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It's been about a week and a half and there's good germination but I had heavy rain for a week and my soil appears to be saturated and not draining water causing this green moss/mold. Is my "lawn" doomed? Help!
Newly seeded Bermuda green mold/moss
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It's been about a week and a half and there's good germination but I had heavy rain for a week and my soil appears to be saturated and not draining water causing this green moss/mold. Is my "lawn" doomed? Help!
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Not doomed because of the algae, but I'd be concerned long term about the drainage. That's just an indicator that water is sitting too long. Not sure how Bermuda feels about soggy feet.
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Given that its starting to fill in, what are my options to improve drainage for the soil?
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Do nothing your fine. My ground did that before it exploded in germination. In 2 -4 days it will be gone and replaced with your Bermuda babies. I wrote about the same thing in my renovation.
Your all good
Is it truly moss or just like a green tint all over the ground. It looks like just a green tint. If so you should be fine. A new mother worries about her babies I know.
Unfortunately if it is a problem you can't do anything about it until you grass gets older. Keep us updated.
How much are you watering? Is the ground soggy all the time?
Does water stand or pool in those areas?
You have a lot of shade. Do you get direct sun?
Your all good
Is it truly moss or just like a green tint all over the ground. It looks like just a green tint. If so you should be fine. A new mother worries about her babies I know.
Unfortunately if it is a problem you can't do anything about it until you grass gets older. Keep us updated.
How much are you watering? Is the ground soggy all the time?
Does water stand or pool in those areas?
You have a lot of shade. Do you get direct sun?
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I will keep you all updated. I'm toying with the idea of aerating with liquid aeration so the soil soaks up all the water deep. But that would be after its established I think. I definitely have some leveling to do as well
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I just cut down 3 trees in the back yard it gets direct sun before 3pm. It does pool up a lot as i water and there are low spots where it collects and doesn't dry very quickly. I was watering about 3 times a day and it was fine until I got about a week of heavy rainfall. Now I don't want to water at all because it just pools up
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How much do you water?
Water less more frequently.
You don't want water to pool.
Do you have irrigation?
Water less more frequently.
You don't want water to pool.
Do you have irrigation?
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I have some cheap sprinklers I use. After about 5 minutes it starts to pool up.
After the week of heavy rain where I didn't water at all, I water one a day for about 30 minutes. It stays moist all day.
I'm wanting these clouds to go away so I can get good direct sunlight. Hoping that'll help.
After the week of heavy rain where I didn't water at all, I water one a day for about 30 minutes. It stays moist all day.
I'm wanting these clouds to go away so I can get good direct sunlight. Hoping that'll help.
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instead of 1 time a day for 30 min
DO 3 times a day for 10 min each. or another combination or 6 times a day for 5 min. Break it up. Im thinking your putting down to much water at once. Seeds can float away. The shade you have worries me
DO 3 times a day for 10 min each. or another combination or 6 times a day for 5 min. Break it up. Im thinking your putting down to much water at once. Seeds can float away. The shade you have worries me
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It's had a chance to dry up so when watering its soaking it up better. I will try the 3 times a day but once they sprout don't you wanna water more heavy and less frequent to promote deeper roots?
I had sod laid about 7 weeks ago. I had an irrigation leak and the side yard where the leak was stayed completely soaked and drenched for the first 6 weeks. It has dried up since leak was fixed a week ago and is now about 90% green and only thing I have to fix is the swells the water caused. If that's not a testimate to the durability of Bermuda I don't know what is
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Just to close out the thread. Green tint mostly gone except for a few areas that don't drain well. Finally got a bunch of sunny days and the problem went away.
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