Celebration VS Common Bermuda
DavidC011 – posted 18 July 2009 09:57
Hey people i made the mistake of getting 2 kinds of bermuda sod (Celebration and common)I love how firm and thick the celbration is andi was wondering if the celebration would overtake the common? Also i need help with the maint on the celebration for all year long, I know im a newby with grass but i want a beautiful healthy lawn, i appreaciate all your help. Also since im so new i dont know what all the termonoly means and the numbers on fertilizers and stuff so please explain. GOD BLESS YOU!
tommy – posted 19 July 2009 12:09
Fertilizer numbers: first one is nitrogen which most effects color and growth rate. Second is phosphorus which effects root growth, and third is potassium which helps the plant handle stress (disease, cold etc.)Most lawn fertilizers are high in nitrogen to give a quick green up response, but you need to use this type of fertilizer at half rate during hot periods, because full rate will cause extra mowing and watering. You may want to kill off the common bermuda now, because it will always look weedy next to Celebration. Spray ‘Round up’ on the common, and re-sod….or re-seed with a similar grass to Celebration(such as ‘Princess’ bermuda). As for care of Celebration, the single biggest thing most homeowners do not do with their bermuda, is to de-thatch once a year. This involves removing a lot of the mat that piles up over time, and is best done in spring or early fall. You can have a lawn service do it, or rent a de-thatcher and do it your self. If you have a reel mower you can set it low and remove a lot of the thatch that way- or if you have a rotary mower, there is a special blade that you can buy that will do a pretty good job also.
DavidC011 – posted 20 July 2009 21:19
That deff helps i appreciate the info. Thank you for your time. Can i put that princess seed out into the common or do i have to kill it off?
tommy – posted 21 July 2009 12:39
Yes, you should kill as much common as you can! If you don’t do it now, at some point in the future your going to want to kill it anyway, because it will become apparent that its not peforming like the better bermuda’s.
DavidC011 – posted 24 July 2009 16:46
Ok i have 2 last Questions, a section of my sod is not greening…how can i get it to grow and grow green?(all my other sod did green within 1-2 weeks) Also what grass seed can i get that is closest to the celebration Bermuda? Thank you!
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