When I bought my home, the neighbors had a rather larger Branford Pear that gave too much shade for anything except for St Aug to grow on the portion of my lawn that is adjacent to theirs, so I had a nice healthy St Aug lawn on one side of the driveway and Bermuda on the main portion of the front lawn.
They cut the tree down a few years back, and last year I noticed that the now sun soaked St Aug lawn had Bermuda invading it. SO I started nuturing the Bermuda and torturing the St Aug. I kept is a about .50 - .75" last year, and St Aug does not do well with that HOC. This year I hit it with MSMA and did an aggressive Verticut/Dethatch which made the lawn look horrible. I am confident that the St Aug will be but a memory next year. There are a few patches of St Aug left but the Bermuda is winning the war. I have about 80% Bermuda in this area.


They cut the tree down a few years back, and last year I noticed that the now sun soaked St Aug lawn had Bermuda invading it. SO I started nuturing the Bermuda and torturing the St Aug. I kept is a about .50 - .75" last year, and St Aug does not do well with that HOC. This year I hit it with MSMA and did an aggressive Verticut/Dethatch which made the lawn look horrible. I am confident that the St Aug will be but a memory next year. There are a few patches of St Aug left but the Bermuda is winning the war. I have about 80% Bermuda in this area.

