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re: The biggest lie ever told about lawns is that Centipede is good and easy
Posted on 4/7/24 at 11:20 am to bayoubengals88
Posted on 4/7/24 at 11:20 am to bayoubengals88
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From what I’ve seen, 2” Bermuda lawns can look nice as do .5” ones…
I cut mine with a Honda mower. I travel a lot and cut my yard at the 2.5 setting once a week. If I went any lower I’d be scalping my yard. A lot of people have it in their head you have to cut Bermuda short and that’s not accurate. I believe the hybrid Bermuda I have is easier to take care of because it doesn’t grow that tall yet it’s very thick. To me Bermuda is just hardier and recovers faster. There is a reason it’s on golf courses where golf carts run all over it day after day. I’ll take the grass you can beat the crap out of, spill gas on it and it recovers, dogs trample it in my backyard, yet it still thrives. It’s such an aggressive cultivar thus it’s easier to take care of in my opinion. I’ll throw one more thing in. Bermuda loves hot weather and mine is dark green whether it’s fertilized or not.
This post was edited on 4/7/24 at 11:24 am
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Posted on 4/7/24 at 8:53 pm to STLhog
How does Zoysia hold up to high traffic?
It’s slower to creep, but tough. If you have high traffic, you need bermuda.
It’s slower to creep, but tough. If you have high traffic, you need bermuda.
Posted on 4/8/24 at 9:37 pm to tigerskin
I’m too about done battling it. Current location 8years and had a really great centipede lawn for years 2-5 at our house but since the past couple seasons it’s become a real PIA to take care of. This year I have fungus, severe decline, and a lot of stress from the drought last summer. Bright side is my backyard has a good bit of Bermuda that has really started to take off and take over….if it does well this year I may just over-seed the front and rest of the property with Bermuda and let it do its thing.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 6:05 am to LSwho84
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Bright side is my backyard has a good bit of Bermuda that has really started to take off and take over….if it does well this year I may just over-seed the front and rest of the property with Bermuda and let it do its thing.
Get yourself some Highland Bermuda seed from Hancock seeds and overseed with it. I have a mix of common, celebration hybrid, and Highlander hybrid in my yard. The hybrids kick the common's arse. In high traffic areas the common gets thin and leggy. The common just quits vertical growth but still has dense coverage. It's crazy how fast it's spreading. I put a bunch of Celebration plugs in last year and they've spread to cover about 200 SF.
This post was edited on 4/9/24 at 6:06 am
Posted on 4/9/24 at 12:40 pm to Loup
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Get yourself some Highland Bermuda seed from Hancock seeds and overseed with it.
That’s encouraging that you have had success with that. What time of the year would be best to throw some seed down?
Posted on 4/9/24 at 12:52 pm to LSwho84
hancock link
I prepped and planted a 4'x4' bare spot last Saturday, it took 6 days to start germinating with daily watering. It was colder at night than 65 degrees, too.
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Recommended planting time is spring and summer when nighttime temperatures are consistently 65+ degrees and 3 months prior to first frost.
I prepped and planted a 4'x4' bare spot last Saturday, it took 6 days to start germinating with daily watering. It was colder at night than 65 degrees, too.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 12:58 pm to Loup
How noticable are the different shades?
Posted on 4/9/24 at 1:08 pm to tigerskin
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The biggest lie ever told about lawns is that Centipede is good and easy
no one has ever said this ^^^^^
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That shite is terrible
and everyone agrees with this ^^^^
anyone who thinks its great is just admitting they let shite grow wild and wouldnt care if their yard was half dirt for a whole year
This post was edited on 4/9/24 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 4/9/24 at 1:09 pm to bayoubengals88
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How noticable are the different shades?
They hybrids are a deeper green. It's hard to tell in photos but you can see it pretty easily with the naked eye. also, with the hybrid I can go longer between cuts and not have it look kind of brown for a day or two after cutting.
this is from a few weeks ago.
[/img] the common bermuda is at the top. I haven't fertilized yet. Last year at this time this whole area was bare dirt. With centipede and st aug I'd have to start over every spring.
This post was edited on 4/9/24 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 4/9/24 at 1:26 pm to Loup
Thanks, I have common and just ordered 5 lbs of common from Hancock for bare spots. So we'll see how well common and common match.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 8:54 pm to Loup
Appreciate the link, I will order a couple small bags for some overseeing and fixing bare spots. From the product description seems like it would be a great solution for me.
Posted on 4/9/24 at 9:48 pm to tigerskin
Agreed, I fricking hate my centipede. It is not "lazy man's grass" as idiots claim
Posted on 4/10/24 at 6:21 am to TigerTatorTots
Technically it is a lazy mans grass. Have it installed and two years later you'll have nothing but dirt. No mowing, fertilizing, etc.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 7:30 am to ronk
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Technically it is a lazy mans grass. Have it installed and two years later you'll have nothing but dirt. No mowing, fertilizing, etc.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 8:57 am to ronk
Touche
Posted on 4/10/24 at 11:16 am to tigerskin
Best kind of grass to grow in Slidell. My centipede is brown already.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 11:21 am to LSUBALLER
quote:Depends on sun.
Best kind of grass to grow in Slidell.
Full sun, bermuda
Some shade, zoysia
Only 4-5 hrs of sun, St Augustine
Posted on 4/10/24 at 1:52 pm to Loup
What seeds do I want for brighter green Bermuda to blend in best with the adjacent St. Aug under a tree?
This post was edited on 4/10/24 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 4/10/24 at 4:38 pm to LSUBALLER
So I can just spread seed with my brown ugly centipede grass?
Posted on 4/10/24 at 6:01 pm to LSUBALLER
quote:If you have full sun, scalp the centipede to the dirt, glyphosate it at least once, order Bermuda seed from Hancock, glyphosate again or till the soil, add a starter fert, throw down the seed at the appropriate rate (using a spreader), roll over it with something heavy, cover the seed with peat moss 1/4” thick, then keep the ground moist for 7-10 days.
So I can just spread seed with my brown ugly centipede grass?
That’s the proper way and you’ll have a damn nice lawn soon (with some weeds that you’ll need to spray out).
Lazy way:
Scalp centipede
Seed Bermuda
Keep it moist
This post was edited on 4/10/24 at 6:15 pm
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