bearitall – posted 24 March 2005 19:44
Good evening,
I have purchased my first house with my wife and a baby on the way. I am attempting to be a good neighbor when it comes to the lawn, but truthfully, I am a real amateur.
The yard was originally planted with bermunda, but the preivious owner decided to plant rye grass to fill in problem areas.
PLEASE, how do I get rid of the Rye grass without killing the bermuda.
Thank you so much,
Jay
Central Texas
TallahasseeLassie – posted 25 March 2005 11:02
I’m kind of an amatuer too, but it was my impression from the rest of the forum that, unless vigorously controlled, Bermudagrass will take over EVERTHING!
There is also the possibility that the previous homeowner planted annual ryegrass as a quick fix so the lawn would look nice to sell in the winter, and the ryegrass may die out on its own when the weather warms up. Even if it’s perennial ryegrass the bermuda should spread when the weather gets hot and the ryegrass goes dormant. If you read the rest of the archives you’ll see a lot more people wondering how in the world to kill bermuda than how to get bermuda to grow.
K.
ted – posted 25 March 2005 12:24
don’t worry about another month and the heat will get it. there’s no point putting anything on it to kill the ryegrass, as soon as you hit 90 it’s gone. i’m down the road from you in houston.
bearitall – posted 26 March 2005 12:40
thank you guys for the help!!
charlotte – posted 29 March 2005 10:31
We bought our house last spring and the previous owners also planted rye grass to help with their problem areas. Unfortunately, the entire yard has turned out to be a problem area!
Our entire backyard has been reduced to weeds, clover and bare dirt. We are tempted to sod the entire back yard since the dogs would impact the entire seeding process.
Can you recommend the best type of grass to sod in Atlanta? The area we’d like to sod has several hours of direct sunlight a day. We also have 2 active dogs and need something that is durable and easy to maintain.
ted – posted 29 March 2005 17:57
try bermuda. i think you have problems beyond the seed/sod issue. generally well maintained grass will handle any kind of traffic. try taking the dogs to another area minimize traffic damage.remember sod is just seed that grew up. i think you’ll be right back in the same boat if you don’t change up your traffic patterns and maintenance techniques.