How to Get Rid of Bermuda Grass in Centipede Grass
While Bermuda grass remains a popular choice for athletic venues (such as a football field) because it is durable and able to withstand heat, it can be a poor choice for home lawns due to its rapid growth, which requires constant mowing. Bermuda grass also grows unexpectedly and will rapidly spread across your lawn, causing desirable grass (such as Centipede grass) production to slow. Of all the home grass choices available, Centipede grass is one of the most low-maintenance types. Although it is a time-consuming process, eliminating Bermuda grass from your Centipede lawn is a simple process that will create an attractive and low-maintenance lawn and garden for you and your family to enjoy. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Identify the patches of Bermuda grass you wish to eliminate in your lawn. Bermuda can easily be identified; the grass is a thick green leaf with additional leaves that sprout up from the single grass blade. For a picture of Bermuda grass, see Resources, below.
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Put on your gardening gloves and begin pulling the Bermuda grass from your lawn. Try to pull the grass directly from the ground, and get as much of the root as you are able to pull. This will help prevent the grass from spreading new growth.
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Place all of the Bermuda grass you've pulled into the trash bag.
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Place old newspaper on the patches of pulled Bermuda grass. Be sure to place the old newspaper on the Bermuda grass patches only.
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Weigh down the old newspaper with a heavy weight or brick. Leave in place for two weeks. The old newspaper will eliminate the Bermuda grass seeds that you were unable to pull, while still providing safe, nontoxic soil for Centipede grass to grow.
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