What happened???

16 years ago

If you were to search my user name on this site, you would see that I seeded Bermuda in my front an back lawns in my old house (2007), and my current house (May 2008). The Bermuda did not take in the back yard. Too much shade and too many pines. However, from the summer of 2008 to 2009, my front lawn looked great. I mowed twice weekly on lowest setting and fertilized per TW's Bermuda bible (no winter over seeding). My neighbors always complemented my front lawn and said it looked like a fairway or baseball field.

That was then. This is now:

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I see the poa annua and I've posted here recently about the other mysterious grassy weed. Notwithstanding those, what happened to the rest of it? We had a really cold winter, but my front lawn looks like hell!

I need some suggestions (and I can't afford sod).

TIA

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Comments (4)

wmarkw
16 years ago
Not sure if I can help but my Bermuda has the same type of grassy weed (looks like it anyways) and found out its called Dallisgrass. I've been using the MSMA stuff and its killing it.

When you say lowest setting on your mower, are saying the closest to the ground?? I get confused on that. I've read to keep it between .5" to 1".
southlander
Original Author
16 years ago
Closest to ground w/ rotary mower. Also have manual reel mower, but lots of bumps and sticks in yard make it difficult.
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dchall_san_antonio
16 years ago
I think this is a case of being to anxious. Take two aspirin and call back in 15 days. The winter was pretty hard on a lot of southern lawns. Where are you located?
texas_weed
16 years ago
What you are seeing is normal after a very cold winter and wet spring. The Bermuda green up has been delayed and in some cases with some winter kill. Insult to injury with the wet conditions the winter annuals have been given prime conditions to flourish.

Don't worry, stick to the Bible, the hot weather will take care of the Winter annuals. Keep mowing and fertlizing, and next fall and early winter use pre-emergence if you want to avoid some of that next season.