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| So I tried doing a fescue yard in Missouri but I under appreciated how much water it would take down south to keep it happy. Worst of all I have 2 different types of bermuda starting to work their way into my yard.
I had a few questions, I have the "crawler" vine type starting to work its way into my yard and I dislike the feeling of it. Is there a type of bermuda that is softer on the feet while being drought resistant? The longer it would stay green the better, the vine type is the first to go brown and the last to go green here. The biggest question here is, will it keep the vine type of bermuda at bay and possibly prevent it from growing? No point in seeding it if it can't survive the vine type. Its like a thick carpet that chokes off EVERYTHING. I love everything about it, I just hate the feeling and the fact it is green for only a few months. Appreciate any help. |
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- Posted by texas-weed 7A (My Page) on Thu, Sep 22, 11 at 16:38
| Well not sure how to answer your question. What you are calling a "CRAWLER or VINE" if in fact is Bermuda is common to all Bermuda grass varieties, including Zoysia, Saint Augustine, Centiweed, and some other warm season grasses. FWIW it is called STOLONS. It is how the grass propagates itself in addition to seeds with the common type of Bermuda grasses. Bad news is any of the Bermuda grasses, (Zoysia included) will go dormant with your first frost, and will not green up until spring when night time temps get above 55 or so. With that said there are some varieties with decent cold weather tolerance. The champion of all of them is a hybrid Bermuda grass is TifSport. However it is only available from sod or sprigs and I seriously doubt it is available to you in Misery. You would have to have it shipped in from Jokelahoma, Arkansas, or TX. However there is one seeded variety developed in Jokelahoma by OSU called Yukon. It was developed especially for the transition zones. It has the best cold weather tolerance of the common varieties meaning it will go dormant later than most, survive freezing weather better than others, and greens up earlier than others. Bu tit still goes dormant. So my suggestion is you want to go with Bermuda try Yukon, but you will need to place your order in now for a spring delivery. You will not be able to plant it until about May or June whenever your night time temps stay above 55 degree. Another option for you to look at is Zoysia. Check with local sod farms and see what varieties are available and stick with one of those. But Zoysia like most Bermuda is from sod only. With sod you can lay it down anytime of year providing the ground is not frozen, snow covered, or mud. Best time is spring after green up. |
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- Posted by bassplayer7 6 (My Page) on Thu, Sep 22, 11 at 16:55
| Awesome advice weed. I can't help but asking though... OP, I'm assuming you already know for sure, but have you positively identified it as bermuda? There are other warm season grasses and weeds that look similar. |
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- Posted by texas-weed 7A (My Page) on Thu, Sep 22, 11 at 17:21
| Bass player I was wondering that myself if he is really even looking at Bermuda. What tips me off is he said a softer variety easier on the feet. Bermuda is a pretty soft grass. Well except some of the wild pasture types. I suspect if he has a neighbor with a grass invading it might be Zoysia as I know Zoysia is used and grown by sod farms in Misery, especially the southern parts of the state. Zoysia is a fairly tough grass and a lot of the varieties are very coarse textured and fell rough on bare feet. Most common variety up there would be Meyers aka Z-52 as it is one of the most cold tolerant varieties of Zoysia and predominant up there. |
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| Well firstly thank you very much for the replies. I will send you some images in the morning tomorrow when I have better light. I will also send you a image of his backyard, which he allowed it to take over. Main selling point of bermuda ended up being how well it tolerates heat. I also found Yukon the other day and I really like it as far as bermuda goes. My biggest question is will it "snuff" the wild bermuda is the real question. I just hope I can find it in Missouri as the price online is insane for seed. However I should be able to put sprigs around the following year to "fill" the yard. |
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| Not likely to find Yukon locally and if you wait much longer it will be to late to get it next spring. (you have to pre order) Yes the price is high but you get what you pay for. |
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- Posted by texas-weed 7A (My Page) on Mon, Sep 26, 11 at 21:58
| Yukon and Riviera are expensive and can only be mailed ordered to my knowledge. They are patent protected products like any good grass seed or sod. |
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