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| If you see this on your sidewalk you have common bermudagrass either as a weed or as a lawn grass. |
Q. We moved here last year and have not ever had the
experience with the type of grass that is in our back yard. My husband says we
need a four wheel drive lawn mower for mowing, extremely bumpy and patchy. What
kind of grass seed should we be using here for this environment, and when to
re-seed? Thank you and the Gazenias you advised me to plant and thick and
healthy!!
A. It will be tough to tell but the two common grasses here
are fescue (a bunching grass which might be giving you all the bumps) and
bermudagrass. Bermudagrass runs along the ground and is flat. The bermudagrass,
if that is one you have, will turn brown this late fall and early winter
(November/December).
are fescue (a bunching grass which might be giving you all the bumps) and
bermudagrass. Bermudagrass runs along the ground and is flat. The bermudagrass,
if that is one you have, will turn brown this late fall and early winter
(November/December).
If you have a mixture of the two then you will see the parts
of the lawn with bermuda turn brown this winter and the tall fescue will stay
green in clumps. If you do have a mixture it is usually because of an
inadequate irrigation system or not very good irrigation practices. The
bermudagrass can survive with lots less water than the fescue. So when water is
limited, the bermudagrass takes over those areas.
of the lawn with bermuda turn brown this winter and the tall fescue will stay
green in clumps. If you do have a mixture it is usually because of an
inadequate irrigation system or not very good irrigation practices. The
bermudagrass can survive with lots less water than the fescue. So when water is
limited, the bermudagrass takes over those areas.
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| From left to right upper leaf surface of Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass and tall fescue. Actually the tall fescue leaf surface could also pass for annual ryegrass. |
It is easy to spray and kill the fescue during the winter in
the bermudagrass (beremudagrass is brown then and sleeping and will not get
hurt) with Roundup but not the other way around. But most people do not like a
bermudagrass lawn. Hope this helps.
the bermudagrass (beremudagrass is brown then and sleeping and will not get
hurt) with Roundup but not the other way around. But most people do not like a
bermudagrass lawn. Hope this helps.