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Wedding at the farm! Bahai to a nice stand of Bermuda?
Posted on 5/19/24 at 12:09 am
Posted on 5/19/24 at 12:09 am
My daughter (no pics) is getting married at our East TX farm in November. She wants a tent with grass. What’s the best way to transform about an acre in our pasture to a nice thick stand of Bermuda in 6 months? Disc? Overseed? Nuke the Bahia, then seed? Any ideas? And watering will most likely be at the whims of mother nature unless I’m forced to do something crazy!
Posted on 5/19/24 at 12:56 am to rlp
Wven if you get a thick stand, depending on where you are, good chance the bermuda will be dormant come Nov anyway. Could probably do an overseed of annual rye or PRG and have just as a nice of a lawn for the event.
Posted on 5/19/24 at 2:29 am to rlp
what’s wrong with the Bahia? When mowed it makes the thickest lawn you’ll ever see. Nice and soft too
Posted on 5/19/24 at 8:33 am to rlp
I would mow that acre every week or two til November. Then mow it the day before the tent is setup Bahia looks great mowed.
If don’t want Bahia then overseed with ryegrass. Should be good and green by November if you get rain
If don’t want Bahia then overseed with ryegrass. Should be good and green by November if you get rain
This post was edited on 5/19/24 at 8:38 am
Posted on 5/19/24 at 8:37 am to rlp
The best way to get it would be to nuke, disc, harrow, sod then fill the cracks with sand
That will be very expensive though, but you’d have the most beautiful acre of grass you’d want. You want to fertilize and spray for weeds.
All that said though, depending how far south you are, Bermuda would be dormant in 6 mths.
That will be very expensive though, but you’d have the most beautiful acre of grass you’d want. You want to fertilize and spray for weeds.
All that said though, depending how far south you are, Bermuda would be dormant in 6 mths.
This post was edited on 5/19/24 at 8:52 am
Posted on 5/19/24 at 8:51 am to rlp
Well looks like the consensus is to baby the existing pasture. Thanks for the tips!
Posted on 5/19/24 at 8:52 am to rlp
Too much work. Just mow the bahia
Posted on 5/19/24 at 9:16 am to ronk
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Too much work. Just mow the bahia
Agreed….he is going to spend 6 months and lots of $ for an event that will last an hour.
Posted on 5/19/24 at 1:29 pm to rlp
I’ll just say this. Seeding Bermuda is a 2-3 year process to get it nice enough to show off.
Year one will be half weeds, half grass.
Year one will be half weeds, half grass.
Posted on 5/19/24 at 7:53 pm to bayoubengals88
quote:In his case it would be since he said he doesn't have irrigation there. With irrigation, it can be awesome a few months after seeding, and really, really nice the next year.
I’ll just say this. Seeding Bermuda is a 2-3 year process to get it nice enough to show off.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 9:41 am to GooseCreekMafia
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I would mow that acre every week or two til November. Then mow it the day before the tent is setup Bahia looks great mowed.
If don’t want Bahia then overseed with ryegrass. Should be good and green by November if you get rain
This. Mow it consistently and level it with sand if you can. Spray for weeds if you want at the right time for the bahia to take over the dead spots.
Then lightly overseed with rye.
I will say that rye can produce grass stains more than a lot of grasses, but that seems like an accepted risk here.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 9:59 am to AFtigerFan
quote:emphasis on can be. Maybe if you have the attention to give to it. Almost certainly not an acre of it unless it were a full time job.
With irrigation, it can be awesome a few months after seeding, and really, really nice the next year.
Posted on 5/20/24 at 12:08 pm to bayoubengals88
I mean, I water it, cut it often, spread pre-emergent this spring, sprayed for weeds once, and spread 33-0-0 once. Looks absolutely fantastic in just under a year. I have a 1.25 acre lot.
It’s definitely not a full-time job. But irrigation is the key (and hot weather) which the OP doesn’t have.
My lawn is in here. This was a month ago. The lawn looked really nice already after a few months though.
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It’s definitely not a full-time job. But irrigation is the key (and hot weather) which the OP doesn’t have.
My lawn is in here. This was a month ago. The lawn looked really nice already after a few months though.
Tigerdroppings thread
This post was edited on 5/20/24 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 5/20/24 at 12:30 pm to AFtigerFan
quote:This is the astounding part. Nevertheless,
sprayed for weeds once
Posted on 5/20/24 at 10:22 pm to CatfishJohn
Double post!
This post was edited on 5/20/24 at 10:27 pm
Posted on 5/20/24 at 10:26 pm to CatfishJohn
I went after the fire ants this weekend. Will start mowing and trying to have the best looking acre right in the middle of the other 65
Posted on 5/21/24 at 1:43 pm to rlp
Beautiful. I seriously would look to level out big dips in areas that will get foot traffic. Don’t want grandma to sprain an ankle.
Posted on 5/21/24 at 1:56 pm to CatfishJohn
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Beautiful. I seriously would look to level out big dips in areas that will get foot traffic. Don’t want grandma to sprain an ankle.
For sure!
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