Overseeding Bermuda + Wheat Straw = ?
Kineticmind
10 years ago
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Full StoryHi,
I live in Georgia and have been meaning to do a little bit of an overhaul to my yard for a few years now. I've finally gotten around to it and am a little concerned that I may have made a mistake.
My front lawn is almost entirely bermuda, with the exception of some zoysia from my neighbor's yard that is slowly creeping into mine. Last year, I had to have several trees removed from my yard because they were encroaching on overhead power lines. I wasn't too concerned with this because I was having a difficult time keeping the bermuda growing in the shady areas anyway.
I decided to overseed the entire lawn yesterday. However, because my yard sits at a bit of a slope, I was told by a gardening center employee that I should also put down 1/2"-1" of wheat straw on top of the lawn for erosion control purposes and that it would eventually degrade and work its way into the soil, providing extra nutrients. Well, I did that, and after taking a closer look at the yard this morning, I've noticed quite a few grain heads mixed in with the straw. A lot of them, actually.
I know that if the wheat does germinate - which it most likely would with all the extra watering I'll be doing for the next few weeks - that it will eventually die off from repeated cutting as well as the high heat from the Georgia summer.
But I'd prefer minimizing the chance if at all possible. So should I go out and rake up most of the straw since I just seeded yesterday and I wouldn't be risking pulling up tender seedlings at this point? Or has the damage already been done and I just need to get ready for a bunch of extra mowing this summer?
Thanks for your time,
Ryan
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