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Old 11-03-2024, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Miboater View Post
I applied the same combination of herbicides last Saturday for my common Bermuda problem. It's been 8 days and I'm already seeing some results and looks like the 3 to 4 week time-line is accurate for total kill. One bonus is that the treatment is turning the torpedo grass yellow so it may be working on that as well.
Might be fun to compare notes. Have found that the "degree" of Bermuda infestation made a significant difference in how things looked *after* the "success".

We had areas that were nearly totally Bermuda. We have a small birdcage coming soon so I've taken some of the "sod" from that area (where there was a much lower percentage of Bermuda) and tried replacing some of the worst areas of infestation with it - prior to starting this "chemicals" experiment. It's been interesting and still I'm still learning a lot.

Wouldn't be getting my hopes up too much about the torpedo grass, though. Making one's own "sod" teaches one a *lot* about rhizomes and stolons. They're not all the same. :-) OTOH, other than a few "special" weed types - such as doveweed - we've had a *huge* reprieve with the "regular" weeds, such as spurge and nutsedge. Our pest control company seems to be pretty good with the "special" types.