Bermuda grass will invade all available surfaces: sidewalks, driveways, flower beds. It's the alpha invasive species. Also, in most of the South it's brown (dormant) October-April.
Exactly, people are so uneducated, it takes one google to realize this Bermuda is terrible, and tbh you can kinda just tell by the way it tendrils accepts the soil, concrete, other plants and continues to root along those tendrils
@@joewil1441 I'm glad Bermuda is working for you. That said, agronomists recognize Bermuda grass as an invasive species in the US that crowds out native species of grass and is extremely difficult to eradicate. Cultivars of fescue commonly used for lawns (e.g., tall fescue or Kentucky 31) do not spread by rhizomes or stolons and will rarely invade flower beds or grow across paved surfaces.
@@thatzwhat can't grow those in South Texas. It can be controlled. Lots of myths in the horticulture world. I've spent decades proving them wrong. Maybe up north you can grow those types all year. But not when it's 110 all summer. Mine only goes dormant 2 months out of the year. Not invasive unless you don't know how to control it. Native grass lawns in Texas are called fields for cows to graze on. All grass can be invasive if you let it. A weed is technically defined as any unwanted plant in the area you're growing in. Sunflowers can be invasive as well or a weed if it's in the lawn and not a bed. Weed is a generic term. Some people have clover lawns. That's a weed in my lawn because I don't want it there. Anyways. I'm just an old man...what do I know.
@@thatzwhat by that definition st Augustine and zoyzia are weeds to huh? Nope. Just a different turf type. All good courses here in Texas are Bermuda. So it can be controlled easily.
Bermuda does not die in winter, goes dormant, HUGE difference, If you kill anything it never comes back, you never 100% kill Bermuda almost 100% of the time, cant get to the under ground portion
I'm new to lawns and Bermuda grass. I've called it "prehistoric grass" for almost two years. The electric power edger I got would not cut it. I thought it was crab grass. It's already 8" or more out on the driveway but I never have to water it here in North Carolina.
I sprayed my old centipede yard, tilled it and removed the clippings, laid down new dirt and planted Bermuda. It did really well for about 3 months until the centipede came back and overtook the Bermuda. I now have a centipede lawn again 😅😅
I think that's my case up in my front lawn , not sure if its centipede or Kukuyu , but u can See exactly where those thicker stolens just stop the Bermuda in its tracks
I live in San Antonio and my Bermuda grass survived the heat and the bad freezes in the last years. My grass is soft and green and thick. Best for south Texas.
ehh, Bermuda dies very easily in my yard even after laying sod and helping it establish. The 100 degrees days with no rain for weeks and poor soil quality means nothing survives.
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How do l keep my Bermuda runners from overtaking my yard? We have a new lawn on top of rocky clay soil in NC and struggling with nutsedge, crabgrass and poor soil quality
You don't. Only thing you can really do is cover your entire lawn with a tarp during the summer for a month or two, then during the fall immediately plant a grass or ground cover to establish before your neighbor's bermuda ultimately comes back. I recommend looking at native species from North Carolina, for example something like frogfruit which can compete with bermuda and additionally has flowers during the summer that are beloved by butterflies. Frog fruit tolerates a wide variety of conditions and can be mowed.
Plant single bahaia seed! I'm pretty sure that stuff grows on the moon! Once it kills everything else, till your yard up or spray a bahia killer on it, then you can go back with your desired grass
Since when did lawn grass become “invasive?” Did concrete disappear? Will the Bermuda on my front lawn for the last 84 years my house has been here suddenly go rogue? Is that why it’s so bad?
Because bermuda grass outcompetes native species of plants. That is why it is invasive. Plenty of different "lawn grasses" imported from around the world are invasive species which destroy ecosystems and create food deserts for wildlife.
No the worse grass don't use it it's easy for crab grass to take over it in a week. Another thing is it's hard to maintain and takes alot of money to keep it in great condition
That’s what pre emergent is for. Crab grass will take over any turf variety, and no clue what’s difficult about it to maintain. Keep it cut at an inch or so and you’re fine. Gets too tall you just scalp it and it’ll be right back green. Probably the easiest turf to maintain
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Yea like if you had common bermuda before and you go tearing it all up and put down hybrid bermuda, that common bermuda will pop up in certain areas lol stuff is crazy
Look into native species where you live. There are plenty of options whether they are grasses or ground covers that are adapted to your climate and growing conditions.
@@MachPotato southwest Florida. Our options are Floritam, centipede and Bermuda. The city also freaks out if your lawn isn't good (Cape Coral is basically a giant deed restricted community) so no wildflower yards.
introducing highly invasive grass that people spend multiple years to get rid off so you have a good lawn. Bermuda, Bahia, Centipede are all invasive. Maybe if you cannot grow a native grass in a certain place it doesn't meant to grow there? this fuck yours, got mine attitude.
@@jeffklaubo3168 Buffalo grass can be mowed just fine, not to mention it lays over and creates a beautiful matted look when it reaches a few inches tall.
That's not enough. It spreads by rhizomes under the soil which will simply regrow when it gets water. Best thing to do is to cover the area with a tarp during the summer and use the concentrated power of the sun to fry it. Then, in the spring or fall, reseed with a native grass or ground cover
Yes, Bermuda grass was originally introduced to various regions as a forage grass because of its ability to withstand grazing and its high productivity. However, its aggressive growth and ability to spread rapidly have led to it becoming invasive in many areas. So we can thank the people who felt this was necessary to do for cattle and other grazers that unknowingly they screwed up the environment possibly beyond repair. We as a society need to be focused on healing and fix our environment.
Bermuda grass is awful and looks awful. Nothing like a fescue/and or bluegrass lawn. It’s horribly ugly looking and invades our beautiful cool season turf up north
