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Winter rye to summer centipede.

Posted on 2/1/21 at 3:45 pm
Posted by DieselTiger1
9 Dragon
Member since Oct 2008
13672 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 3:45 pm
Every year my centipede lawn turns to a mud hole in the winter. I finally had enough of the dogs tracking mud in the house and threw out rye grass seed. It took very well and I have a nice green rye grass lawn right now.

So, with spring around the corner, should I be taking any steps to transition? Will the rye die off and centipede take over? Do I need to over seed with centipede? Am I screwed?

Explain it to me like I’m 5.
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6152 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 5:04 pm to
Rye dies in the heat and centipede grows in the heat. You don’t need to do anything. If you use msm for your weed killer then you can spray it on the rye when your centipede is greening up. Msm kills rye.
Posted by gamecocks22
SC
Member since Dec 2012
4913 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 7:04 pm to
Ronk, I didn't know that about the MSM. Good to know.
Posted by DieselTiger1
9 Dragon
Member since Oct 2008
13672 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 7:10 pm to
quote:

Rye dies in the heat and centipede grows in the heat. You don’t need to do anything. If you use msm for your weed killer then you can spray it on the rye when your centipede is greening up. Msm kills rye.


Thanks, boss.
Posted by labguy
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2020
244 posts
Posted on 2/4/21 at 9:59 pm to
I also planted winter rye this year. Excuse the ignorance, what is msm?
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6152 posts
Posted on 2/4/21 at 10:58 pm to
Metsulfuron methyl. Common cheap but effective herbicide. Sold under generic or brand names. Two brand names I use are Manor and AM tide.
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