Can you get some pictures of what you are dealing with ? Most of the time neighbors may not give their secrets lol kinda like a fishermans favorite spot.
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Hello, just found this forum as I have been so frustrated with finding information with my problem. First, I live in Texas and have Been updated and the house we live in is 3 years old, so I don't know how realistic my expectations are. First, I think I have commoners Bermuda but am not sure, or it can be a hybrid. It's not very thin at all, the leaves are a little thicker than some of the tall fine Bermuda I've seen but not like st augustine. I have not airrated my yard neither. My problem is I have some real pretty full areas and then a bunch of areas with stolons. Early on I was trying to cut somewhat tall like my neighbors because for some reason, his head was filled in more and taller, and still is taller. I don't understand why I have so many stolons and when I look under them, the grass isn't coming out from the ground, it's just laying on top. I have a Honda lawnmower, so I'm now mowing from the third lowest I believe. I do that because when they laid our grass and dirt, after months it had spots where it diped down and it's so uneven everywhere. So maybe I'm still mowing too tall, but am not sure... So it's hot as hell and I don't know what I am supposed to do during this time of the year. Anyways, I'm jealous of my neighbors as he's told me he hasn't done anything special. I'd love to hear any ideas from anyone. Thanks
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I'm having trouble uploading pics. It takes me to postimage.org but can't do anything once I add a photo
See bottom of reply where it says add imagine to post then once you click should give you option to take photo or Choose image
As you can see, you can see spots where the grass is full and then see where it's not. Also in this pic there are some holes, because deer have been attacking my yard lately too... That's another story... But I'm assuming this is common Bermuda grass??? Also, what notches should I now this since it doesn't grow very tall in the front yard. My yards face east and west of that helps.
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Here's a patch of good grass and then my other grass. And you can see there is some brown under some of the green grass. I'm going to mow today, so I'm not sure how low to go. As you can see some grass is verticle and others horizontal, and I'm afraid of hurting the pretty vertical grass.
if you have a uneven lawn and try to cut lower you will just be scalping the lawn in areas .. what is you hieght of cut after you mow? Have you been fertilizing ? Also have you been watering and how much ?
That's my worry, I don't want to scalp, so I miss some spots because certain areas don't grow up. I use milargonite and did it about 2 weeks ago. As far as height after cut, I believe it's about 1.5 inches. Watering, I water twice a week with a sprinkler system for about 20 minutes per zone.
BrettWayne said:if you have a uneven lawn and try to cut lower you will just be scalping the lawn in areas .. what is you hieght of cut after you mow? Have you been fertilizing ? Also have you been watering and how much ?
You want to get 1in of water per week .i would suggest watering only once per week at the 1 inch mark. If you chose to do twice a week make sure you get at least half inch of water. 20 mins with your sprinkler may not be enough. Next time put some cups out or tuna cans and measure the amount of water that fills the cups within that 20 mins and adjust your watering time from there.
Welcome, you definitely need some guidance. Your lawn is 3 years old so it could benefit a lot if you scalp and detach the lawn. Bermuda needs a bit more input than others but once you get it in shape, then it's not that hard caring for it. A rotary mower is also not going to give you that smooth look that a lot of us have, at least not without scalping and starting over (by this I mean scalping and maybe some sand to smooth it out). There are a couple members on here that maintain their lawns with a rotary over 1.5" and looks great, but I'm sure they had to put some work first to get there just like everyone else using a reel. For now like everyone has suggested, make sure you are fertilizing, watering and mowing frequently. stolons are a good thing but will get out of control if you don't manage it. Right now I feel you might be stuck unless you scalp or raise your mowing height a bit to let it green up evenly.
See, that's what I was wondering... I was assuming 20 minutes would do it. I may just go buy something to measure it, I'm watering tomorrow morning.BrettWayne said:You want to get 1in of water per week .i would suggest watering only once per week at the 1 inch mark. If you chose to do twice a week make sure you get at least half inch of water. 20 mins with your sprinkler may not be enough. Next time put some cups out or tuna cans and measure the amount of water that fills the cups within that 20 mins and adjust your watering time from there.
Here is a video by grassdaddy who is a member here. https://youtu.be/XLcaHLhO5HU
Also like Irias comment above states raising your height could be a good option too if every time you cut it leaves brown patches from cutting the green off due to the uneven portions of your lawn.
Quick question... For each level to raise or lower the lawnmower, does each one represent a height? Like .5 or 1 inch?
It depends on your mower.. you can sit your mower on even payment and get a piece of wood like a paint stick and cut it down to fit inside your deck. Place it flush to surface and try to make a mark on stick using blades . Measure height from bottom of stick to the mark to get the height of cut that your mower is set on. there may be a easier way but this is how iv down it in past ..
So mine is set to 2 inches. If I go lower by 1 notch like I tried to do, it will scalp it, like I did in a small area. I wish my mower had an in between setting, lol. I may wait to level it when the weather is better, like October if y'all think that's ok to do it. I still can't stand those stupid stolons. Anyways, since I used merlargonite a couple weeks ago, when and what can I do next when it comes to fertilizing? Same product or something different?
I like milorganite it's a great product and I suggest if you like it then stick with it ..
How long can I wait to spread it out? I know it's organic so it shouldn't really hurt it. And is or bad to just pull out the stolons or what should I do about them?
I would leave the stolons and there are a few other guys in group from Texas that can expand better on their fertilizing routines.
Not without being a little more precise. "Texas" is too vague to give any accurate info. I've seen Dalhart and McAllen be 90 degrees different at the same time before. Elevation, humidity and soil structures all vary quite a bit in our great state.BrettWayne said:I would leave the stolons and there are a few other guys in group from Texas that can expand better on their fertilizing routines.
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