[Myricia]

I'm looking at some tips on my common Bermuda lawn. I bought this house 3 years ago and the grass is nice and thick in some areas but some areas are thin and kind of an eye sore. There is also a problem with some ruts and dips in the yard. (Some of which caused by me in process of building my new she'd others been here since I moved in).

I guess I'm looking for advice on whether it would be worth it leveling with sand or possibly starting over and moving dirt. I've considered going with palaside zoysia or a more shade friendly grass since there are some bad thin spots in the corner of the yard. I fear it may be worse after the new shed is finished.

You can see some of the ruts in these pics those are some of the smaller ones. Some are about an inch deep.


As you can see in this pic the Bermuda is really thin. I can't get it to grow in no matter what I do. About the only things I've seen grow here is goosegrass since I've been here.

 

[Rockinar]

Something is not right. Theres not a tree in sight. Bermuda should grow along that building. Maybe its just not getting enough water or something. The sections along my fences and along side my house need twice the water the center of my yard needs. The heat radiating from the fence and house dries it out really quick.

If it gets sun I would hammer it with water and fertilizer. I dont see how it wouldn't grow.

 

[J_nick]

I would go for a leveling this spring and see how it looks then reassess this summer. If your liking the results you could to another leveling and make it better or start killing it. If switching grass types or a different cultivar of Bermuda you will want to get at least 2 sprays of glyphosate (+ Fusilade if possible) in this year and a follow up spray next year. Then you could lay sod late next spring.

 

[jayhawk]

The shed in the last pic- the trouble spot the north side of the shed? lot of variables....have you considered a soil analysis?

 

[Myricia]

The shed in the last pic- the trouble spot the north side of the shed? lot of variables....have you considered a soil analysis?

This side of the shed is more on the north east probably. I had a soil analysis done last year by my local extension didn't see anything crazy out of whack. Soil pH was a tad high at 7.1.

 

[jayhawk]

Any retailers near by that, would allow you to 'test' some tiftuff or even tifgrand with a few squares? Home Depot sells sod here for example. You pay a premium at $3 a square but itd give you some assurance before a bigger expense.

Regarding the shaded area