Bermuda Lawn – Care
Q: My front yard was sodded with bermuda ten years ago. Pine trees now shade most of the yard. What can I do to make the lawn more lush and pretty?
A: Bermudagrass is not very shade tolerant but I’ll give you three strategies to try. First, raise your mowing height to 2 – 2.5 inches to get more leaf surface area. Second, don’t fertilize as much. Twice per year is fine. Third, be super vigilant about weeds. Spot spray or pull any you see. Do not use weed and feed but use a pre-emergent religiously every spring and fall.
-
Advertisement
-
Follow Walter
-
Advertisement
-
-
April calendar
Time to start moving your houseplants outdoors gradually. April winds will keep your wind chimes tinkling....
Get The Checklist
-
-
-
name that plant
Post your puzzlers and help others with theirs.
Start Here
-
-
Trending Posts
-
1
Hornet – Small Nest
-
2
Earthworms – Help Aerate Red Clay?
-
3
Moisture Meters – What Is The Range Needed For Fescue Grass
-
4
Granite Dust – Harmful?
-
5
Invasive Plants
-
1
Roundup(glyphosate) damage – On Rose
-
2
Hornet – Small Nest
-
3
Granite Dust – Harmful?
-
4
Wildflowers in Highway Medians
-
5
Zoysiagrass – In North Georgia?
-
-
Walter’s Bookshelf
Browse and purchase gardening books by Walter Reeves, plus select titles by other authors.
View books -
Popular topics
Soil Spring Summer Seed Winter Fall Flowers Weed Fertilizer Disease Shade Temperature Pots Oak Pine Pruning Mulch Watering Container Maple Compost Birds Herbicide Tomatoes Azalea Moisture Poison Pears Hydrangea Glyphosate Caterpillar Pests Cherry Roundup Irrigation Pre-Emergent Pesticide Stone Dogwood Peach Spider Pine Straw Greenhouse Magnolia Squash Squirrels Beans Lemon Travel Poisonous