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Here is what I've done to my front lawn so far:
Front lawn is 500sq/ft
1.) Beginning of February I applied spectracide weed stop (liquid form)
2.) April 14th I put down 20-0-5 with Pre-emergent and bag of Milo
The temperatures here in the upstate of S. Carolina have been up and down. We've had some warm days, but for about a week temps were in the high thirties at night. I know the grass hasn't broken through full dormancy, but I am concerned, that my Bermuda is shot. My question is based of the picture, what else can I do, relatively cheap to combat the poa Anna that has taken over the dormant Bermuda.

 

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Bermuda recovers well in the late spring and summer. As long as you're watering, fertilizing and cutting, it'll come back. I've had a much worse looking Bermuda lawn than yours before and by June/July, you couldn't tell there had been a problem at all. I would get a soil test if you haven't done that and keep fertilizing every 4 weeks or so. You can also spot spray the weeds, but it looks like you have poa annua and that stuff will die off in the next few weeks as it starts getting warmer, just be sure you put down a pre emergent this fall to avoid them next spring.
 

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skiwhe said:
Bermuda recovers well in the late spring and summer. As long as you're watering, fertilizing and cutting, it'll come back. I've had a much worse looking Bermuda lawn than yours before and by June/July, you couldn't tell there had been a problem at all. I would get a soil test if you haven't done that and keep fertilizing every 4 weeks or so. You can also spot spray the weeds, but it looks like you have poa annua and that stuff will die off in the next few weeks as it starts getting warmer, just be sure you put down a pre emergent this fall to avoid them next spring.
Thanks for testimony. I was hoping the poa Anna would rid itself by now, hopefully I'll start to see progress in the coming weeks.
 
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