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That freeze nuked my centipede

Posted on 3/22/23 at 1:27 pm
Posted by tigerskin
Member since Nov 2004
40045 posts
Posted on 3/22/23 at 1:27 pm
Was nice green grass without any fertilizer before. Now brown

St. Aug was unbothered

Water it a lot now?

Should I bag the brown grass when cutting it or not?
This post was edited on 3/22/23 at 2:10 pm
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
11212 posts
Posted on 3/22/23 at 1:47 pm to
Same here, mine was starting to green up nicely. The st aug took a hard hit as well. I have a few patches of zoysia that didn't get phased.
Posted by Ice Cream Sammich
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2010
10110 posts
Posted on 3/22/23 at 2:38 pm to
Itll green up by the weekend.
Posted by Tifway419
Member since Sep 2022
815 posts
Posted on 3/22/23 at 3:08 pm to
The freeze thankfully nuked all of the nutsedge I constantly fight, but I’m sure that’ll green up by the weekend as well
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
34992 posts
Posted on 3/22/23 at 7:14 pm to
quote:

The freeze thankfully nuked all of the nutsedge I constantly fight,


I’m considering letting my yard go 100% nutsedge and just cutting it every other day.
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6172 posts
Posted on 3/22/23 at 7:40 pm to
Ohhhh hellllllll no don’t water it a lot now. Wanna know how to get dirt? Overwater stressed grass, that’s how you get dirt.

You can bag to pick up the dead stuff.
Posted by skullhawk
My house
Member since Nov 2007
22961 posts
Posted on 3/22/23 at 8:33 pm to
Same. My yard was looking great and now it's 50% brown. Some spots got absolutely nuked.
Posted by Bayou
CenLA
Member since Feb 2005
36775 posts
Posted on 3/22/23 at 8:49 pm to
Relax
Posted by good_2_geaux
Member since Feb 2015
740 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 9:12 am to
Great time to tell what variety of grass you have.
Centipede is orange after this last cold snap.
edit: South LA
This post was edited on 3/23/23 at 9:13 am
Posted by TigeRoots
Member since Oct 2008
8505 posts
Posted on 3/23/23 at 9:28 am to
Yep, this helped me make the determination, haha.
Posted by bayouvette
Raceland
Member since Oct 2005
4715 posts
Posted on 3/24/23 at 9:26 am to
I spent 2 weeks a couple hundred bucks getting my grass good and it all brown now.
Posted by bkhrph
Lake Charles
Member since May 2022
169 posts
Posted on 3/25/23 at 9:36 pm to
If you’re St. Augustine was unbothered, your Centipede is unbothered because it is more cold tolerant than St. Augustine. It might have gone into dormancy, but it’ll be back.
Posted by oldskule
Down South
Member since Mar 2016
15476 posts
Posted on 3/26/23 at 5:57 pm to
All over town, frontyards are brown....
Posted by tilco
Spanish Fort, AL
Member since Nov 2013
13470 posts
Posted on 3/26/23 at 8:57 pm to
quote:

If you’re St. Augustine was unbothered, your Centipede is unbothered because it is more cold tolerant than St. Augustine.


This is not accurate
Posted by Kay
Member since Mar 2011
1944 posts
Posted on 3/27/23 at 6:22 pm to
I’d buy your album.
Posted by lsulaker
BR
Member since Jan 2009
1359 posts
Posted on 3/27/23 at 8:52 pm to
I think the brown yards have to do with lack of rain (until tonight) and warm temps. My yard holds water well and it’s bone dry.
Posted by Bayou
CenLA
Member since Feb 2005
36775 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 8:55 am to
My centipede has greened up a lot this past week
May mow tomorrow
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
56204 posts
Posted on 3/28/23 at 11:02 am to
quote:

I have a few patches of zoysia that didn't get phased.


I have 99.9% zoysia. .1% red clover

Red clover is thriving. Zoysia was nuked. I am in Central La.
Posted by bkhrph
Lake Charles
Member since May 2022
169 posts
Posted on 3/29/23 at 9:42 pm to
Centipedegrass

Richard L. Duble, Turfgrass Specialist
Texas Cooperative Extension
Text and images copyright © Richard Duble.
Centipedegrass is native to China and southeast Asia. It was first introduced into the United States in 1916 from seed collected by Frank N. Meyer in South China. Centipedegrass has since become widely grown in the southeastern United States from S. Carolina to Florida and westward along the Gulf Coast states to Texas.

Its popularity as a lawn grass stems from its adaptation to low fertility conditions and its low maintenance requirements. Where centipedegrass is adapted and properly managed, it has few serious pest problems. It is particularly well adapted to the sandy, acid soils of the southeastern United States. Its westward movement is somewhat limited by severe iron deficiencies that develop in the alkaline soils of the arid regions. And, its northward movement is restricted by low temperatures. Centipedegrass is slightly more cold tolerant than St. Augustine grass, but extended periods of 5°F or less can kill centipedegrass.
Posted by tigerskin
Member since Nov 2004
40045 posts
Posted on 3/29/23 at 10:23 pm to
quote:

My centipede has greened up a lot this past week May mow tomorrow


Mine is bouncing back as well. Still a little ways to go but much better
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