Converting hay pasture into a lawn

Cut it short, spray it with a weed killer - like 2, 4D - reseed and fertilize. Cut it with a lawn mower once a week and it should take off pretty quick.

Scalp it before growth season. Spray. Reseed

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I'd chop it, level it, and cut it with the lawnmower like it's your yard.

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id go with this

Yes. I did this about 20 years ago. Converted part of a coastal hay field to St. Augustine lawn. Real simple.

Mow.

Plant 4" x 4" springs of St. Augustine spaced 10 feet apart. Dig the springs up St. Augustine from an existing lawn area (works much better than chunks of sod)

Mow like a regular yard & it will be half covered in one year (mow every single week with blades set on the highest setting). By the end of the second year, you'll have a fresh and even lawn. By mowing weekly, the St. Augustine will choke out everything else.

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just start mowing

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That's all it takes

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^^^^^^

I know this is an old thread, however it is relevant to my situation. I bought a 2.2 acre plot of land late last year which used to be part of a sugarcane field. It was leveled by a real estate company and sold in plots.

On to my question; I have had it bush hogged late last year before winter and cut it once with a zero turn mower. I just cut it this past weekend with the zero turn and it looks decent however it is still pretty rough looking. As others have suggested above should I just keep cutting and the native short grasses will eventually take over?

I am planning on digging a pond and using the dirt for the pad of my future house (building this year) and will use the additional dirt to smooth out any rough spots on the land (there are a few areas, but not too bad). I did go out yesterday prior to todays rain and overseeded the front center of the property and back end with some Bermuda. Thanks in advance.

Just scalp it to start the season and the mow it regularly after that. The rain will level out a lot of it and the trash grass will get choked out. I did this with 4 acres. Dug a pond a few years later. I got some free dirt from a guy that needed to dump it bc he dug a pool and didn’t need it. I used it to fill the low spots and just kept mowing it. It’s like a normal yard now. I never disked it or anything.

agreed. if you finish cut, st. aug will grow on its own over time in the south. you can eliminate competition from non-desirable weeds with chemicals such as 2,4-D or atrazine

Damn that was a hell of a thread bump