Overseeing fescue with bermuda

gdsmitty41 – posted 23 June 2004 08:32

I have 12000 sq ft of fescue in Greenville SC. I baby it and evey spring and fall it looks outstanding, but come ever summer I loose 50% to fungus. We are surrounded by trees and get poor air circulation. I would like to overseed with bermuda, and I am having difficulty determining a bermuda seed type to use, although I have narrowed it down to princess 77 or enviroblend (mohawk, yuma, sahara). The lawn area receives at least 6 hours of full sun per day. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

ckoppe – posted 25 June 2004 19:41

LESCO has a good seed “sunstar” similar to 419…just did my yard and it is coming in very nicely

gdsmitty41 – posted 25 June 2004 21:12

Ckoppe, thanks for your reply. Did you overseed Fescue? If so, did you scalp off the Fescue before reseeding?

TurfUnlimited – posted 26 July 2004 10:31

Any updates on this thread? I just overseeded my Fescue with Sunstar Bermuda this week, and wanted to know how others have fared with it.

My plan was to mow the fescue at normal heights until the seeds start germinating. Then I plan to take it down gradually.