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Bermuda turned brown; should I wait to mow?
Posted on 9/18/24 at 7:18 pm
Posted on 9/18/24 at 7:18 pm
The part of my yard that is primarily bermuda is low lying, was saturated from the rain from Francine, and has turned brown now that the yard is drying out.
I have been mowing my grass every 3-4 days before the rain. Should I continue to mow regularly or wait until it recovers?
Is it too late to amend the soil with sand or should I wait until next year.
I have been mowing my grass every 3-4 days before the rain. Should I continue to mow regularly or wait until it recovers?
Is it too late to amend the soil with sand or should I wait until next year.
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Posted on 9/18/24 at 7:21 pm to armytiger96
Every type of grass I have has turned.....im fixing to give up and cut weeds.
I don't recall lawns having so many issues in my life time.....I blame it on Biden.
I don't recall lawns having so many issues in my life time.....I blame it on Biden.
Posted on 9/18/24 at 7:31 pm to armytiger96
My Bermuda was brown prior to Francine. We got about 5 days and 6" of rain in N MS from Francine. My Bermuda really greened up from all that rain.
Posted on 9/18/24 at 7:47 pm to armytiger96
Pics might help.
How long was it under water?
How long was it under water?
Posted on 9/18/24 at 8:20 pm to armytiger96
It won't die. Ever. I don't mind the droughts, I just don't mow. I do need to do something about the 1000 species of weeds up in there...I have the stuff, just need to get out there and spray (just in time for the seasonal browning of everything).
Posted on 9/18/24 at 8:30 pm to bayoubengals88
I'll try to take some pictures tomorrow.
To clarify it wasn't underwater as in flooded. Instead the soil was completely saturated for a couple of weeks from all of the rain we had prior to the storm and of course the storm itself. Some of areas had some standing water but the grass wasn't underwater.
To clarify it wasn't underwater as in flooded. Instead the soil was completely saturated for a couple of weeks from all of the rain we had prior to the storm and of course the storm itself. Some of areas had some standing water but the grass wasn't underwater.
Posted on 9/18/24 at 8:38 pm to armytiger96
For the future, I’m wondering if products like Air-8 help with this. Personally, it seems like it does help. We probably got 8” over the course of a week, but perhaps you got much more.
It may be worth a try.
It may be worth a try.
Posted on 9/18/24 at 9:09 pm to bayoubengals88
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For the future, I’m wondering if products like Air-8 help with this
This is interesting. I may try some in future because I typically have compaction problems. However, my yard was aerated towards the end of Aug. I have poor drainage in my yard. I plan to survey it in a couple of weeks to quantify the problem.
It is not uncommon for the low lying part of my yard to be too wet to mow for a couple of weeks during the summer wet season.
Posted on 9/19/24 at 8:30 am to armytiger96
I’d love to give you a solid answer, but you might just have to let it dry out for a few weeks and see if it bounces back.
The water could have flushed it of nutrients so if it starts to green back up, which I anticipate it will, throw down some fertilizer and cut like normal.
Next spring, I’d scalp and aerate really well at a minimum. I’d also sand level.
The water could have flushed it of nutrients so if it starts to green back up, which I anticipate it will, throw down some fertilizer and cut like normal.
Next spring, I’d scalp and aerate really well at a minimum. I’d also sand level.
Posted on 9/19/24 at 8:41 am to armytiger96
quote:Check this thread out: LINK
This is interesting. I may try some in future because I typically have compaction problems.
Posted on 9/19/24 at 10:31 am to armytiger96
Keep mowing regularly. Bermuda will bounce back. Do not sand right now as the growing season is coming to a close.
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