Why your Bermuda Grass turns brown after you cut it // Browning Lawn after mowing 

Mic drop Sir, you are in the grass, camera right thete. There is no other. You are officially Video Grass Champ. I appreciate you and all you have taught me over the years. God bless ✊🏿🙏🏿

Say hi to your new subscriber Mr BYD. That's what Im talking about! Getting down to the root and explaining clearly. Thank You Sir

Who is here from Central Texas and listening to Sensei, Master BYD.

Just bought a house with a lawn that has this brown effect going on. Thank you sir!

my grass looks the best in the cul-de-sac thanks to you sir.

You taught me more about grass that isn’t in my climate than my boss taught me about grass that is in my climate just in one video!

One of the best explanations I’ve heard to explain the dynamics of Bermuda grass. Thanks BYD.

‘As long as you keep it cut low’-BYD…you ain’t never lied. 😆Therein lies the challenge…most folks, including me, don’t walk that mower every 3 days…when Bermuda is surging…the HOC continues to raise up higher and higher…as the temps rise…to manage it during the heat…there’s an inclination to raise the mower height as the growth outpaces your ability to get out and cut it every 3 days…then when your grass growth begins to slow mid August or when temps drop in your area…& we’re cutting weekly…weekends only…the opposite effect occurs…you begin to take off more than 1/3…even lowering the blade in some cases…without realizing you’re chipping into the stem…which is brown. I’ve found that 1.5” - 2” is ideal for my Bermuda…over it’s green season…but I do tend to fall into the HOC trap…at the start of the season I’m around 1-1.5 and at the end of warm season growing cycle…I’m above 2”…due to either a few days of heavy rain…which promotes rapid growth…or to stave off the dreaded drought look…I’ll skim it so it doesn’t ‘look bad’ during hot/dry rain-less periods. And don’t go out of town for an extended period and think your Bermuda is going to wait for you to return without issue.🤣 So…I’m always doing the Bermuda height of cut dance dependent on weather (rain and heat) and my ability to get out and cut it. I think at some point during the growing season you may have to live with taking a green hit as it’s virtually impossible to know exactly where your height of cut ‘should be’ throughout the growing season? And even if you set it and forget it…the weather will influence what your Bermuda ‘looks like’ even under a DIY maintenance program.

I finally took that green hit, even though it’s later in the season, lol!!! My front yard was maintained at 3.5” and the rest was maintained at 4.5”. I got to the point that I didn’t like the way it felt when I would walk through when I’m out playing with my dogs. I also didn’t like how long my grass would retain moisture in the later mornings. So I scalped it all down to 2” to maintain at 2.5” for the remainder of the season. I can tell that it’s already starting to recover, even though it’s only been a couple of days.

This was literally the best informational video on Bermuda grass & the importance to keeping it always cut low, thank you!! Liked & subscribed!!

That video was like the preacher talking to that one sinner in the congregation. I'm that guy with the 3" Hybrid and brown after a mowing at 3". My lawn is impossible to keep level so I keep raising the mower deck throughout the Summer. I definitely needed to watch this video. It's too late in the season to correct now, but next year I will not go any higher than 2". Lesson learned!!

Mr. Thanks so much for your detailed explanation I just bought my first house and big lawn I was wondering why it was turning brown now I know…thanks again 😊😊

I just did this to my perennial rye yard in Maine......the section I scalped is now bright green and the other is still brown......I guess I'll scalp my whole yard now...... :)

Love it man. I just noticed this in my yard and couldn’t tell if it was fungus or what. This year I took over my church’s lot and it takes up a lot of my time so I’ve been letting my yard grow up to 4 or 5 inches before mowing it and then when I do it has a yellow undertone. What I’ve gathered from this video is that I need to scalp it to 1.5 inches one time, water it when it’s low and taking in sunlight and then mow it at 2 or 2.5 inches weekly to allow that sunlight to hit the stems lower down. You’re a lifesaver. Subbed.

Thank you so much!!! Best video explanation and camera angle ever!🎉

Ya know, the other day I just said screw it.. let me mow lower on my lawn. Few days later and my grass is looking WAY better. Thanks for the info

Explains why I'm seeing brown in this random patch of bermuda in my Chicagoland area lawn. It's been in my lawn for maybe 1-2 years now and has survived year after year. I might just have to cut it out and reseed. No idea how this got in my yard....Thanks for the vid!

Thank you!!

Share the knowledge-with humor. Keep on. Learned so much.

I needed this so much. I’ve power raked, liquid aerated and hit it with fert and iron/booster and my lawn it the healthiest bright green lawn I’ve ever seen lol. But I admit I cut too high. We’ve been getting a lot of rain in my part of Missouri so I’m gonna do that routine again and cut low then maintain. Wish me luck 😤

That explains what happened to my Bermuda! Thanks for making this video!

Thank you brother from SW Tennessee 🇺🇸👊🏾

Great teacher. That pine tree analogy was perfect.

Great examples and explanation!

Thank you for the video. I have celebration bremuda sod that was put down in June. It grew so fast but I had to wait 2 weeks to mow. I eventually got it back down to 3 inches but it was always brown like yours after mowing. I plan to scalp to 1.5" in spring. Thanks for the video. Subscribed!

those patches are why I decided to over seed the last two years. Now that mine is blended I dont have the patches. Also switched to the Lesco lineup and that has helped a lot.

Couldn't figure it out for the life of me. Thank you and I hit the subscribe button!

Best video about the topic. Subscribed. Hi from Australia.

Learning from you everyday. Thanks for all the info.

Very informative, thank you sir!! I just started seeding with Bermuda grass over a month ago. Can't wait for my entire lawn to be full with Bermuda.

Awesome period of instruction! Thank you sir!

Good Stuff man.

BYD great video, that's why i cut EVERY 2days, rain or shine because people don't realize that BERMUDA grows over night, it gets hard to do and people say didnt you just cut your lawn, yep. If you can keep your lawn cut low thru the Spring/Summer months, by Fall your lawn should Still be-A GREEN, works for me. THKS for sharing.⛳️

And I think we all learn something from your videos :)

Like what the heck...i've been trying to figure this out for years and no one could simply say keep it low and let it get green low...everyone wants to tell me to buy this and that. From one black man to another, THANK YOU!

Excellent information 👌🏽 thanks

Love my Bermuda grass. Spent six hours today pulling out spurge. My hands hurt. Fertilize tomorrow. Thanks.

I mow 3 or 4 times in every 10 days....height is less than half an inch... Cheers from sunny Australia (we call Bermuda grass "Couch" here)

Thanks for the vid! Doing my lawn at my first house all from seed. Was wondering why Bermuda was looking funky but you nailed it for me. Thank you sir!

I live in Punta del esté Uruguay. American Expat. When I get a new account I always scalp it . Then in the winter I use a hovercraft lawnmower to keep it below 1 inch. Summertime I allow it to grow to an 1.2 inch. Like yours . My customer's have the greenest yards.

Thank you for the informative video. I’ve been cutting my Bermuda Tiffgreen 328(?) at a height of 3/4” for a few years. I spent a good amount of time on setting up the lawn so It is level. When I first started cutting my lawn I thought something was wrong to see brown for a week or so....but I learned that this was normal. The top half would come in green later. I have maintained it by thatching and plugging it. Once in a while I spray simply lawn solutions 28-0-0 (nitrogen) and in 4 days it is beautiful!

I say if is not level keep it at 2or best 3 no longer and yes you right is a weed typegrass i know is hard for people to under stand

Thank you so much! This info really helped. Now I am going to see if you have a video on the benefits of scalping your lawn❤

Great help man! Weeds have been killing me but I have been cutting really high as when I lived in the east coast whatever grass I had, was meant to be cut high. In Texas, not the case. I plan on chopping it down to 1.5 tomorrow. I had it at 4.25

great video- thanks for taking the time to explain this!

It worked for me, thanks.

Great explanation...me and my neighbor were discussing this very thing yesterday. We thought the browning effect was due to the upcoming change of season.

Good information!

Thank you. I have been wondering about this for a while. I just did a hard reset and I will keep it short.

Great video BYD !! If you want to go low dethatch that Bermuda. It's okay beat it up get that thatch out and you can go reel low. Then soil optimize try John and Bob's Blend and drop down some fertilizer. Then this is important BYD put it up on the screen mow 2 to 3 times a week. I know the neighbors are going to think your crazy but who cares!! Love BYD I always learn some of value thanks for posting your videos

Thank you finally what I've been looking for

New to grass game. Good information bro

Late to the party but very good video! I was keeping my grass three inches and it was driving me crazy..

New sub fam. I watched a few of your videos and your spot on everything you say. Respect!

Great video. I seeded my new Bermuda lawn this year and I LOVE it. It's Blackjack. But I did experimenting with it and let it get high and I didn't like how it bent over when stepped on. I went ahead and cut it way down the other day so I can treat some weeds and to put it to sleep for the season if possible lol

Great information BYD. Your channel seriously surpasses all others in content and depth. I am binge watching your videos and I love the content. I am hoping I can put all of that info to work for me in my yard. I have saint augustine grass here in FL do you have any videos on that grass?

Great content byd. I'm not seeding centipede grass this fall because of what I learned from your last video👍 thank you for helping and being kind enough to answer questions. You are a good person 💪

Yeah I’m noticing this so back to dropping the lawn mower to the lowest setting and starting over late in the season

Nice backyard!

Good info. I run 1.5.. I would love to go 1inch but my lawn is not level. I need to fill a big hole and then level... next season.

Thank you for explaining this for me

Thx for sharing. I didn't know what was going on🤦‍♂️

This video was right on time. I’m in the DFW area so we haven’t had consistent rain for almost three months then that changed a week and a half ago. I just cut our lawn on Sunday and I was trying to figure out why it was so brown after it had been green most of the summer from watering and fertilizer. I let our grass grow a higher than I would like to hold onto moisture in the soil

Az says thank you! Makes so much sense!

There is some really nice perennial rye grasses that I would consider overseeing with you Bermuda for the off season starting now. Takes 3-4 days for germination. 5-9 days for canopy and 15 days requires half the water 30 days it’s sod

Subbed! Thanks for that info

I would love to keep mine low but unfortunately my yard is uneven an I have to have it maintained a Lil higher. thanks for your content greatly appreciated.

When I scalp, I follow with a fast 10-10-10 and a slow 16-4-8. I want to feed those roots and green back up fast. Sometimes I use 7-0-2 2 weeks before scalp.

Wow subscribed.... grass was getting green. I cut on 2 got a lot of brown. Was wandering why... I put some grass seed down after the cut ..

Great information and video

Really good info, thank you .

Thanks for the info! I was wondering why my neighbor was cutting every 3 days. I have a lot more work to do plus I live on a pretty deep slope. 🤨

Unfortunately just like clockwork every year I start off at 1 inch and by the end of the season I'm all the way up to 3 in because I don't cut it as much as I should but in doing so I'm able to maintain a Greener look throughout the season

I just scalped my Bermuda as it had some brown spots after a mow were it was getting a little tall. Scalped it after a good rain. Hoping its not too late in the year for it to green back up here in west Texas.

Thank you for the time to make this video! We laid Bermuda three months ago. This explains a-lot ! Do I need to continue mulching till it evens out? Thanks again!

Great video. Bought a house with bermuda lawn about a year ago. I've been looking for someone with a channel to teach me about my turf. Liked and subscribed my friend.

Fantastic video and explanation. Thank you!

This is all great information. It's always a learning process. I've got a rotary mower set on 2. Average 2.5 cuts a week right now. Also expanding a little by letting the runners go into a new area. Finally got things going my way.

GREAT INFO.

Biggs this is one of the most informative vid i learned something new tonight this is good i was wondering why when i cut i see brown because keeping at 1.25 to 1.5 hoc for 1st year next year its on thanks BIGGS

Good video. You gained a subscriber.

Guess I'm gonna try cutting it lower. Makes sense

Good info

Thank you for the video! Helped me

Good looking! ✊🏾

I do keep mind at 3inches cause is unlevel but if i cut it twice a week on september it gets really green but you gotta keep on it cutting it not to much and not too less

great information

We have 3 days of 90s in Atlanta so its a great time for one more push. Just have to water.

Thanks for the tip!!

Very good video thanks!

Nice video! Thanks

I'd rather be brown that be that leggy. I hard reset with the quickness. Im better with PGR now so i shouldnt have too many grren hits next season. Also plan on getting rid of the tifway and going tifgrand. Because the tifway is so slow to green up after the green hit.

I had to explain this to a new client today. It's 9 inches tall lady. I'm cutting well below the leaf. I mow at 3/8 of an inch.

What should I do during the mid summer months when its triple digits and hardly any rain? I DIY my lawn, and water it 3 times a week and kept it at 2 inches and had spots go dormant/die from the heat. I am still new to DIY and learning everything I can. Thanks in advance!

Thank you!

I have bare areas a big one actually and I have been mowing my bermuda twice a week at 1 and 3/4. Should I mow as low as 1" the lowest on the mower setting to almost scalp it for faster growth/spread?

Great video not sure if I missed it or not but I was hoping that you would’ve told us if it would recover and eventually turn green again or not?

Great info.

Liked and Subbed . Thank you

I'm in a hot climate (Los Olivos, CA). We have a large field at the school and I'm just learning about grass. I think we have the Bermuda. Since the soccer field won't be used during the summer, and I don't care about the color, I was thinking about leaving it at 3.5 inches to keep moisture in the ground. We water three days a week (15,000 gallons per watering). Should I keep it at the 3.5 inches before soccer season (when I cut it down to 2.5) or will keeping it lower make it more dense which will help retain moisture. I'm a newbie but I have already learned stuff watching your video! Any help would be appreciated! Thank you.