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Backyard makeover suggestions (possible conversion to Bermuda)

Posted on 2/28/24 at 11:38 am
Posted by TheWiz
Third World, LA
Member since Aug 2007
11820 posts
Posted on 2/28/24 at 11:38 am
Moved into a new home in late 2022. The backyard is a mix of St. Aug and Zoysia. The rear of the backyard slopes towards the house.

I am having issues with my ground being incredibly soggy for longer than it should be. Curious if the group thinks French Drains are the solution or better grade work towards the side of the house and towards the street.

On to the grass. My backyard faces East with one piece of shite tree in it currently. Surrounding trees from neighbors pose little to no issues with nearly full sun until the sun obviously gets on the other side of the house. The least amount of sun in the backyard might be the strip along the S. Side fence.

The Zoysia does mostly OK, but caught a bad run of bugs/disease late last year. It really thinned out. The St. Aug has become straggly and lots of exposed runners. This is probably attributed to the extended moisture captured in the ground.

So what does the group think are my best options:

1) better drainage and revive the St. Aug & Zoysia

2) Nuke the grass, have someone come do dirt work grading, and go with Celebration Bermuda

I have two young kids and two big, girl dogs. Dog piss and traffic are also contenders in threatening my grass. No irrigation in the backyard but I do water pretty diligently. I can take pics at lunch, if that helps too.
This post was edited on 2/28/24 at 11:40 am
Posted by sqerty
AP
Member since May 2022
7387 posts
Posted on 2/28/24 at 11:58 am to
French drain - good

Bermuda - ehh kinda hard to maintain or maybe I'm thinking of another
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
27118 posts
Posted on 2/28/24 at 1:17 pm to
Zoysia is better than bermuda.

Hit with some fertilizer.

As to the drainage, I can't help there.
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
19271 posts
Posted on 2/28/24 at 1:37 pm to
How deep of a lot are we talking about. French drain could be your solution but could end up being pretty costly. When I was considering running a french drain to the front of my house (200' lot) everyone told me they would be happy to do the work and take my money, but if I were to just fill the lot so it's level my drainage issue should go away.

Until the drought killed me new sod, I went from constantly having several inches of standing water after damn near every rain to it just being a little soft for 1-2 days but no visible water by adding a few trucks of mud. I needed either 7 or 8 trucks for a 60' x 200' lot.
Posted by Grassy1
Member since Oct 2009
7330 posts
Posted on 2/28/24 at 1:56 pm to
Just curious, why did you ask mention Celebration bermuda?

Posted by Tifway419
Member since Sep 2022
1321 posts
Posted on 2/28/24 at 8:10 pm to
quote:

Zoysia is better than bermuda.
Considering the shade from your house half of the day, you might want to stick with Zoysia.
Posted by TheWiz
Third World, LA
Member since Aug 2007
11820 posts
Posted on 2/28/24 at 8:13 pm to
From the brief reading I did, it seemed to be one of the better residential Bermudas and needed a tad bit less sun that 419.

Sounds like some grade work and revamping the zoysia may be best for my setup.
Posted by LEASTBAY
Member since Aug 2007
15719 posts
Posted on 2/28/24 at 10:45 pm to
Was also in a similar situation with yard holding water. 3 dump trucks of sand over 3 years made a huge difference.
Posted by TheWiz
Third World, LA
Member since Aug 2007
11820 posts
Posted on 2/29/24 at 10:42 am to
I would kill to get one of those motorized top dressers to incrementally do this.
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