[Colonel K0rn]

Considering several of the members here have immaculate lawns, I figured I'd reach out to you for some help. The condition of my lawn is pretty sad right now. I nuked the carpetgrass that I thought was centipede when I applied Celsius. About 3/4 of my front yard is dead, and some of the green kyllinga met the same fate when I applied Dismiss, painting even more of the front space into a burnt sienna color :lol:

That being said, I've got some really low spots throughout the yard; I'm talking inches lower than some of them, with areas about 4'x10' that are lower than the rest. It's really undulating throughout the whole majority of the larger portion, which is about 3,500 ft². The other portion of my lawn is about 1,500 ft².

I've weighed the options of getting a LOT of sand, and then slaving through the hot GA sun to work to level the areas that are barren, and then getting some seed down, covered with peat moss. Last "winter" we had weather that was in the 40°F range for 1 week. It was in the 80's on Christmas Day. I think it would be safe to say that I could easily germinate some bermuda seed before the "winter" set in.

I have a good stand of bermuda(cultivar unknown) that is actively growing near my driveway, and spreading vigorously, as well as some that's popping up in areas of the carpetgrass that are now dead. I had some sand left over from when they installed my pool, but I'm going to need a LOT more to level the area out.

What are your suggestions? I can budget about $300 for this right now. Wife and I are having our 20th anniversary next month, and she comes before the lawn

 

[Ware]

Have you considered a ProPlugger to help propagate the bermuda you have?

 

[Colonel K0rn]

Have you considered a ProPlugger to help propagate the bermuda you have?

I did, I'm just thinking that there's such an immense area that is dead that it would be a long way for it to recover. Plus it would be nice to have a monoculture, compared to all of the other lawns in the neighborhood. Plus I'm not sure if it would be healthy enough to take that on right now. I'm uploading some pictures.

 

[Colonel K0rn]

I had some sand that I was able to put down two days ago before it rained, and was able to put some sprigs from the back yard into those spots. Too early to tell if they're going to work out. Also, I had a lot of goosegrass and kyllinga that was in the back yard (still do), as well as all over the front yard.

Oh, one more thing, I had a project of adding gutters to the house over the past two days, because you used to be able to take a shower under the waterfall that was my front porch when we had a heavy rain. Still cleaning up a few tools today. :lol:

 

[Colonel K0rn]

Have you considered a ProPlugger to help propagate the bermuda you have?

So, I ordered a Pro Plugger. Should be here Saturday. Thanks Amazon Prime!

Also, I decided that I'm going to get some seed, and try to get some down while the weather is conducive in this area. It's usually very mild year round, and the wife said I could get lots of sand :lol: I narrowed down the types that I am looking at: Royal Bengal, Bermuda Triangle and Majestic. I can't really spring for Princess 77, and that's not the turf type that I'm wanting to grow. Anyone have any input on those 3 cultivars?

Oh, I also found a place in Statesboro that is a huge Ag Supply store. They had all sorts of Tee Jet parts there. I ordered my stuff for my conversion kit for a wand from Spray Smarter, but got the cap that only fits the AI type nozzles, and not the round one. Plus, I needed to get 2 check valves for my tow-behind sprayer. They keep dripping when I turn the pump off. Should take care of drippage. That being said, I'm just waiting on my handle to come in to make the conversion. Now I need to get a backpack sprayer. I was looking at the Shindaiwa. Thoughts/suggestions?