How to care for Bermuda grass at summers end.

Bermuda is often the natural grass variety
in very warm summer climates. It has a few maintenance items to address that will result in a nice lawn every year if you do them.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• lawn mower
• heavy rake

1. In most hot climates in the U.S., mid October signals the beginning of the cool months and the start of the dormancy period for Bermuda grass. If you allow your lawn to exceed 1 1/2 inches in height during the summer there is a high likelihood of a "thatch" which will promote disease. So, if your lawn is Bermuda mow it close.

2. Back to the dormancy period. Mow the yard several times in different directions and rake up all the clippings until you have a scalped yard. Take the heavy rake and break the soil surface at least 1/4 inch deep.

3. Sow yard with a quality Rye grass seed in perpendicular directions. Use a seed which is Annual so that in the warmth of spring it will die off as the Bermuda starts to take off in the heat.

4. In springtime you scalp again and then over seed with Bermuda. The Spring and Late Fall time frame is also when you fertilize your yard. In a nutshell, you fertilize twice a year and you scalp and over seed twice a year, once with Rye and the other with Bermuda seed.

[tikrit01]

on 11/10/2008 Very intresting! 5 stars!