Overseeding Bermudagrass // Should You Overseed a Bermuda Lawn // How To Fill In Bare Spots in Lawn
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- If you have bare spots in your bermuda lawn and are thinking about overseeding bermudagrass, watch this video first! I'll answer the often asked question, "should I overseed my lawn?". I'll explain how to easily fill in bare spots in your bermuda lawn by simply mowing, fertilizing, and watering it. Fix that ugly lawn without spending more time and money than you have to!
This is not a video to tell you not to overseed the lawn. If you have a cool season grass, overseeding in the spring or a fall overseed is a very beneficial practice. It will help give you a lush, thick, green lawn. But for warm season grasses, it's just not as necessary to fill in bare spots in the lawn.
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Two tips for people with bare spots who want to fill it in: 1) Water the bare spot every couple of days. Bermuda surrounding the bare spot will sense the moisture and will run to it. Secondly, buy a Pro Plugger ($40) and pull plugs from existing lawn and plug into bare patches. Water these every day for a week, then stair step it down.
Solid tips. Appreciate ya!
I can certainly attest to your statements sir. My back yard was full of weeds and smothered by leaves. I cleared the decaying leaves, killed all of the weeds, and gave what was left a good scalp. Followed by good watering and proper fertilizer and the bermuda took off. Filled all bare spots on it's own, and pretty rapidly.
Right on! That's awesome! Good work! That's why I love bermuda. I appreciate your comment and ya watching! Hope to see ya in the next one!
You are on the money! I over seeded and the areas I didn’t over seed grew just as thick! All I did was feed it, water it and mow it and it exploded. After 1 month almost all my holes are gone. I started from a dirt yard new construction and learned a lot!
Awesome. Keep up the great work. Thanks for watching!
Did you grow the Bermuda from dirt? Or did they sod it?
Sod
@@guitarman2341 I grew mine from dirt.
@@SarcasticTruth117 Did you seed? I have half my lot (approx 10,000 sqft) that is dirt and some fescue, and the rest is Bermuda sod. But I don't know how to get the Bermuda into that area without waiting a long time or seeding something that doesn't match.
Can I just say that I stumbled across this video after searching "Overseeing Bermuda Grass" because we just bought our first home (new construction) last September, and even with sod laid, there's weeds EVERYWHERE, so I thought it'd be best to overseed. I plan on watching your other videos on how to treat all the weeds, but this video talked me off the ledge and I just want to say thank you for that!
Awesome. So glad it could help. Also glad you found me. Appreciate ya checking out my other videos. Here's prolly the best one to get you started, but there's also lots of other basic vids to help you out with weeds, ua-cam.com/video/VA90FTeySFY/v-deo.html Thanks again. Hope to hear from ya again!
Never overseed and patience is spot on. Alway have the best yard on the block come late may/early june
👊👊 appreciate ya.
Very well said. Also, it loves flower beds. It has been on the cooler side her in Memphis and the Bermuda is just starting to grow. I Have mowed plenty of weed lawns so far. Thanks for sharing
Thank you. Appreciate that. It has been a weird spring for sure. From hot to cold to wet. The bermuda can't catch a break.
Great advice! Other than the winter brown, I love my Bermuda! Love that it spreads and self-healing properties. I have to constantly remind myself to be patient with it. In the end, it never disappoints.
Nailed it. Never disappoints! Thanks bro!
I was planning to reseed my established Bermuda grass and along with leveling it at the same time
I’ve seen people do it. Turned out fine as long as you’re fine with multiple varieties. Thanks for watching and commenting!
WOW!!! Man you are very knowledgeable. I thought those stolon’s were weeds and I went through my whole yard pulling them up by hand. 🤦🏾♂️ My builder told me they put down Bermuda sod and he told me how it goes dormant in the winter but when spring came around I saw nothing but dead grass laid down flat and the lawn looked terrible. So that’s when I pulled up the stolon and dethatched, raked and overseeded and it came out beautiful. But I spent a lot of money doing this if only I had seen your video first.
Thanks so much for watching.
Thank you so much for another great video just in time to convince my husband not to reseed. He insisted on reseeding the Bermuda lawn that we renovated only a year ago and it is thin and full of weeds. I have put down pre emergence and spray herbicide a month ago. Just put down fertilizer last week. Now the Bermuda started to green up, hopefully it will take over the weeds like you said PATIENTS.
You nailed it. You're on the right track. Itll take care of the filling in for you. So glad this video is able to help. Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@BudgetLawnswhat if it’s not filling in on its own?
☀️ Preach it, brother! The Alphagrass is dominant! 🤣 Yes, I wouldn’t overseed my 419. If I did I would use a similar hybrid. Those big box stores have too much common Bermuda in them. Great video! Go take care of that baby! ☀️
You know what's up. Thanks man! Appreciate ya as always! She's a pistol!
First! I miss cool season overseeding. However, I am finding Bermuda repairs like Wolverine!
Pretty awesome huh? Never have to worry about a bad spot in the lawn. It'll be gone in no time! Thanks man!
I love my KBG and Perennial Rye. In my Waterboy voice, "Bermuda is the devil." Lol
Haha, that's funny. For you it is for sure. LOL. Thanks brother. Really appreciate you 👊!
Great video and great information. I alarmist did that to my lawn the first year in our house and decided against it and thank the lord I did.
Thanks man. Definitely something bermuda folks need to be aware of. Lots of cool season folks saying otherwise because they don't know anything about bermuda. Thanks for watching!
Another classic brother. Well done 👏🏾🌱
Thanks man. Looking forward to another one dropping from you tomorrow!
I'm moving in about a month to my new construction with Bermuda sod and I can't wait to so some of the things I've learned from your channel! Thank you!
Congrats on the new crib! That's exciting. Fun times ahead.
I appreciate that. Means a lot. Makes this worth it. Feel free to ask any questions that come up. Happy to help. Thanks again! Really appreciate ya!
@@BudgetLawns I'll definitely have some questions in the future lol keep up the great content for us budget lawn guys!
@@ryane.7769 Awesome. You got it!
I’ll have to send you a picture of the patch of common in my yard. It is a perfect example of what you are talking about. Right after I mow, it looks fine but the common definitely sticks out if I go further between mowings (like now when it has been raining non stop 🙄)
The struggle is real. Yeah, I'd like to see it. This rain is nuts. Looks like the good weather is knocking on the door!
Great video, thanks for the pros and cons. Helped me make my decision to just keep taking care of my patchy bermuda in the meantime.
Thank you. Glad it was able to help. Good call. You'll have it filled in in no time. Appreciate ya watching.
Yep I made this mistake. New construction with one of the worst yards. I had to put down 4 yards of sandy soil over existing Bermuda sod. I then seeded with some Bermuda from Home Depot. I have a very flat 2 tone lawn now 🙄
My situation exactly! Thanks for the advice.
You bet. Appreciate ya watching!
Hi, I’m in the middle tn area and want to convert my back yard from fescue to Bermuda. I’ve got some Monaco Bermuda seed. If in cut the fescue as low as I can, put PGR on it and scarify and seed the Bermuda, will it eventually take over the fescue?
Hoping for some nice temps this week! Time for some nice dark greenup!!!!
Looks like they're coming! Amen!
Do you have a video on how to get rid off moss in a Bermuda lawn? Thanks!
Sorry don’t. Never had an issue with it.
Just what I am going through, patchy lawn with bare areas and lots of weeds and thinking of over seeding until now. I did kill most weeds but should I leave them dead or remove them?
👍👍 I just mulched them in when mowing. They’ll disappear. No need to remove them. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I made the Bermuda overseed mistake a few years ago and now I have the same problem with different grass varieties. I wish I would have known this before I did that... battling common Bermuda in a hybrid lawn is extremely difficult, while encouraging hybrid to spread into bare spots is fairly easy.
I knew someone would feel my pain. It does stink but I guess it makes it more challenging, which is sometimes more fun. No pain, no gain right? 👊Thanks as always for tuning in!
If you overseed bermuda, then my fescue won’t survive... Great video as always.
Haha. Thanks brother!
Great advice. Im going to let it do its thing. Thanks.
You're welcome! 👍
Glad I don't need to worry about this.
Definitely don't want bermuda in your lawn!
@@BudgetLawns Creeping Bentgrass looks similar.
Bentgrass is popular on golf greens here.
@@BudgetLawns it is here too.
So if im hearing this correctly, even if you didn't mention aerating, aeration instead of over seeding is the way to go?
If you've got bermuda, I would definitely aerate and definitely not overseed (out of the 2 tasks). With that said, I don't aerate either. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.
Yes, sod bermuda that's 4 years old, no weeds and it's just now halfway greened up from winter.
What is a good fertilizer for Bermuda? We have a new build and they put Bermuda up front and Im sure it needs some fertilizer
I like to use whatever 10-10-10 I can get my hands on followed by a little organic, whether it be Milorganite or ProCare Natural. It doesn't make much difference to me. I'm in a new build as well. Just waiting on the new bermuda sod to come out of dormancy. Congrats on your new home. Thanks for watching.
My issue is that i have a large oak tree with partially shade that has caused some barespots for years.. I was considering using a pennington dense shade seed for the the bare areas. Thoughts?
Yeah, trees and bermuda are like oil and water. I'm a huge fan of landscaping. I would be thinking about some really low maintenance ground cover to fill that spot in. Nothing makes a lawn look better quite like landscaping. Hope this helps. Appreciate ya watching.
I have a stressed lawn that hasn’t greened up yet. I’m in north tx. I scalped the lawn and applied first dose of fert to my Bermuda lawn two weeks ago. Is it normal for Bermuda to not green up by this time? I do see small sections getting green but rest all lawns on my street have come out of dormancy completely .. any advice ?
Just depends on temps and the overall health of the lawn in the past. Don’t stress now. If it hasn’t improved much in a couple weeks then it’s time to diagnose. Appreciate ya watching.
As someone who just started a lawn restoration using fescue seed, only to find out that there was Bermudagrass lying in wait to be cared for, I’m glad I saw this. I’m just gonna kill these weeds and let the Bermuda spread some love 🤗
Right on! Glad ya found it. Thanks for watching. Good luck in your renovation!
What did you use to kill off all of the weeds? I am in the same scenario as you started as my yard was overtaken with weeds during the home rebuild.
Spectracide Weed Stop For Lawns Plus Crabgrass Killer
@@BudgetLawns Did it require multiple applications? Also did you dethatch the yard? mine is 2 years old but was overtaken with weeds and pasture grasses during the rebuild process.
2 apps
No
what about overseeding with a better Bermuda like Princess 77 for example?
It’s gonna leave ya with 2 varieties. If you’re cool with that, you could. I prefer one cultivar if possible, so I personally wouldn’t.
What do you feed your grass with?
Whatever triple 10 I can get. I’m not concerned with brand.
Great words of wisdom! 🤓
Thanks bro. Spreading what I can.
Well said good job with the video
Thank you very much. I appreciate ya!
I live in ca. The grass no idea what it is. But I patched it with homedeput sun/shade mix. If I want to have my lawn in bermuda do I have to rip all my lawn out. And start fresh or can I seed with Bermuda and hope it takes off and eventually smothers and over time takes over all the other mix grass I have???
As long as you're in a zone that can handle bermuda, it will eventually overtake everything else to become the dominant grass type. It will take time though.
@@BudgetLawns ok thanks. I just bought lawn soil to put over and take into my lawn on a low dip spot. Then I reseeded with Bermuda hoping it will take over. Because I have a mix. Ca mix. Many different kinds. Thick,thin, etc etc. I want a really uniform look
@@BudgetLawns except I didn't find this video until it's to late. Cause I seeded it with scotts bermuda. So I already messed up yesterday!
I have Bermuda. It has been excellent for the last 2 years, with hardly any weeds or etc, but last summer it started getting over take by a different string of grass and weeds. I was hoping the Bermuda would choke out the other stuff, but it never did. Any advice or help?
First step would be identifying the new grass or weeds. If you're able to share that with me, I could make a much better recommendation for you. Good news is, bermuda is not too difficult to get to take back over from the problems you've got. Sorry I can't help you any more than that without know the weed/grass type. Thanks for watching and commenting. Hope to hear back from you!
@@BudgetLawns Thanks for the reply! I have crabgrass and ground ivy mixed.
If you haven't already get a pre-emergent down. Try to knock any weeds out early with a post emergent for the ones that have already shown up. Pre-emergent is key to prevent them before they do. Mow a lot as well. that will help the bermuda thrive and not weeds.
@@BudgetLawns Will do! Thanks for the help!
Happy to help. Thanks!
Thanks Sir
👍 appreciate ya watching.
“I’m not telling you not to do that.” Cool, next video.
Bye bye!
Agreed- especially when dealing with sodded Bermuda. However, what are your thoughts on over seeding existing common (no hybrid sod in my yard) with some sort of other common? New construction home, this was the 2nd growing season here, and I’ve noticed the common spreading nicely in the backyard.. has probably 30% coverage of common Bermuda (those areas actually look really good!), and the rest is mainly crabgrass. Front yard is separate and is sodded centipede.
Don’t want to sod backyard, just want to have a decent looking common Bermuda backyard. Would you let it all green up next season, use post emergent for weeds, then overseed with some common?
Good question. My lawn was new construction 4 years ago (I'm building again now and am about to start over). The first go-around, like you, I was covered in crabgrass and clover. Yes, you could go ahead and overseed common with a common seed. I don't see anything wrong with that. However, I'd still just let it fill in on its own. It can happen so quickly with proper water, temps, and lot of mowing. I enjoy that process. Bermuda takes awhile to germinate and get going. It'd prolly be pretty close time wise on the fill in anyway. Hope this helps. Appreciate ya!
@@BudgetLawns ok cool, makes sense. I may actually be underestimating on the percent coverage. As long as there’s at least a little common here and there I’m sure next season it will really start taking off if I give it the right growing conditions and it doesn’t have to compete with crabgrass. Maybe I’ll just throw down some pre-emergent early spring to give a head start on controlling crabgrass, then push the common hard!
Too easy! Keep it up!
Thanks, will do!
Great Video !
Thank you. Appreciate ya watching!
What Bermuda seed do you recommend?
I’ve only ever sodded. Wouldn’t know where to start from experience on seed. Sorry. Wish I had a better answer for you. Thanks for watching.
Well, the mix of bermudas looks better than mine. Kentucky blue and Common bermuda. 😂
😂 check out Reel Low Dad on UA-cam. He’s done videos with his Bluemuda lawn. He turned the combo into some nice turf. Don’t know if he’s still got it but did at one time.
@@BudgetLawns oh nice! Do you think I could transplant the kentucky blue patches to a non bermuda area and fill in the holes with topsoil and sand and the bermuda would overtake?
It would overtake for sure. Would take time depending on how big the bare spots are. Worth a shot. I like experiments in the lawn. Makes it more fun and interesting.
@@BudgetLawns Yeah, it is fun. It's a large bare spot where a tree trunk used to be. It was big mound for a few years and I leveled it and let it sit a year. But crabgrass just overtook it, so I planted some left over Kentucky blue seed haha. Right in the middle of a big bermuda lawn. The Kentucky grew great! Just looks so weird having a big 10x10x ft bluish green patch in the middle of Bermuda. 😂
😂 I bet. It won’t be hard to get rid of it. Depending on how hot it gets in the summer, the heat in your area may even help kill it off. Of course it could come back in fall or spring. But that’ll give the bermuda some time to move in.
As my uncle (professionally studied agriculture) says, "It should be a crime to sell Bermuda. It spreads like a weed!"
"The reason people used bermuda originally is because it would take over lawns like a weed and could not be eradicated."
Haha. He's right. One man's weed is another man's treasure. Thanks for watching!
@@BudgetLawns I ordered the 7 blade reel mower as well. Its an early Fathers Day gift that I am looking forward to using. Thanks for the review on that also. 👍
@@Sig_P229 Sweet! You're gonna love it. And you're welcome! I'll do one more on it once things are fully grown in. Let me know what ya think of it!
@@BudgetLawnsI got my 7 blade reel mower yesterday. It is reely good! It is built as well as the old school ones that I used when they were built in the US. I mowed my Bermuda at 11/2" for summer. What height do you mow?
why does this video feel like grass church?
turn into your scots book to Bermuda chapter 6 vs 5.
Lol. I’ve heard similar comments before. Don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing. I try to stay positive so I take it as good haha. Thank you for watching. Appreciate you commenting.
Love the grass church!!!
PITTL
All day, every day! Thanks man.