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Eliminating patches of bermuda in a fescue lawn

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Posted by adkr Georgia (My Page) on
Mon, Feb 8, 10 at 23:11

I'm in Atlanta,GA and have recently moved into a house with a fescue lawn but the previous owner must have reseeded sizeable (20'x20') bare patches with bermuda and in some cases I have a combination of older fescue and newer Bermuda.

Can I kill the Bermuda and immediately seed with fescue? What herbicide do you recommend? Ideally, I would find a herbicide that does not kill fescue, but I'm resigned to the fact that I might have to kill some fescue with the Bermuda. When would I do this, since the Bermuda has not begun to green yet?

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RE: Eliminating patches of bermuda in a fescue lawn

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You have to get the Bermuda growing well, kill it thoroughly and then plant the fescue.

Plan on spending the spring and early summer killing Bermuda, and then (if it's possible) late summer or early fall planting the fescue.

Glyphosate is the weapon of choice against Bermuda (or a neutron bomb)

Here is a link that might be useful: Killing Bermuda

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I doubt the previous owner planted Bermuda. My guess is the area you describe is full sun which Bermuda will dominate in your location.

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I'll be following the steps below this summer.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/52156/how_to_kill_bermuda_grass_pg2.html?cat=32

Good luck, you'll need it.

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That looks like a good link. I'll make it clickable here. By watering a little more frequently after you spray the Round-Up, you will encourage other weeds to grow, too...which will then be killed off by the subsequent apps of Round-Up. Interesting.

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I had the same situation at my home in Southern California, primarily fescue but some patches of bermuda. After treating bermuda with Roundup for a year and it coming up next season I chose to dig out the soil with the bermuda including areas beyond where bermuda was figuring roots were there. I dug out probably 18" deep of soil. Guess what? Next season bermuda back. I think once bermuda gets in a lawn you're screwed.

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"Can I kill the Bermuda and immediately seed with fescue? "

Theoretically, yes. Practically, good luck.

I would suggest you start in early summer. Spray everything with roundup. Wait 3 weeks. Spray anything green with roundup. Repeat until you seed in fall.

The chance of you killing common bermuda with 1 spraying of any chemical is about zero.

  
 

 

 


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