Zoysia/Bermuda

[3puttharry]

We have, according to our lawn care provider, a problem with bermuda grass in our Zoysia (sp). House is less than one year old. Drove around other new areas and saw the same kind of crazy grass growing mixed in many zoysia lawns. anyone else being told this is a problem and how is this stuff getting in our lawns? thanks

[mulligan]

Call waranty. They just did quite a bit of work on a neighbor's sod--11 months after closing.

[CarGuys]

Is that the tall skinny grass that is in the sod and also grow well in the garden beds?

[Bogie Shooter]

We have, according to our lawn care provider, a problem with bermuda grass in our Zoysia (sp). House is less than one year old. Drove around other new areas and saw the same kind of crazy grass growing mixed in many zoysia lawns. anyone else being told this is a problem and how is this stuff getting in our lawns? thanks

I have a lawn that is 7 years old and I have Bermuda. It blows in from the golf courses and I have been told a lot of the land had wild Bermuda growing in the pastures before we resettled here.............so kill it, dig it up and resod with zoysia.
Once read that if there is something green growing in your lawn the easiest thing is to just mow it off.
Maybe a call to warranty would be worth the effort, however, even resodding is no guarantee you will not have the Bermuda sometime in the future.

[gomoho]

Is that the tall skinny grass that is in the sod and also grow well in the garden beds?

Bermuda grows close to the ground, has tentacles a mile long, and is next to impossible to get rid of. Wish God had never created it!!!

[Carla B]

Is that the tall skinny grass that is in the sod and also grow well in the garden beds?

If I understood Jim Davis correctly when he came to look at our yard, the tall, skinny grass is a nut grass. You can pull it easily from the beds but you can't do anything about it in turf except to mow it.

[batman911]

Best to spray nut grass with a nut grass specific week killer. Nut grass has a nut (thus the name) deep in the ground that will continue to sprout unless you dig it out our kill it. Bermuda can be spread to your lawn by your gadeners lawn mowers. If they mow anothe lawn that has Bermuda seeds before yours, some of the seeds will cling to the underside of the lawn mowers and fall in your yard.

[PaPaLarry]

Yes, almost everyone has Bermuda mixed with their Zoysa. Eventually, Bermuda takes over Zoysia. Nothing you can do about it. You can dig out, and resod, but your playing a losing game. Just deal with it, and mow

[Scott8147]

I'd be interested in the situation where warranty did work on someone's sod 11 months after closing. We've had numerous sod issues and when we called warranty after only 2 months, they told us we only had a 30 day guarantee on the lawn and to call a lawn person.

[Phanatic Luvr]

Hubby swears we got a bad batch of grass. Our lawn is also 10 months old now. We water 2x per week between 30 and 50 minutes depending on flower beds or sod. We have also fertilized (weed and feed) 3 times in the past 10 months. We cut our own lawn, so no risk of a lawn service bringing in unwanted weeds or fungus on mowers. It appears as if there is a lot of dead grass mixed with our sod. We have quite a large lot and there are no houses on either side to block out the sun. It gets direct sun all day, every day.
Any helpful knowledge would be greatly appreciated.
Thanx!!!!

[CarGuys]

Yes, almost everyone has Bermuda mixed with their Zoysa. Eventually, Bermuda takes over Zoysia. Nothing you can do about it. You can dig out, and resod, but your playing a losing game. Just deal with it, and mow

I have it in our new yard. It is coming in from the empty lot next to us. It moves fast dosen't it? I thought Zoyzia took over anything?

[Golfingnut]

I believe Zoysia takes over Bermuda in time. It has in my yard over a two year effort. I was about 1/3 rd bermuda when we bought, now only a trace left.

[Richard1366]

Don't use weed and feed, you are supposed to weed and feed at different times, You can get great information on taking care of zoysia at the Florida State University site. The dead grass usually means that you need to have your lawn thatched.

[PaPaLarry]

Hubby swears we got a bad batch of grass. Our lawn is also 10 months old now. We water 2x per week between 30 and 50 minutes depending on flower beds or sod. We have also fertilized (weed and feed) 3 times in the past 10 months. We cut our own lawn, so no risk of a lawn service bringing in unwanted weeds or fungus on mowers. It appears as if there is a lot of dead grass mixed with our sod. We have quite a large lot and there are no houses on either side to block out the sun. It gets direct sun all day, every day.
Any helpful knowledge would be greatly appreciated.
Thanx!!!!
Check for Mole Crickets or Fungus!!!

[PaPaLarry]

I believe Zoysia takes over Bermuda in time. It has in my yard over a two year effort. I was about 1/3 rd bermuda when we bought, now only a trace left.
According to Florida State University, Bermuda definetly takes over Zoysia. Stop by Annex on Mondays and talk to representives

[Shimpy]

I've always had St. Augustine Floritam in S. Florida without any problem. Look at the lawns north of 466 that have St. Augustime. They all look great and evenly green. I have Zoyza now and if it goes 3 days without water it starts looking sick.

[gomoho]

I've always had St. Augustine Floritam in S. Florida without any problem. Look at the lawns north of 466 that have St. Augustime. They all look great and evenly green. I have Zoyza now and if it goes 3 days without water it starts looking sick.

But when it looks good, it looks very, very good and is so nice to walk through.:D

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

I don't understand all the concern over Bermuda. As far as I have always understood, it is a superior grass over Zoysia or St Augustines. Bermuda is what is used on the golf courses in the south. I think that most golf courses look better than most lawns here.
Up north, grasses like Zoysia and St Augustines are considered weeds or crabgrass.
If you go into Lowes or Home Depot you'll find mostly Bermuda overseeding products. I think that it's not used when homes are built because it is much more expensive than any other type of grass available down here.

[batman911]

Bermuda requires lots of water, fertilizer and sun. That may be why the developer does not use it. You can retard growth of Bermuda if you shade the area where you do not want it.