I have finally found what I am REALLY good at......

[Harley's girl]

Wow I am the crabgrass queen in Ohio!

Such a small world! Who would have thought that there would be royalty in Georgia and Ohio!!

 

[d.k]

* Hey, ya'll--here in Fl. there are only 4 types of seed you can buy. Centipede, Bahia, Annual Rye and. . . . BERMUDA!!!! The first 3 are pretty much useless, so guess what 98% of my lawn is made of??? OH, and it just went up to over $2O.OO a bag (5 lbs.).

 

[warcard]

I was actually wondering about that. I have family in FL and they love bermuda grass, what is the problem with it?

 

[rooster-red]

Consider yourself lucky that you can get anything to grow on this dreaded red clay, crabgrass would be a welcome change from my bare spots.

 

[d.k]

* Well, if you don't correct the sand's alkalinity and lack of organic material (as in adding a lot of real SOIL) it's scraggly and has very little drought tolerance because sand doesn't hold water or nutrients. IF you do the do's, it ain't half bad stuff.

 

[conny63malies]

d.k :

* Hey, ya'll--here in Fl. there are only 4 types of seed you can buy. Centipede, Bahia, Annual Rye and. . . . BERMUDA!!!! The first 3 are pretty much useless, so guess what 98% of my lawn is made of??? OH, and it just went up to over $2O.OO a bag (5 lbs.).

You forgot St Augustine. Its a pain in the tuckus to take care of.​

 

[d.k]

* No, I didn't forget it, I would love some St. Aug. BUT, you haven't been able to get SEED for it in years-- Sod, sure, but not seed.

 

[d.k]

Darn d.p.'s.

 

[CityGirlintheCountry]

The problem would not be the burmuda grass if it would obediently grow in the yard. It very hatefully chooses to NOT grow on the lawn and instead grows in my flower beds and veggie garden where it is taking over. In the yard it would be my most favorite thing ever and I would happily feed it, water it and cherish it more than life itself. In the veggie beds I spray it with poison and call it hateful names. It's all about location, location, location.

Burmuda grass is a pain because it sends out underground runners. Those suckers are about 6 inches underground and are impossible to irradicate. Even if you clear the surface of grass, it's just waiting underground to pop back up. Plus, when you pull them up, they pull up everything planted on top of them. There go the petunias. I have pulled, tilled, sprayed and shoveled for a couple of years now. Nothing makes it go away. I'm considering a locally heavy nuclear blast. I routinely ask at garden shops and invariably the landscape people shake their heads sadly and look at me with pity. NOBODY knows how to get rid of this stuff.

 

[d.k]

* True, it is kinda invasive. I have concrete borders around the beds, 2 foot paver walkways in front of the beds, heavy mulch in the beds, and sometimes the bermuda will still "jump" the distance. BUT, beggars can't be choosers. Since our climate has changed a bit here, I had planned to experiment in an area with a turf-type tall fescue. Nice deep roots for drought once you get it established. But, now we're moving or supposed to be.