Good luck, right now frequent mowing, post emergent weed control, would be my first two steps in a rough lawn. After those weeds die an application of fertilizer and maintaining an inch of water would be next. Good luck!
Great advice for the common homeowner! I appreciate you talking about finding the height of cut that works for your lawn. This is key for those that haven't bite the bullet on a reel mower. Just subscribed and looking forward to more content!
Great video Man! Thanks for getting straight to the point!! You have a awesome Bermuda lawn! I don't have irrigation, so I keep my Bermuda between 1.5 and 2 inches and I use the product Hydratain to help keep moisture to the root system. Keep up the great work!!
Good advice. All five points are true. My 1 year old Tif 419 was not rolled after laying and pillowed out tremendously. So it is very bumpy. Can not mow any lower that 2.5". Looks nice and healthy but would prefer a lower cut. Started professional sanding this summer. Seems to be on it's way to being more comfortable when mowing. Tif 419 Bermuda turf is tough stuff but remember not to overseed with box store seeds. Not the same.
@@lanieroutside I was thinking about doing this for my backyard since can’t get anything to grow back there . How does it handle up to abuse I have a dog and 3 kids.
Living in Georgia especially Fairburn is very stressful for maintaining your yard. Especially when your neighbors dont treat theirs. Do you only do your yard or do you have your own yard care business? Your yard is immaculate. I know your neighbors envy your yard. One day I will be there.
Thanks! I only do my yard just a regular homeowner that enjoys the lawn and landscape as a hobby. Just follow the basics and you will have a nice Bermuda lawn. Right now is go time for the Pre Emergent app in most parts of Ga. Good luck this season and thanks for watching.
Just moved into a house that has Bermuda from a house that had St. Augustine, so its definitely a change for me... I currently have my deck set at 2.75", but still scalping areas of the Bermuda... Should i raise it to 3.17"? Its the next slot up on my Ryobi... Also, is the Bermuda grass looking brown after i cut it because i cut it too low?? Im so confused... :(
If you are scalping I would try raising the deck or consider “resetting” the height of cut by mowing lower and bagging then maintaining at your preferred height. You might also need to mow more often Bermuda grows aggressively and usually needs to be cut twice per week during the growing season. Good luck on your new lawn!
Very good stuff! I hope you post more. So, any interest in reel mowing? I bought one (a reel mower) last weekend and have been using it in my backyard and it’s really impressive! I’m easing the HOC down a bit with each mow. I’m at about an inch now. Still green, very carpet-like. I see you get good info from UGA. I’m in central Alabama and Auburn has been very helpful for me. Great local extension office; very helpful. And I agree totally about the watering (from experience and extension advice) and fertilizing. Thanks for the video!
Thank you! Would consider reel mowing in the future but for now time just doesnt allow. Actually hoping to upgrade to a lawn tractor due to massive amounts of leaves in the fall. Will definately do a few videos to show that! Thanks for commenting and good luck with your new reel mower, they are great for Bermuda!
Well Thanks for the advice I have Bermuda lawn in Fl and I am struggling to keep it green when I cut, I have the same machine you have.. in which letter are you usually cut ?
It varies throughout the season, I start with F in the spring when it is greening up, then move up to E for early summer. Then I will move up to D and Even C if I can't keep up with mowing! D and E are the best for my lawn which is mostly common Bermuda so it looks best a little taller than the newer hybrids. Thanks for watching!
great video with helpful information! Do have any videos that talk about putting Bermuda sod down? i have a backyard full of fescue that i want to convert over to Bermuda, but i want to know the "how and when" part of that. i would appreciate it.
Thank you glad to help. I don’t have much experience with sod, unfortunately my backyard is fescue due to heavy shade, wish I had the sun back there to put down Bermuda like you plan. Check out @budgetlawns channel, he has quite a few videos on Bermuda sod. Good luck!
I like e in the piedmont region of western NC, and my rye/rescue lawn is getting clobbered by the heat. Do you think Bermuda would do well here? I'm thinking of trying it, at least for my front lawn. I am new down here and have had good luck up north with rye/rescue and blue, but down here I wonder if Bermuda wouldn't work better? Thank s for the great video!
@@NYNick49 It might if you have the budget as most Bermuda is established by sod. If you have shade Bermuda isn’t a good choice. Zoysia can be established from seed and has a little more shade tolerance and less maintenance than Bermuda. I had good luck in the transition zone with Lesco transition pro grass seed. Your best resource would be NC state extension office. They will have recommendations on what is best in your region. Good luck
Great info thanks . I just put Bermuda sod down in my backyard and some sections look like they are turning brown should I be concerned , can I use a starter fertilizer like Scotts Or should I just leave it alone ??
Thanks! Make sure to water it frequently. I would recommend checking out Budget Lawns channel. Lots of great info on there for new sod care. Appreciate the comment and thanks for watching!
Leaving clumps of grass clippings is bad. Leaving fine clippings that are mulched up is good and reduces the nitrogen needs. They will decompose quickly but you have to mow often to achieve this. The only time I bag is when I spring scalp, reset the height of cut or just need the clippings for my compost pile. Great question👍
Hello, great video. I subscribed to keep up. First time owning a Bermuda grass lawn. It’s been 4 months since the sod was installed. I’ve been mowing but every time I mow, the lawn looks yellow and patchy, like I cut off the green. I mow to keep the grass at about 2 inches. Is this normal? Also, going into the winter. What should I do? I see some people dethatch and overseed. Season here in Texas is in the mid to high 70s. Thanks!
Thank you, with new sod don’t do much until next year, no pre emergent and don’t de thatch and definitely don’t overseed ever! If the temps get cool enough in your area the Bermuda will go dormant and brown. Once temps warm again in spring it will green back up! Congrats on that new lawn👍
I have a common Bermuda lawn and got the crab grass under control for the most part, but having trouble with quite a bit of what I think is nutsedge. (Lighter color, faster growing than the grass) Do you have a specific pre or post emergent for that? I’ve read it’s tough to get rid of and that you shouldn’t pull by hand, as it spreads seeds. Broad weed killer isn’t touching it.
I use round up for lawns, the northern version. It is also labeled for Bermuda and works on nutsedge. It will yellow the bermuda for a while but it recovers. Just make sure to get the product labeled safe for lawns. If that doesnt work you could go to domyown.com and order some sedgehammer. I've not ever had a bad problem with nutsedge but looks like that would be the product to get. Thanks and good luck!
I'm in the mid-east coast, and I have bermuda on my front lawn. I'm just SICK of the amount of time for the green to fully kick in even after taking care of it! Backyard fescue has been fully green for a month. My front yard is barely green until late May.
I’m in similar shape although my Bermuda greens up in early May, my fescue stays green all winter but struggles in the summer. Wish I had one grass type but wouldn’t trade the nature in my backyard for anything it’s worth it. Thanks for watching, good luck this season!
A fall pre emergent app would be a good start then stick with the basics next season and the weeds will start going away and Bermuda will take over. Good luck 👍
@@DTLA27 I have used lesco stonewall pre emergent with good results and just use cheap expert gardener fertilizer from Walmart. The brands don’t really matter as much as putting the products down correctly at the right time
@@griffturfcare5061 will do! I wish my entire yard was Bermuda or Zoysia but too much shade in the back so still have fescue it struggles in Georgia. Go Dawgs, go Braves!👊
Not sure, I have used 10-10-10 before. I would check with your local extension office most have free guides and will give better specifics for your area. Here for instance I dont fertilize cool season grass in the summer at all. I fertlize just my Bermuda with a high nitrogen product that has part slow release to avoid too much growth. Thanks and good luck!
I've never watered my lawn and no one waters the side of the highway. No one waters where the buffalos roam out west. Mother nature provides plenty of water.
Most counties have extensions from universities, UGA in my case, set up throughout the states. They have websites and local offices that can help with guides for your area and soil testing etc. I find these guides to be much more helpful than a lot of the "RU-vid" advice since they aren't trying to sell you anything. Hope this helps! Thanks for watching.
Your county should have an office and website that offers advice and guides on agriculture and landscape. They work closely with universities, Uga in my area puts out great calendars for Bermuda, Fescue and more. They also offer soil testing for a small fee. Just Google your county and extension office and you should see where the closest one is to you.
I was under the same impression that Bermuda didn’t need as much water. I learned just because it loves heat doesn’t mean it doesn’t need as much water.
Because of monetary considerations or local water restrictions some people can't water as much as they need to. But what I like about a warm season lawn (I have zoysia) is that it may look crappy or turn brown in spots but after a big rain it will green back up. The fescue lawns in my neighborhood turn brown and still stay brown after a rain.
Absolutely! I have Bermuda and also Fescue and the Bermuda fairs far better and perks up much faster after a good rain. I made the decision to cut the watering down to my fescue and just spend the money on water for my Bermuda. Luckily rains returned and we have not seen any watering restrictions here. Just have to do the best you can if you have them and like you say the warm season lawn will bounce back. Thanks for watching and commenting! Good luck the rest of the summer.
Couch (Bermuda grass) can be brought down as low as 0.5" but it does take time to condition the grass leaf size to be smaller, as you rightly say, mowing 3 or 4 times in every 10 days. Cheers from sunny Australia!
I normally mulch when I mow, but I was thinking the last time I mowed because I had so many weeds that I bagged the last couple times because I felt like if I wasn’t mulching it with the weeds I was cutting it would help me control? Also, I see your recommendation for the fertilizer that I got some baby grass that have taken growth in a large bare spot. Do you think that same type of fertilizer to help it take off now for different concentration?
Bagging is really just a personal preference. I don’t do it regardless of weeds. When you return clippings they contain nitrogen and moisture which is beneficial to the lawn. Hit those weeds with a “safe for lawns” type of herbicide. As far as fertilizer if you didn’t do a soil test a standard type of lawn fertilizer will work fine for your lawn. Right now watering is a big focus in much of the country. If you aren’t getting a lot of rain be cautious with the fertilizer and herbicides. Good luck!
So I cut my watering down actually and cut it shorter. I live in Texas but I’m doing 3 days a week early morning 30min a station. I just got a rain gauge so will see if it’s enough in this heat.
Thank you so much for your videos. I just moved to Cherokee County. I just scalped my Bermuda lawn and noticed some red (fire?) ants emerge and create a hill right away. How do you manage fire ants or pest control on your Bermuda lawns? Thanks
Glad to help! I have had good luck with the ortho orthene in the past, just spot treat the mounds. You could also use a granular like Bayers total insect control. I haven’t had too many pest problems the past few seasons after treating them the first two years here. Good luck this season!
I just cut my yard monday i put some scotts Bermuda grass and Pennington Bermuda as well cause i live in west texas i watered the grass Tuesday night for about 2 hrs at night yesterday i raked on the bald spots i had and layed seeds with my hand spreader on 5th setting and then watered yard for about 2 hrs after laying seeds untill about 10pm and then it sprinkled light till this morning around 6am now ill water it again tonight or should i do it 3 times a day insted of once a day 2 hrs in the later afternoon around 8pm which would be better thanks for the help as well
@@chatobalencian1504 for seed you want to water lightly and often. I just seeded some zoysia in a side area of my yard and I set up a timer to water it lightly every 4 hours starting at 6am. This has worked well for me. Good luck!
@@lanieroutside thanks so much also so every 4 hours and how long do u water them with your timer and u said 6 am to round what time @ night? Do u add fertilizer or anything else or just the grass seeds also after u throw your seeds how long till u cut your yard again? Thanks for the belp
@@lanieroutside thanks for the reply I just cut it yesterday I cut it on the 3rd setting and watered it this morning from 5:45am till 6:30 I'll keep it pretty moist thanks for your help
I need help with my lawn. I got Bermuda sod laid about 4 months ago and it was doing amazing for the first 2.5 months. Then started dying. Was watering it every morning and night for about 5 min each quadrant. Backed off watering and it seemed to continue to brown and start becoming crunchy…. Now I have a horrible looking lawn. Mowed the rest down, thatched it, watered it, laid compost mixed with top soil and added seed with my spreader. 18 days and nothing yet. I’m not sure how to water it either after doing that work I explained. I’m in the desert
Wow not sure what happened but it sounds like you may not have watered it enough. I don’t have much experience with sod but would pull up a piece to see if it rooted and is indeed dead. Also look for pests as that could be an issue or even disease. Good luck and maybe try reaching out to whoever installed your sod for advice.
I don’t use liquid fertilizer products or reel mow. There are plenty of other RU-vidrs that do! Just a busy homeowner here that sticks with the basics. Good luck this season!
When your lawn is actively growing and mostly greened up. Soil temps above 65 degrees and rising. The timing of this will depend on your location for me usually Mid April or Early May for Fertilizer. Thanks for watching!
@@dianes2300 my temps don’t consistently reach 100 in North Ga. We do hit mid to upper 90s consistently and I keep feeding it unless we aren’t getting rain. Like right now 👍
7:18 i dethatched it and then scalped it. I couldn't believe how much dead dry grass I had. It's been two weeks and I've watering it with sprinklers and by hand in areas where sprinklers don't reach. Grass slowly getting green, but allot of brown grass still and some places have dark brown like maybe fungus and I do know I saw bugs after dethatching so maybe that's it. I'm going to use a bug remover and then fertilize it the next day also going to put down a layer of healthy top soil with some manure in it to help with soil conditions. I live in southern California where we have clay soil, and it gets extremely hot like 90s and low 100s in July and August. Right now we're seeing 80s and low 90s (June). We don't see allot of weeds just a few that I pull up, but going to use a weed and feed like you suggested to control it. I saw a video on Bermuda Grass where they treated for Grubs(insect) so I think I might have them in grass, so I'll lay some Grub and insect remover down. I thought I would wait until grass starts to green and then Aerator it to help with water reaching roots better. I liked your video and realized I'm not watering enough. The ground in high lump areas(just a few areas) is really hard and looks like it needs fresh soil there, but I think just needs aerator and water. Wish me luck !
Good luck! Sounds like you have a lot going on. I typically don’t use weed and feed on my Bermuda just fertilizer and spot spray a for weeds with a “safe for lawns” type herbicide. Grub control is good if you have had issues with them. Thanks for watching 👍
It’s a 42 pound bag and covers 15000 sq ft at bag rate. For my Bermuda lawn I applied half the bag, just slightly under bag rate with great results. The stonewall pre emergent is a 50 pound bag and covers 14800 sqft, I just follow the instructions on the bag which varies based on your location. I am using a cheaper fertilizer now. Just follow the instructions and don’t over apply. Thanks for watching👍
I only water if I am not getting any rainfall. When their is no rain I normally stick to 3 times per week alternating days. Timing is something you will have to figure out for your lawn using tuna cans or something to measure how long your sprinkler or irrigation takes to put out an inch of water. That being said I try to limit my watering if we are getting rainfall and just supplement with my irrigation system when needed. Thanks for watching.
I water my Bermuda in the drought once every three weeks for 1.3 hours. It's greener than all of my neighbors around me, and the area gets a lot of sun from the West.
Bermuda will bounce back just give it some time and adjust your height of cut up above where you cut it. More frequent mowing may help in the future. Thanks for the question and good luck the rest of the season!
I need help. I'm not sure what to do first. I live in the south and my grass is not growing , it has brown patches and it has weeds. My question is. What should I do first to get my lawn to look like yours? Do I follow those step during the hottest months?
First off make sure you know your grass type. If you have Bermuda these basics can help. You just have to kind of start in the middle. If I was in your situation right now I would make sure it is getting enough water, then spray for weeds with a safe for lawn product like spectracide weed stop for lawns then apply an app of fertlizer. You could go with an organic like milorganite if you are new to fertilizing it wont burn the lawn. Then just be patient and keep up with mowing/watering. You should see improvement. Good luck and thank you for the question!
This is the first video of yours ive stumbled upon. We just moved into a home with a frint yard sprinkler system and a Bermuda lawn that im totally new to. Any video suggestions for beginners in middle-East GA?
Congrats on that new home. I did this video on the calendars I use for guidance on my Bermuda: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8H1CB2Gtbxs.html Following guidelines from UGA is a great simple start. Just stick to the basics: Mowing, Watering, Fertilization and Weed control. A lot of the youtube channels just try to sell you stuff and give recommendations that may or may not be needed. Good luck!
@@lanieroutside thank you! I believe we have St Augustine in the back yard well. Also, I'm starting a compost pile (we have pet rabbits so we generate a lot of hay, pine pellet dust, and dooky), and I had a spot chosen to place it, but once I began clearing the area to prep it, i discovered some grit akin go kitty litter and I am thinking perhaps the previous owner was dumping motor oil/litter next to the shed. Do you recommend any soil testing services to be sure?
@@arielrodriguez6980 during the growing season you feed as often as monthly. May through August for me. Depends on how warm your area is. I typically don’t feed every month but aim for 3 times about every 45 days give or take seems to keep my Bermuda nice and green
Looks like it is common there but I don't have any experience with grass outside of the Southeastern Us. Maybe reach out to a local university there for guidance? Good luck!
Well that really depends on what part of SC you live in! Step one is applying Pre emergent if you haven't already. When you are starting to green up and soil temps are rising you can think about scalping (most people on youtube do this too early) If you don't plan to scalp you just needs to make sure to mow a notch below your normal mowing height for the first mow. If you haven't had a soil test use any turf fertilizer and follow instructions. Don't apply it until your lawn is greened up and growing though. Good luck! Thanks for watching.
I apply a preemergent HEAVY in the late winter. When the soil temp reaches 50 degrees, i apply the pre emergent. Wait two weeks then apply again. When the second application is down and i see the green buds start to appear, I’ll apply a triple 10 fertilizer moderately heavy. Then once a month add a fertilizer, followed with bio char supplement and when the heat is really on, an iron supplement for deep greening. WATER!!! Lots of watering. Deep watering help promote deep roots for healthy lawns. I water my lawn three times a week, along with a soaker hose usage. Lawn looks great. Cutting three times a week is not uncommon…spring scalp after the first month…wait mid summer scalp again…then i keep the deck low at 1” height…golf course green and short
First time here. Good video. I just subbed. Thank you, I'm tired of paying top price for my lawn and getting bottom results. If the "professional" can't do it. Become a professional!
Thanks for subscribing👍most of the lawns in my neigborhood use a professional service. Some look worse and some look about the same as mine. It seems to all come down to how Bermuda is mowed and taken care of and less about the products or services that treat it. Thanks again and good luck this season👊
Just read a good article on the uga extension website, looks like your options are limited, I have not had these so would recommend reaching out to your local extension office for guidance. Good luck!
I'm down on the south side if I figure where you are. I mow every other day but it's therapy for me better than the doc. But thanks for the tips I have folks asking what I'm doing 😅 mainly the lady next door
Bermuda heat and water talk.... if you cut short you need to water more. Your grass blades are like a tank of water. You have them short your tank is low. You have them long, you'll still use a lot of water, just spaced out more
Thanks! I’m starting from scratch with a yard I fenced in that’s been a mowed pasture for the past 50years. I’m going to plant burnuda runner cuttings. So wish me luck.
I don’t own one so that is something I can’t answer right now. Check out @budgetlawns channel, he has some good content on getting into reel mowing Bermuda. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the great tips. I’m new to the Bermuda lawn, as I’ve never had one before. I subscribed to your channel and hope to continue to learn more. Looking forward for more Bermuda info…
Your welcome and thank you for subscribing. Bermuda isn’t that hard to take care of once you get into it, be ready for lots of mowing! I will be posting Bermuda content frequently until August. Good luck with your new lawn👍
I’m new to Bermuda so thanks for the tips. Just installed irrigation so that will help. Also have a weed company handling that so hopefully they will do it right.
This is an existing Bermuda lawn, only products I used last year were: Lesco Stonewall pre emergent, Vigoro 29-0-4 Fertilizer and Round up for lawns post emergent weed control( NOT REGULAR Roundup!) So far this year same products but switched fertilizer to Walmart Expert Gardener 30-0-4. Good luck this season! Thanks for watching
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8H1CB2Gtbxs.htmlsi=g2I5O8GlYFWuh6vl This video explains the calendars I use. They come from my local extension office website, google your county and the word “extension” and you should find a close one. The simple lawn calendars they put out will recommend the best times for the applications and practices I discuss in this video. Most RU-vidrs will recommend you buy all kinds of products but the simple tips in my video is all you really need for a basic homeowner lawn. Good luck
Thanks! According to the label 2 times per year max at 4oz/1000 sq ft. That is for a "blanket" treatment where you are covering the entire lawn. Spot spraying can occur more but wait 2 weeks after you have sprayed a weed before spraying again. I typically spot spray but if you have a entire lawn of weeds a blanket application may help you get them under control just wait for the Bermuda to come out of dormancy first. Thanks for watching👍👍
Your welcome! I’ve never had a thatch problem with my Bermuda. If you wanted to use one of those vericutter style machines so you don’t pull up all the stolons 👍
Lawn is looking amazing 2 questions is that Inaba Shidare Japanese Maple? The other questions is I am far South Georgia should I make any changes from what your doing?
Thanks! Not sure on the variety, it is a small Japanese maple, doesn’t get any larger. It was here when we bought the house. You will use the same program following Uga guidelines but your timing may be different than mine as you have a longer growing season. Your Bermuda will come out of dormancy earlier and stay green longer in the fall. Your spring pre emergent may be a little earlier and fall a little later. I stop fertilizing in August, you may need to fertilize in Sept for example. It’s all based on soil temps and when your lawn is actively growing but the same basics still work! Thanks for watching and good luck this season👍
