Comments on: Fertilizing Bermuda Grass

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:30:36 +0000

I just accidentally put Southern Grass Weed and Feed on my Bermuda grass. It did not kill it, but what should I do at this point? Will it be okay?

By: Scott Brown

Scott Brown — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:42:09 +0000

So many times I come upon a lawn treated by either homeowner or another lawn company, to find visible signs of moss growing on the surface of the soil. As an FYI to readers anytime – ANY time you see moss, it is purely indicative of the pH being too acidic. The rule being, if moss can grow, usually grass cannot.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:54:18 +0000

I live in Middle Tennessee; and I bought a home 2 years ago that had been sown in bermuda (common bermuda I believe). I thought I would be able to kill off the Bermuda with monument; but I believe it was too big of an area to do so (went dormant in late spring but came back strong mid June of last year. So last fall I sprayed my entire yard with Killz All in mid-to-late October once the Bermuda went dormant; and planted an annual Oregon rye grass that looked beautiful until May once temperatures started to increase. I started to choke the rye grass out by mowing lower and lower over the 4 weeks of May. We have had 90+ temps for the last 14 dys with minimum rain; but the existing bermuda from last year has not come out of dormancy as I expected it would (some bermuda but minimum). I also planted Sahara bermuda seed about 4 weeks ago; and it has started to germinate in some areas but not as expected with watering at least once every other day & fertilizing with a high N content weed & feed. Any suggestions on why the existing bermuda from last year has not come back out as strong as expected. Do you think that the Killz All may have hurt the dormant bermuda. I also have a lot of clover & crabgrass growing bc I have bare spots due to the rye really burning up now that its hot. I plan on spraying triplet herbicide to help; and have been pulling it up by hand after watering. Any other suggestions to jump start this bermuda. Should I apply a granule fertilizer this week with high N content?

thanks

By: Terry Tillman

Terry Tillman — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:45:39 +0000

I live 18 miles NW of Lubbock, Texas on 5 acres of former cotton production land, which is now very poor. I am trying to get my small patches of Bernuda to take over the CRP areas, which is a collection of several drought resistant grasses that do well in our semi-arid climate, but do little for soil quality. By area, I have about 15% Bermuda, the rest is CRP. I’m on Olton clay loam soil and have had the soil analysed. It is very low in organic matter (.8%), nitrates (3 ppm: NO3N rate), sulfur (5 ppm) and all the micronutrients–typical for land used in cotton production for many years. The pH is 8.0.

What should I do to maximize the Bermuda growth to the extinction of the CRP? I also read about winterizing Bermuda on your page. What is a good Bermuda winterizing formula?

I have also planted 40 Shumard Oak seedlings on this property in the areas I want to encourage Bermuda. Please advise how to maximize their growth. They are presently from 1 to 3 feet tall and on drip irrigation.

Thank you.

By: Dave Baldwin

Dave Baldwin — Mon, 02 May 2011 23:12:26 +0000

I was just preparing to spread Turf Builder Plus 2 when I took a minute to read the directions. It said to not use this product on creeping bermuda and that use on bermuda can cause discoloration. How do you determine the difference between bermuda and creeping bermuda? I have only had experience with fescue lawns, but have always used Scott products.

By: ct turf

ct turf — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:58:00 +0000

bet your yard look good now. round up dormant bermuda is a great idea

By: Stu

Stu — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:15:20 +0000

Reside in eastern coast of North Carolina and have a problem with sands spurs/burs. What is the best product to use? I do have a bermuda lawn.

By: JP

JP — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:37:25 +0000

Yes, Round up will not hurt the Bermuda until it turns green. Also, February is the time to use a pre-emergent fertilizer on the Bermuda.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:25:37 +0000

Jeff, it honestly depends just how bad you’ve burned it. If you can manage get as much water on your lawn as possible to try to dilute the fertilizer. Don’t add any additional fertilizer for at least 8 weeks. What type of fertilizer did you use?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:50:10 +0000

I burned my bermuda by fertilizing with lawn starter fertilizer vice N only. Can I save my bermuda, or do I need to start from scratch? If my bermuda will recover, how long will it take? What steps do I need to take i.e. excess watering, decrease watering, add N fertilizer, etc.?