First timer with Bermuda
ATxGirl – posted 28 August 2009 18:17
What is a good mowing heighth for a Bermuda lawn in South Texas? I have kept it at 3 1/2″ mow height, but I am not sure if I should mow it lower? Also, when I bought the house, they said the bermuda grass doesn’t take much water, well well well.. with this hot weather here I have had to water my lawn a lot. I now have very thick grass.The grass is a lil over a year old and was sod at first. Any other tips to keep the yard with a nice green color and fertalizer, is it to early to put on for the yard only being a year old? Also, what product is best to get rid of most weeds? I have some weeds in which can grow tall, hard to pull out of the ground, along with being very pokey when grabbing them.. Any tips?
GreatGuy – posted 31 August 2009 21:22
Bermuda Grass is the best grass to have in South Texas. I would not suggest mowing it anymore than 3″, maybe even less. The heat there almost requires you to have an automated sprinkler system. If you have one, run it for about 3-5 minutes at about 2-3:00 pm. That will prevent the welting. besides the 3-5 minute watering, try watering early morning for a sufficient amount of time. (The sufficient amount of time would be hard to describe since i dont know if you are watering by hose and sprinkler or inground sprinkler. I would suggest about 1/4 inch every Mon, Wed, and Fri. You can definately get away with less watering, but in order to keep the bermuda green it needs water. The only down side is that you will have to cut your lawn every 4-5 days instead of the normal 7 days.
As far as fertilizing you should pretty much plan on .5 lbs of nitrogen per 1000 ft2 each month during growing season. I would suggest a 1:1 ratio of nitrogen to potassium. I am not sure on the laws and restictions in texas, but i would sneek in as much phosphorus as you can. maybe a 3:1:3 mix. 3 parts nitrogen to one part phosphorus to 3 parts potassium. (N-P-K) I would suggest a slow release nitrogen. Make sure you water it in immediately after and then the next day. There is nothing worse than nitrogen burn. It will turn brown and then green a few weeks later. Since temperatures are rarely below 90 degrees it is essential that you water immediately after.
I hope that was helpfull.
GreatGuy – posted 31 August 2009 21:37
The weeds!How could i have forgot. Another great reason Bermuda grass is great. For your grassy weeds, such as bahia grass and crab grass just spray MSMA. I would only suggest spot spraying. MSMA can turn bermuda yellow. As far as the broadleaf weeds just spray a 2-4,d dicamba mix. its commonly known as trimec or 3 way (by lesco). Read the instuctions, but usually the herbicides require a 24 hour period of no water. If you have nutsedge, good luck. pull the hedge and hope you get the nut. Not really sure what times it produces the nut in the ground. lack of watering will usually take care of nutsedge though.
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