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| Being born and raised in South Florida, I saw and played on many lawns as well as golf courses and park playgrounds that were entirely Bermuda grass!
Moving northward (Virginia) .. The very word Bermuda is followed closely with .. "WEED"!? Why is this? I can't Keep the fescue, rye or bluegrass growing in my "forest" type home setting and I'd almost bet that Bermuda would solve the problem!? Well-l-l .. Maybe not! 8) (Loads of oak trees, heavy clay and too much shade) I know bermuda wont survive winters up here but I'd still like to know why Northerners call it a weed? |
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| Bermuda will survive in virginia. It won't survive in shade. The farther north you go, the shorter the growing season for bermuda though. It doesn't make much sense to plant bermuda in areas where it is going to be brown most of the year. Anything growing where you don't want it is, by definition, a weed. |
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- Posted by JawjaPeach 7 (My Page) on Tue, May 17, 11 at 11:52
| Down here in Georgia we have plenty of it, myself included. Although Zoyzia is my personal choice. All grass is horticulturally considered a weed. At least this is what I have read on many of the university agricultural sites. Making your new northern neighbors correct in what they say. ;-) |
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- Posted by JawjaPeach 7 (My Page) on Tue, May 17, 11 at 12:13
| Down here in Georgia we have plenty of it, myself included. Although Zoyzia is my personal choice. All grass is horticulturally considered a weed. At least this is what I have read on many of the university agricultural sites. Making your new northern neighbors correct in what they say. ;-) |
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- Posted by texas-weed 7A (My Page) on Tue, May 17, 11 at 14:36
| Bermuda does not tolerate shade. The reason it is not popular where you live now is as already stated because it remains dormant most of the year, and if you have a bad cold winter it is killed off. It only comes back because most of the Bermuda in your area is a common type, not hybrid sod, so it comes back from seed if frozen out. Florida is completely different where Bermuda is green almost year round. It slows way down in December and January and if you have a frost it may go dormant for a month of so in Florida, but basically thrives all year round in Florida along with Saint Augustweed. |
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- Posted by justme4now 7 (My Page) on Tue, May 17, 11 at 18:32
| Thank You All for your help and answers. I don't guess that there is any perfect grass for my situation. Here's an idea for you inventor/horticulture type folks. Invent a Grass Seed that takes on the characteristics of Weeds like crabgrass, shotweed, dandelion etc. etc ,, a grass seed that will grow Anywhere at Anytime, no matter the conditions and Most especially the part where .. You really don't want it but .. It's gonna grow Anyways!! LOL JM |
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- Posted by texas-weed 7A (My Page) on Tue, May 17, 11 at 22:48
| Invent a Grass Seed that takes on the characteristics of Weeds like crabgrass, shotweed, dandelion etc. etc ,, a grass seed that will grow Anywhere at Anytime, no matter the conditions and Most especially the part where .. You really don't want it but .. University researchers and sod farms have been trying for about 100 years now to develop such a grass. |
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| What's wrong w/ perennial rye? I think it looks great, at least when I see it around here during the cold months. |
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| "Invent a Grass Seed that takes on the characteristics of Weeds like crabgrass, shotweed, dandelion etc. etc ,, a grass seed that will grow Anywhere at Anytime, no matter the conditions and Most especially the part where .. You really don't want it but .. It's gonna grow Anyways!! LOL " Roundup resistant bentgrass? |
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- Posted by texas-weed 7A (My Page) on Wed, May 18, 11 at 10:00
| What's wrong w/ perennial rye? Well if you are talking about over seeding Bermuda in the DFW area you do see a lot of it in commercial applications, but the pros know a few tricks the homeowner does not have access too. The problem is the Rye robs the Bermuda of nutrient, sun, and water in the spring, delays green up, and stuns the Bermuda. It can be June or early July before the Rye dies off and the Bermuda gets going leaving it thin and susceptible to weeds. Then in October you repeat the process and the next year even thinner Bermuda. |
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| Revolver helps with kicking the rye out early. But it is a bit pricey. TW, is it true that you want to give Bermuda at least 100 days of growth without the presence of rye before one overseeds? Which as you said leaves Bermuda thinning each year. |
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