re: centipede to bermuda plan... (updated with pics)

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What's your argument then? If you're gonna come in here and half troll why don't you tell us a bit about your lawn?

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I have no idea why you are reacting this way. My post was zero troll. Why is my lawn important? I loathe Bermuda anywhere but a golf course. I love centipede. I currently have a St. Aug yard. The posts re: proper Bermuda upkeep are well documented here. I have no desire to do it, and if someone else does, great for them. I am just expressing my shock that anyone would go through what it takes and would get rid of centipede. BTW, I have never actually known anyone with a Bermuda yard, and I could only lead anyone to exactly one in my community. That's probably got a lot to do with my constant amazement that anyone would do this.

Every one is different.

I grew up with St. Aug and that is all I knew until I moved to Florida. I had a centipede lawn and it was hell to keep alive in a yard that was pure sand below 2". I started a transition to St. Aug while I was there but moved before it was complete. So in my own experience, I could never recommend Centipede just because it gave me so much trouble.

Now I live back in Louisiana, have P77 in the backyard and absolutely love it. My first couple of years I fertilized regularly and mowed twice a week which would count most people out just right there (and I don't really blame them). To me it is worth it to give my kids a sticker free backyard that bounces back fast after a waterslide is up all weekend and foot traffic. It also feels incredible walking on it barefoot. Many times when we have guests over we will have a line of shoes on the back porch because people just want to walk around on it.

The past couple of years I backed off on the maintenance due to a loaded schedule. I fertilized maybe once and went down to cutting once a week. The yard still looked great but obviously not as good as the first couple of years. Throughout the drought this past year I only watered 2-3 times and it all looked just fine which was really nice.

This year I won't be as busy and think I can take a more balanced approach. I'd also like to level out my yard a bit so I will want to push the grass a bit to fill in the spots when I bring in sand.

You don’t have manipulate what he was trying to say. He fertilized and cut frequently so his lawn looked and felt amazing, not that it was a requirement.

He then went on to say that he backed off all of that and the lawn still looked great.

Wow I can’t believe I’m arguing on the Home and Garden board with someone who is

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about to be 57 and have not once fertilized a lawn.

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Go troll on the OT

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I did not manipulate anything.

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You made it look like the opposite of what he was stating. I think there's a word for that...

Annual fertilizing and once/week mowing is bare bones lawn maintenance for any respectable homeowner.
He did this, and said his bermuda lawn looked great as a result.

You implied that once he stopped doing multiple fert apps and 2x/week cutting his lawn went to shite.

edit: "good" to "great"

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A lot of people don't realize what?

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That owners of Bermuda lawns very often..

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I fertilized regularly and mowed twice a week

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Were you implying that one fertilizer application per year and weekend mowing is too much maintenance? Are you trying to warn the homeowner that this is what he'll have to do in order to enjoy great bermuda?

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The fertilizer thing wasn't important to anything I said, as I have never once used fertilizer for my lawns. in fact, I have often hoped there would be an anti fertilizer.

The person I quoted said he regularly mowed twice per week. Once per week is only when he backed off.

There is no other way to take any of this.

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This is what I mean. A lot of people don't realize this and I am just making sure it's clear.

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I'd argue more people think that if you have bermuda, that the 2x mowing and regular fertilizing is a requirement. If you want a lawn like you see on thelawnforum.com then sure.

When I went down to single weekly cuts and almost no fertilizing, my only real complaint was the amount of clippings after a cut but overall it was a perfectly acceptable backyard lawn and probably looked better than 90% of the yards around me.

So your entire point is to show that owners of Bermuda must cut their grass at least once per week?

And we are supposed to think this is excessive and high maitenance?

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So your entire point is to show that owners of Bermuda must cut their grass at least once per week?

And we are supposed to think this is excessive and high maitenance?

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OK, we are not communicating. I was wrong about everything and all my comments should be deleted. Everyone should enjoy their lawns. I'm out.

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OK, we are not communicating. I was wrong about everything and all my comments should be deleted. Everyone should enjoy their lawns. I'm out.

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It's been fun