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re: New house, neglected yard. I don't even know where to start.

Posted on 4/14/23 at 8:48 pm to
Posted by Tigerdew
The Garden District of Da' Parish
Member since Dec 2003
13594 posts
Posted on 4/14/23 at 8:48 pm to
The backyard is in the sun from sunrise till around 4ish when the house starts to block it for the evening.

Budget is flexible.
Posted by tide06
Member since Oct 2011
11352 posts
Posted on 4/14/23 at 8:56 pm to
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The backyard is in the sun from sunrise till around 4ish when the house starts to block it for the evening.

Do you have irrigation back there?

No irrigation takes Bermuda seed off the table IMO.
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6257 posts
Posted on 4/15/23 at 11:12 am to
Don’t put down a pre em. Get a bottle of Celsius and spray all the broadleaf/grassy weeds. Follow up in 2 weeks. Spray all grassy weeds that didn’t die with glyphosate. Aerate and top dress with a 60/40 mix of Mason sand and compost. Seed with an improved Bermuda seed like La Prima or Royal TXD. Lightly rake seed in. Water every morning for 2 weeks.

Depending on the size of your lawn all of that can be done for under $500.
Posted by Tree_Fall
Member since Mar 2021
516 posts
Posted on 4/18/23 at 1:15 pm to
Start with drainage. Have it evaluated then fixed with regrading, swales or buried drains. Then get to work on the lawn.
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