The GOOD, The BAD, and The UGLY of BERMUDAGRASS

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Күн бұрын

In today’s video we cover what I consider to be the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of bermudagrass. It’s not a secret that I love my bermuda lawn, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a few things I wouldn’t change if I could. #lawninsider #reellowbermuda #bermudagrass #bermudalawn #texaslawn
The Good:
-Bermuda thrives when you mow it short, and you can achieve the golf course lawn look that so many homeowners strive for.
-Bermudagrass is tough and can repair itself.
-Bermuda is heat, drought, and disease resistant.
The Bad:
-Bermuda isn’t shade tolerant and will struggle in areas where it’s not getting enough sunlight.
-Bermudagrass takes A LOT of work to maintain. In my opinion, to have a beautiful bermuda lawn, it takes more time in the lawn than with any other grass type.
The Ugly:
-Bermuda seed heads are ugly, don’t cut well, and create a white haze in the lawn.
-Only the top third of the bermuda plant is actually green, so it’s very noticeable whenever you scalp your lawn.
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0:36 The Good
3:00 The Bad
3:36 The Ugly

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@JamieHarveyJr 2 жыл бұрын

MVP camera woman 🏆👍🏻

@Nikolasto77 Жыл бұрын

Well maintained Bermuda is so beautiful. I think it’s one of the most gorgeous grass types.

@LawnInsider Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@ericdorsey2262 Жыл бұрын

sorry, fine bladed low zoysias blow it away, no question. however, his bermuda is amazing, very hard to get bermuda to look like this

@bigpapa21tx1 Жыл бұрын

Gig’em! “Let’s everyone know you made a mistake.” That hits my soul lol. Very unforgiving on mistakes.

@LawnInsider Жыл бұрын

Mhmm! I hate scalp marks! They can completely ruin a good mow.

@MichaelCaruso13 2 жыл бұрын

Fellow Texan (and aggie) and this was really informative. Explained to me more about bermuda than I was able to find from reading only

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help! Thanks for commenting!

@BayouRepairGuy 2 жыл бұрын

I’m in Louisiana in the top of the state and we go through two months every year of a very dry spell with zero rain so Bermuda grass is the only thing that doesn’t have large die off here

@DaveCCCC 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in my second year with bermuda grass in South Carolina and it has been quite the learning experience. We cut ours higher at 2 inches every 5-7 days and we use the annual Scotts program. It looks incredible when you have it dialed in but you have to water it consistently or it loses it's deep green quick. I might experiment it cutting shorter like yours next year.

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Go for it! Give it a shot. It will always grow back. Thanks for stopping by!

@christopherortiz8713 2 жыл бұрын

Great points.. you are correct that the Bermuda is not forgiving on the scalps.. they sure stick out like a sore thumb from the sidewalk..🤦🏻‍♂️

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

It's such a bad feeling when you scalp! Ruins the mow/trim.

@bluejay3945 2 жыл бұрын

😆 Bermuda is my Achilles heel in my mid Atlantic TTTF lawn. As summer approaches and TTTF starts to get spanked Bermuda is in its glory taking over like my mother in law at the beef buffet at the Golden Corral. Haven’t tried to control it because the kids are on the lawn constantly

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, I definitely wouldn’t want to be on the wrong side of some invading bermuda!

@aradoran 2 жыл бұрын

I’m having some success with Celebration Bermuda under a tree. It does get some sun, not a lot. And I’m mowing at 1.5” to 2”. It’s actually pretty dense and spreading from plugs I put in last year and two years ago.

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you’re having success with it. Celebration is supposed to be a bit more shade tolerant than your standard Tiff 419. Thanks for commenting!

@beng32112 2 жыл бұрын

I was looking at the celebration bermuda. I didn't know how tall I could mow it. 1-3/4 is the lowest I can go.

@johnwatkins6651 2 жыл бұрын

Just sodded 15,000 sq ft of tahoma 31. It was delivered at 1.5 inches. A week later after it had settled some I scalped to 7/8 of inch then been mowing at 1 1/8 with a reel mower. May take it lower after I do some leveling and the sod roots better.

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Excited to hear about how you’re liking the Tahoma 31! Seems like a cool cultivar.

@BermudaBrian 2 жыл бұрын

Good ol seed heads. I laid down some 25% potassium and started seeing a decrease in the #s but always a pain

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they’re no bueno. Luckily right now it’s not a total outbreak. I’ll have to look into adding more potassium!

@srvafool Ай бұрын

Even in the seed head areas, it looks way better than St. Augustine, which looks more like crabgrass than anything.

@timborski1210 2 жыл бұрын

Scalp marks are my biggest issue with Bermuda lol. Always wondered how Zoysia would look

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Oh they’re absolutely the worst. They are a total buzzkill on your mow lol

@lawnpanda 2 жыл бұрын

Looking good....its gonna be rough for the next three months. I think this summer is gonna be a scorcher...

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

The 10 day forecast is about as scary as you can possibly get lol we need some actual rain. I bet we’ve had under 5” of rain this calendar year so far. Over 3” of that came with one storm.

@obgbeto 2 жыл бұрын

What kind of Bermuda do you have? Really like your videos, straight to the point! Keep it up!

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate the support. I have hybrid bermuda. Tifway 419.

@tpack670 2 жыл бұрын

We`re not worthy...... Great looking lawn.

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Thank ya thank ya!

@Walkercolt1 2 жыл бұрын

Up in NE Okra-Homer we have a Love-Hate with bermuda...it's not really winter tolerant, especially on the North side of the house-so fescue or something else on that side and under the trees. Good-ol' hairy nut-grass grass invades it badly up here too, an' that stuff's hard to kill! I can't afford to water, so I don't have many options for lawn weeds!

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, bermuda does not like the cold. Lucky for me we don’t get much cold weather down here lol my lawn was green into the new year this past year! Thanks for commenting!

@randyvelarde7448 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Rhett. Don’t know how ur only watering twice a day once and still have a top notch lawn. I’m in w Texas w high winds and no rain, having to water my 1/2” celebration Bermuda at least 5 days a week. Spot on about those ugly seed heads. Keep the great vids coming, luv ur channel!

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Randy! I appreciate how you always support the channel! That water schedule will be tested this summer I bet. The 10 day forecast is scary lol

@kathyg8684 2 жыл бұрын

I have heard that we should only cut 1/3” off but never heard “why”…..so this was news to me that only the top 1/3 is actually green!

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Yep! Each grass type is different. This is one of the only things I really don’t like about Bermuda.

@wendelljohnson4856 2 жыл бұрын

Great video...I agree with everything you said concerning the plus and minus of having Bermuda grass

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wendell! Appreciate you dropping by!

@KMbuilt 15 күн бұрын

Does Texas bremuda go dormant in the winter? I'm in Northern California 15 minutes north of Sacramento

@LawnInsider 12 күн бұрын

The very southern portion of the state won’t typically go dormant, but most of the state will at some point.

@coryCuc 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best bermuda grasses on the internet. What edger do you have/use? Also, do you have common bermuda or hybrid?

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir! It’s a hybrid sod. Tifway 419. I use my power rotary scissors attachment. I got the larger blade for edging too.

@coryCuc 2 жыл бұрын

@@LawnInsider Thanks man! Appreciate it!

@oL5re9re55ion 2 жыл бұрын

Good video. But I wouldn’t say that Bermuda is not tolerant of shade. I and a lot of my neighbors have trees and the grass does fine as long as it is not shaded all day.

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

I think there are some cultivars that are a bit more shade tolerant. Maybe you have one of those. As a rule though, you usually want to steer clear of bermuda if you’re dealing with a lot of shade.

@mosh4him 2 жыл бұрын

Hey. So 1.5 years into having Bermuda and only 3 years in NB, TX. My lawn has brown patches. Not sure if due to to water not getting to it or something else? Learning a lot from you. Any advice?

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

You can usually narrow it down to water, disease, or insects. In this heat if you pull at the grass and it doesn’t come up in clumps, I would assume it’s due to heat/drought stress. Disease isn’t impossible, but definitely more rare under these current hot/dry conditions.

@JayAlejo100 2 жыл бұрын

Quick question. Do you raise your height of your grass during this hot dry weather?? I'm in Kyle, Tx. and I see no rain in sight for the next couple of weeks.

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

I’m going to try and avoid it! We’ll see how we hold up!

@reyrey90_60 Жыл бұрын

What would you recommended for shaded areas? Like under trees etc

@LawnInsider Жыл бұрын

Either a flower bed, mulch bed, or rock garden if there is a lot of shade.

@liketheyogurt 2 жыл бұрын

I have large holes in the yard where the grass won't grow. I see your tree beds have a sharp edge to them. With the grass not grow when there is a large hole like your tree bed? How would I fix holes in my yard?

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Look into plugging those areas. If you have bermuda, the plugs will gradually fill in those weak spots. Also, the dug out edge does a good job of preventing bermuda from sneaking into the beds. Definitely slows it down.

@greggarn 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I have a question: I am reel mowing around 1/2 inch and maybe a little lower. However I can’t seem to get the green color. It looks great super low but not very green. I am mowing every few days and last week I mowed 3 times in seven days.. still not green. I just started my second pgr application as well. Any ideas you can share ?

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

I would scalp your lawn to around .25”-.3” just to reset everything and go from there. A good scalp always does wonders for me. Maybe skip your next PGR treatment if you go that route though.

@lonestarreellow8734 2 жыл бұрын

Apply some product, liquid or granular that contains Iron.

@fredsandford9342 2 жыл бұрын

Ugly side.. it goes dormant in cold weather . It looks like a season long scalp mark over the full yard. Good side. You do get a break from yard work. But junkies love being out in the yard.

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about adding that in there! I do honestly enjoy the little break though. Last year I stayed dark green into January. Then it finally got cold.

@irietropicals4255 Жыл бұрын

I laid seed a week ago and it’s starting to sprout and I have two big dogs that like to run. What is the durability like? Is the root system strong?

@LawnInsider Жыл бұрын

The bermudagrass root system is strong, but there’s still a chance less seed will take with more foot traffic. Luckily, if you can get most of it to take, the grass does a great job of filling itself in once the weather warms up.

@scottcash2020 2 жыл бұрын

are you in central texas? i’m in college station and i’m stressed about this 100 degree heat and no rain in sight

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Oh I’m stressed too lol I’m originally from the Huntsville area, but currently live in New Braunfels.

@mindyourbizness 2 жыл бұрын

Noti gang

@leandrodiasteixeira8392 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Do you know why my bermuda grass only grows runners in some spots of my yard and only grows vertically in all the rest? I keep it at 1in high mowing 2-3 times a week.

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Is there anything out of the ordinary about the location of these spots? In shade, under the reflection of a window, near a driveway or sidewalk, etc? My normal answer would be to try and rough those areas up as much as possible to try and stimulate some vertical growth.

@tretre1692 2 жыл бұрын

Or might be dry in that spot? I’ve noticed in my buffalo (not st augustine) that when it is trying to spread it’ll grow up and then start to look for the dirt or it might be a weed. I think young versions of some weeds look a lot like bermuda until it matures too? It could be very situational! Drop a few pieces of fertilizer on it and water it well and see!

@ELKORA2388 2 жыл бұрын

How short can you cut it and it still be green

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Depends how low your initial scalp is, but you can definitely get it sub .5”

@justinb1382 2 жыл бұрын

Question I hope someone can answer. I used Pennington Smart Seed Texas Bermuda Grass Seed to overseed my yard and in some areas the Bermuda seed that took well looks great but there are some rather larger patches that look like I seeded with st Augustine. Thankfully it’s only in my backyard but anyone know what the hell happened?

@LLCOOLJARED1 2 жыл бұрын

It's probably just weeds that have grown in the bare spots and you're confusing it with St. Augustine. Hit it with some weed killer and see if it dies off, the bermuda should spread and take over.

@fredsandford9342 2 жыл бұрын

Bag seeds or boxstore seeds are usually common bermuda, common Is a THICKER BLADE bermuda. the sod that builders put down is usually hybrid bermuda , hybrid is sold in sod. So it will be two different looks, that's why you don't overseed bermuda. . There are higher quality seed that are hybrid you can buy like tiff 19, princess 77, arden 15.. at most pull up runners and replant or buy sod plugs.

@justinb1382 2 жыл бұрын

@@LLCOOLJARED1 I appreciate the response. I actually thought the same thing. I used tenacity on it and did a full blanket spray of my backyard and while the tenacity killed other weeds in my yard it just whitened this “st Augustine” looking grass/weed and now it’s back to its full color so none of it was killed. I guess we’ll see what the future holds but I am hoping the Bermuda takes over eventually just thought my situation was very strange.

@justinb1382 2 жыл бұрын

@@fredsandford9342 ahh. I see that makes a lot of sense. Should’ve done more research before taking action. I appreciate the response.

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

I would imagine it’s probably a weed of some sort, too. Hopefully that’s the case, because it’s easier to get rid of weeds than an invading turf grass. Also, like they mentioned above, in the future I would avoid overseeding your bermuda. Try plugging instead!

@peterdang9475 2 жыл бұрын

Gig ‘Em

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Watching them right now. Bases loaded, nobody out🤞

@ttocsj 2 жыл бұрын

@@LawnInsider this has been a fun Aggie baseball season to follow!!

@arielrodriguez6980 25 күн бұрын

Man, don't you wish your neighbor would mow as low and as often as you to avoid that difference in between? I sure do wish mine did.

@REDLEG4512 2 жыл бұрын

The bad is your shirt. The good is your lawn. Cheers and Boomer Sooner!

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

But we can both agree the ugly is burnt Orange lol

@hudsonjamesc 2 жыл бұрын

Drill a water well

@webfeet1564 2 жыл бұрын

You're gonna need to cut those trees down in your front yard.

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

Trust me, I wish I could take them out right now. HOA requires everyone to have two trees in their front lawn… and everyone has bermuda 🤦‍♂️

@zzzdomzzzify 2 жыл бұрын

i can't stand Bermuda grass. it has snaked all through my yard and it goes brown in any shift in weather. I seriously wanna burn it

@LawnInsider 2 жыл бұрын

I think most people either love it or hate it haha 😂

@Jackson-tw3kc 2 жыл бұрын

AGGIES SUCK

@ShinerBockGirlz Жыл бұрын

I am tired of fighting it...its just the normal boring common annoying bermudagrass..how do i make this a lawn? Do I just tell my husband to mow it weekly?