard. So many varieties back there, but as long as it get the sun, water, and mowing... it looks fantastic!
thanks for all the content and guides. over seeded my cool season colorado lawn on sep 17 along with flag-ship/liquid starter fert/RGS/air8/and patch master. the temps are perfect with some rain help. crossing fingers for good results.
Hope for the best!
Hey what's up LCN, hope you and the family Stat safe for hurricane Ian, I know your right on its path so stay safe bro..👊🏽
Thanks! Very informative.
Great vid as usually Allyn. I so wish I would have known you were in PF for the rod run. I'm less than 20 min away, I would have meet up with you,, oh well. Hope yall had fun, cmon back again!
Happy Sunday bro
you too my friend!
BYD is in that area love yalls colabs
I love bermuda you have so many post emergents to use on it
Hope your all doing ok down there that hurricane is horrible it seems!!! Stay safe my friend!!
I have zoysia in New York and love it switched from a Kentucky blue and it’s so much better than any cool season turf IMO
Yes, zoysia it does grow well up north. We had it in Cincinnati, for part of our lawn.
I can't believe you can get Zoysia growing up there, that's wild. I've noticed it pairs very well with Fine fescue. They seem to be made for each other. It would be a great overseed and in summer you won't even notice the fine fescue other than making the Zoysia even more green in appearance.
I wish I could post a photo for you but zoysia alone is perfect. I’m green from early may until Halloween. Let’s me have more time in spring and fall for beds and leaves etc…
You were in Kennesaw! That’s right down the street for me! I’m in Woodstock. I could’ve bought you and the Mrs a beer or two. 🍻
Bermuda makes an excellent, thick, green lawn in the summer, but I absolutely hate the stuff. There are two primary reasons. First, takes too long to green up in the spring and it goes dormant too early in the fall. We’re just starting the dormancy phase of the grass, but from mid-October to mid-April, the grass looks like crap. It’s either going dormant, dormant, or coming out of dormancy. So, that’s six months out of the year your grass looks like crap. If you’re fortunate enough to have a lawn that gets full sun throughout the day, it might be 4-1/2 to 5 months out of the year that your lawn looks bad. My lawn doesn’t get full sun until 12:00 through around 8:00.
There is a type of Bermuda that’s a fine blade Bermuda (likely a hybrid), and it greens up earlier in the spring and stays green longer in the fall. The stuff is beautiful, thick, and soft. I’d like to convert my lawn over to it.
The second reason I hate Bermuda, is it’s highly invasive. I’m constantly having to pull it out of garden beds. The fine blade Bermuda, mentioned above, seems to be less invasive.
Unfortunately, I’m in a neighborhood with an HOA, and they require Bermuda grass to be grown on all lots, or I would’ve changed over to Kentucky Bluegrass, long ago.
Zoysia grass does well, up in cool weather areas, like Ohio.
Listening while I throw’er down on my wet dewey GA lawn this morning. Centipede in the front, Bermuda in the back. 😎
It would be interesting to see what the high traffic Bermuda would look like with a couple bioStim treatments and then a double dark +.
I’d wager it would look a lot better than dead.
Thanks Allyn for the video. It's always educational. May you and your family be safe this hurricane.
Thanks for the information. I had a question about celebration Bermuda sod that was planted about 5 months ago in South Texas. Would it be safe to spot spray weeds that have popped up? or is the grass still too young? Thanks in advance.
While I won’t be giving up my low maintenance start first pull Honda HRX EVER!! I can see why someone with Bermuda grass might consider buying one of those soulless electric robot mowers. Sometimes you just can’t get out every other day to mow that Bermuda grass. Glad I don’t have Bermuda. Wish you had some more footage of Pigeon Forge!!
Ok to go ahead with the Prodiamine for my zoysia here in MD in the transition zone? I have never sprayed it during the fall, but I'm looking to stop the winter weeds from sprouting. I use it typically in February as a pre-emergent to halt crabgrass. Luckily I've never had an issue with crabgrass during the summertime.
Mow, mow ,mow! The best thing you can do for a lawn!
Love the channel and app
thank you!
Allyn, is Kansas just sort of a dead zone in terms of having a good all around grass type? The fescue looks good Spring & Fall, struggles in the summer unless watered to hell, and Bermuda here really only starts looking good in late May/early June and lasts until the first freezing temp in late Sept/early Oct, which sucks when it is a main outfield grass for our ballfields that are played on March through early Nov.
I now have Bermuda grass in my backyard. Some of it doesn't get enough sun, but it is still very patchy. Not sure if I should let it grow out or keep mowing short. Any help/ guidance appreciated. I am in Miami, FL
ALLEN , with rising costs in Fert and other things, any (inexpensive) ways to help maintain the LAWN? Even the water bill is out of control! thanks!
Love your videos. I am in Greenville South Carolina with a Bermuda grass lawn, what pre emergent do you recommend to prevent chamber bitter ????
I have Bermuda taking over my lawn in the back around the pool. I think I might have to glyphosate it and mechanically remove it next year. Then resod it. Unfortunately the growth habit or legs don’t match up with my centipede. I might just patch in st augustine and see if it can take over.
Good luck with that.
Most of my back yard and St Augustine got flooded from Ian. When the water recedes anything I can do to keep it from dying besides letting it dry?
I LOVE my 80volt Kobalt mower! I can mow anytime without the gasoline, oil, blah blah blah. Just press down on the starter! Since we bought it, I have been mowing/bagging about 2 times per week. Awesome results!
Been looking at that same mower. I have about 15000sf. What's your thoughts about how that mower would handle that much bermuda?
I just got a new house. Its been a year. The builders put out bermuda sod and it seems (from the year Ive been here) that the grass is greenest and thickest mid July to August. My problem is that I know you are supposed to cut bermuda grass short, but when I do it never looks uniform. Its always green in some spots and brown in others (especially in areas where the mower circle blade marks are prevalent). Seems the only way to keep the green look thick and uniform is cutting it with the 3 setting on my mower. But with that I have to cut it more frequently. Ughh I cant win. Any suggestions?
what types of grass is best suited for the home in pigeon forge that are on mountains with lots of shade and also needed for erosion control? ?
What are your thoughts on rtf (Rhizomatous Tall Fescue) grass for a cool season lawn.
Nice MANG shirt!!
Thank you! I have a few of them
Allyn, I have wild Bermuda grass in my St Aug here in south Texas. I hate it!!!What can I do to stop the growth other than pulling it out by hand?
what would you say the best non-bermuda grass for SWFL would be that can handle dog traffic? My dog is just tearing up the st. augustine.
Why didn’t you let me know? I was in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg last week too. That car show was Huge!!
So how low should we be mowing Bermuda? I have heard everything from 1/2" to 3 in the heat of summmer.
Brother thank u for the video im doing 3d render of lawn i chose permuda n u kinda should of evey tbing i need well thanks
I used that pgr. I used a quarter ounce too high. My aug has badly grew. After a month. The runners finally are running and boy they are thick ( like Luke dancers) but sheesh I gotta use this in the spring instead
Sodded my lawn 6 years ago with Centipede just because that was what was previously there. Due to animals, foot traffic, and clay soil my lawn is very weak and spotty now. In the spots where the Centipede has died off Bermuda has appeared and seems to be taking over. Should I sod/plug/sprig my bare spots with Bermuda since it is more tolerant and push it with nutrients to take over the Centipede? Also the Bermuda that has appeared I don't believe is common I actually think it may have come in with the Centipede sod.
Should have stopped in Atlanta and viewed my outstanding emerald zoysia!!!
Hope ur doing well btw after the hurricane.
So between z and b what should consider in making a choice
Hey Al, will you be rolling out a FL fall lawn care guide again this year?
Yes very soon !
Common Bermuda is the old kid on the block Hybrid Bermuda is the New Gentleman on the block 😄👍🏾Thanks LCN for sharing
Please can you help ID this “weed” that is growing in my lawn, I follow the runners and pull it out.
First Aussie 😁. Als back. 🤠
*So should I plant Bermuda or Zoysia?*
I've seen that Bermuda before
My parents have a thaychy 50/50 St.Aug - Bermuda infested yard, mowed @ 3.75. Would it be safe to lower the deck sub-3" and let the bermuda pop?
Yes. Go to 1.5 after you detached or scarify the heck out of it, hit it with loads of N and K and you'll see the bermuda go crazy. Obviously this should be done spring/summer. 👍
What do you think about the Chicago Bears installing Bermuda turf in Solider Field?
it's interesting for sure. Going to need a lot of grow lights.
Great video! How do you recover from 'leggy' bermuda and get back down to ideal cutting length?
Scalp it, Fertilizer it and mow low and often. Best done in late spring and summer
@@Thelawncarenut Youdaman!
Now how do we get rid of it? 🤔
Hey Allen
I need help for my 4 yr old Zoyga
In Venice Fl
Can I pick you up for your expert opinion
So you don’t bag up the clippings?
how about a good bad and ugly video or 2 or tree about northern lawns
Do you think the bermuda at the hotel was common? Definitely looks like a small bladed hybrid..
Yup, it was Tifway 419
Just bought a new house in Ocala with Bahia, man I am struggling to get it going
hit it with this every 4 weeks over the next 3 months thelawncarenut.com/collections/granular-fertilizer/products/24-0-6-flagship-with-3-iron-and-bio-nite%E2%84%A2
I have bermudagrass here in Augusta, GA. I have taken care of my lawn now for 2 years. I wanted to overseed this fall but I am not liking my Bermuda too much (but I'm liking what I see in Zoysia... Do you recommend I overseed with Zoysia Grass instead?
I’m in Aiken. My bermuda looks awesome! What is the issue with yours?
@@tylerhair9067 Cool, I do business in Aiken many times. Well, my issue with bermuda is not a big one. I like bermuda when it is low but my wife likes the thicker grass, the kind that you can let grow 3 to 4 inches and feels soft. I let my bermuda grow that long but when you walk on it, you can see the brown legs and when I accidentally hit a low spot with the mower, it leaves a brown ring there... I also want to overseed a winter grass cause I dont like looking at my lawn while it is dormant. I want like a tag team of grasses, one for summer and the other for the winter, lol... Not sure if it's possible, this is my first lawn (bought the house 2 years ago)!
@@1031ProductionsLLC i cut mine between 1-2” during the season. If you keep it fertilized and mow it often, it is still very soft grass to walk on, and thick!! I have also spend some time leveling my lawn so it is relatively smooth. You could put out some winter rye if you want green all season. I have someone in my neighborhood who does that and it looks nice!
@@tylerhair9067 Thanks man... Looking into winter rye now. Hopefully but next fall, I'll have some pictures for you 😏👍🏼
Thank you LCN! On another note, is it okay to use GreenePop as my last fertilization on my cool season KGB before winterizer in Nov??? Will it promote fungus in the lawn in the coming Spring?
Hey Nutz, I got an Empire Zoysia lawn because you decided to do a part of your lawn Zoysia and that way I can follow you on the Zoysia journey. I’d like to see you spraying the common bermuda with Fusilade II or equivalent and getting rid of it on your Zoy grass. That’s the one video I’ve been wanting to see you do because you do explain things very well. Please!!!
I have sprayed the common bermuda in my lawn with Fusilade II, knocked it near death with one application. Coming back after overseeding and watering. It was in my fescue, and will get another application this week, I also have a section of zoysia, ~800 sq ft that the bermuda cannot penetrate. It borders it, but i haven't needed to directly spray the zoysia. Yet. Says it won't harm the zoysia, but I'll spray it anyways as a test.
@@markchase8128 I just wish he does it on UA-cam so I can learn more. I haven’t apply anything so my new Zoy lawn. I didn’t kill a section that’s about 80sqf before soding my zoy on purpose so the common bermuda and centipede comes out so I can test that area before doing my main lawn. The rest of my lawn I did killed it with glypho about 4 times.
I’m dying from lack of LCN and LAA content! Need more please!
I have a large common bermuda lawn with a few dead spots. Anyone have thoughts on sodding with a hybrid? Common bermuda doesn’t seem readily available where I live in DFW.
I'm no LCN or BGC, but I would not sod or overseed burmuda. Plus, hybrid and common doesn't look good together. Burmuda is such an alpha (weed) that it doesn't take much for it to heal.
I had similar issues with my lawn where large patches of grass died out. 1st, find out why you have dead spots (animal urine, insects, disease, soil conditioning, poor/over watering, etc.) and fix-- if insects ate the roots, you'll just be feeding them with new sod. Plus, it's about the end of the growing season and it's all going to be brown soon. Most of what you're doing now is for the next growing season.
Once the issue was solved (insects in my back yard, poor soil in front), I nitrogen boosted and added soil amendments. After a couple weeks, the patches were completely filled in.
I'm going hit mine with 1 more 35-0-4 quick release and then the Yard Mastery stress blend towards end of October as it goes dormant. I'm going to follow up with organics and soil amendments in January to help it through the winter months. I'll cross my fingers and wait for it on the other side.
@@senseisnotcommon9711 We got hit with a long stretch of high heat and no rain in Dallas. I wasn’t mentally prepared for the cost to keep 52,000 square feet sufficiently watered. Parts of my lawn died (presumably) from drought pressure. I think I follow suit and just plan for next season. Gonna apply one more fert app plus pre-emergent.
Ouch! I'm in Georgia and we usually get what's coming from DFW. I use Hydrotain to help get me through the July and August drought. But we got the humidity to help (benefit of a "wet" heat) the soil retain moisture. Sod, seed, or products-- it's not gonna be cheap. Good luck!
This is some good information! However, I am still not sure if I want to go to Bermuda...perhaps Zoysia. I live in southeastern Arizona, near the Mexico border. I want to transform the yard into something better than weeds, but I am not sure exactly what I am looking for.
I highly recommend Monaco Bermuda, I sod cut all my zoysia from my front yard, graded and fixed soil composition, seeded with Monaco and 6 weeks, full think lawn! 🤯 and is still as green as cool season lawns here in Richmond Va.
@@beerbeforebreakfast Thanks for the suggestion! I will look into it!
@@jonathansherwood5841 I love yo death zoysia, that's why I sod cut it and MOVED it to my back yard that has slight shade and full DOG! sod is the only way with 2 huskies. I've seeded Zoysia and Bermuda several times in the past and the only one that actually happened was the Bermuda. And the most recent Monaco started so fast im wonderering why erosion control ever uses annual rye grass in my area? Habits are hard to break...
Bermuda is unbelievably aggressive and invasive.
very true. The good and the bad.
Threw some milo down and the neighbor boy came out of his house and said to his Dad. O no he put that poop smell stuff down again. I said thats the smell of success. Kid stared at me all confused lookin. Lol
My Empire Zoysia will beat back and take over the Tifway 419 areas. Empire doesn't scalp like bermuda either and requires signifcantly less water, fertilizer, and mowing.
Not to bad from the St. Augustine king ❤
ha ha!!!!
I laid pallets of Zoysia sod in my lawn to find out it was infested with bermuda grass. It's so bad I doubt it's even savable.
Pretty sure that was Tifway 419 and not common Bermuda at the hotel plot
Could be!
Ugh....Bermuda.
Its taking over my St. Augustine!
Mine too !
What happened to your St Aug?
it's in the front yard
@@Thelawncarenut Gotcha thanks! Thought I'd missed something LOL
I have a 23.5' x 40' rose garden in my yard with picket fencing around it. The plants are badly overgrown (I'm working on that) and there's more weeds than grass in there at this point. I plan on removing the grass, leveling the ground, creating a border around the perimeter inside the garden, and have started working on a large fire pit in the center. I also added two benches.
After I remove the grass that is in there and level the soil, I would like plant some very nice, soft, beautiful grass on the inside area. I plan on keeping it reel cut because my riding mower doesn't fit through entrances to the garden. I have a sprinkler set up, and it gets plenty of sunshine. I'm living on the Florida Panhandle very close to the Georgia and Alabama state lines. What type of grass would you recommend for this project?
It won't be for the entire yard, just the inside of the rose garden. I don't mind if a lot of maintenance is required because it is a relatively small space close to the house and my garden shed. I also have been out there for at least 20-30 mins anyhow deadheading roses and reshaping the plants in there that need a lot of pruning because of over a year's worth of neglect before I moved in.
I've looked into various types of grass, but I'm torn because I don't really know a lot about grass. I'm not sure what qualifies as high foot traffic, but I'd like to be able to sit in there barefoot (after I also get rid of the fire ants 😂) if I want to and have it be a really beautiful space.
All i heard was bermuda, blah blah blah, then BAHIA! Epic
😁😁😁
Been getting allot of Bermuda grass in nw Ohio. I pull that garbage as fast as I see it.
A negative for Bermuda grass is that it LOVES nitrogen. With today's fertilizer prices, you can quickly burn a hole in your pocket.
Wow. I’m allergic to Bermuda grass
Seems Bermuda has turned up and has black on the stem? I’ve never seen this. Stains clothing and sticks to your shoes and skin. Will try killing it off and plant a new grass from seed. Horrible stuff
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I’m surprised (not surprised) that a lawn “expert” did not know that the best cool season grass type for being hard wearing & tolerate foot traffic is ryegrass, why do you think most U.K. /European football pitches use ryegrass?
Back to the back of the classroom for you again Lad.
Lol. You're drunk.
Yup you do suck Brett!
@@Thelawncarenut
Is that your way of trying to tell me I’m wrong?
Lol.
@@Thelawncarenut
Well Alan , no I’m not drunk (yet) , the reason I pulled you up on that statement is because I have witnessed a few rookie mistakes by you in the past (you normally just ignore me when I pull you up on them or double down & make the same mistakes even more in later videos),
So would you like to explain why you said “there is no option for grass that can tolerate foot traffic in the north”,
Did you mean north Florida or North America?
I have given you a get out of jail free card there if you need it (just pretend you meant north Florida) 😉
@@Thelawncarenut
just as I thought , SILENCE ,
It’s quite funny how you accuse me of being drunk because I dared to question your knowledge & advice,
That’s a very narcissistic way of thinking!
I dislike Bermuda grass so much I had to comment. I'm sure it's great on golf courses but looks terrible as a home lawn. It seems nobody takes care of it so the lawn looks like tall fuzzy hair and weeds stick out like a sore thumb. Palisade Zoyzia on the other hand, AMAZING home lawn. Maybe the best but so expensive. Palisade had been my dream lawn but it's cost prohibitive for me.
Lots of cope in this video