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Can I get rid of fescue in bermuda lawn?????
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rosiew 8 GA (
rosemarywalsh@bellsouth.net) on
Mon, Sep 17, 12 at 18:27
| I really need some advice. When I moved here portions of the back were bermuda, but mostly fescue. Now it's about 75% bermuda, full sun. Any way to make it all bermuda? I don't water the lawn, seldom fertilize cuz I'm too darn old to mow it as often as I'd have to. Recently put out lime, a wicked pre-emergent (son in law did that for me), and fertilized fairly lightly with Milorganite. The problem is the different growth rates. The fescue is growing like mad with our cooler weather (just north of Atlanta). Seeking your expertise.
Many thanks,
Rosie, Sugar Hill, GA |
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RE: Can I get rid of fescue in bermuda lawn?????
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| Just kill the fescue with a herbicide when the Bermuda is dormant. Mowing short in the summer will also stress the fescue, and cause the Bermuda to spread and become thicker. |
RE: Can I get rid of fescue in bermuda lawn?????
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| Agree, just hit the Fescue with Round Up when the Bermuda goes dormant this winter. Spray everything green in the lawn. |
RE: Can I get rid of fescue in bermuda lawn?????
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| Thanks, tiemco and texas-weed. Wondering if there is a selective herbicide I can use instead of Roundup (glysophate). I've heard of problems - weather conditions making the bermuda not completely dormant and getting killed by the Roundup. Hoping others can report their successes. Rosie |
RE: Can I get rid of fescue in bermuda lawn?????
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| If your Bermuda is completely dormant Round-Up shouldn't affect it. Certainty is a more selective herbicide that is indicated in removing tall fescue from Bermuda. |
RE: Can I get rid of fescue in bermuda lawn?????
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| Rosie spraying dormant Bermuda with RU is not a problem. To ensure success time it correctly by waiting a couple of days after an early season hard freeze. Where people get in trouble is waiting until late in the season after the winter weather starts to warm up. Typically the coldest time of year is late December and early January. |
RE: Can I get rid of fescue in bermuda lawn?????
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| Oh man, I'm getting confused here.......no one's fault but my own. I need to read the data sheets of glysophate and the one tiemco mentioned, Certainty, looking for the temps at which each can be applied and be effective. Will read and report. I really wish I could kill all of it and start fresh with something wonderful, but don't think that's feasible financially. Thanks again guys (gals?),
Rosie |
RE: Can I get rid of fescue in bermuda lawn?????
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| I really wish I could kill all of it and start fresh with something wonderful, but don't think that's feasible financially. You can, but it cannot be done this season with Bermuda grass. It starts this winter when you kill off the Rye grass with RU. Then next spring you practice proper Bermuda Grass maintenance and the grass will rejuvenate and repair itself. Find the Bible and read it. It will tell you everything you need to know. Search "Bermuda Bible Best Lawn" and see what you come up with. |
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