[nt5000]

New member here from West of Austin, TX. I live between Bee Cave and Spicewood.

I plan on doing a proper member intro tonight or tomorrow, but just noticed something in my yard and thought it would be interesting to post pics now.

Are these the same species? Took these from with 5 ft if each other in my back yard.(Left vs right on first pic). The thinner blades seem rolled up kinda. Does that mean it's all the same but some are drought stressed?

I thought it was all Bermuda until this afternoon.

Not sure if these pics are enough to go by...

I have been taking lots of pictures from the same few spots around my lawn and comparing them over the past few weeks. I don't know what I'm doing yet, but sure do enjoy reading and learning from this forum.

Thanks guys!

 

[g-man]

@nt5000 Welcome to TLF

I moved you post to the warm season folder. You will get more traction in this forum to help ID your bermuda.

 

[nt5000]

@nt5000 Welcome to TLF

I moved you post to the warm season folder. You will get more traction in this forum to help ID your bermuda.

Thanks! I can't resist editing my first post over and over :lol:

 

[Movingshrub]

Does one type have dew in the morning while the other doesn't?

 

[nt5000]

I'll have to check tomorrow. I haven't noticed.

 

[Brackin4au]

Does one type have dew in the morning while the other doesn't?

Interesting question. Does that hint towards one type vs another?

 

[Movingshrub]

It does. Let's see if anyone else chimes in with the correct answer for which type has dew and which doesn't. @kur1j isn't allowed to answer since we talked about this recently. If no one else answers, I'll follow up.

 

[nt5000]

Compulsive googler :roll:

 

[kur1j]

@Movingshrub Raises hand slowly...oh-oh-oh pick me! I know that answer . But looks like @nt5000 figured it out on his own.

 

[Movingshrub]

@nt5000 I'm impressed with how quick you found that. So that brings me back to my question. Observe over a few days, and be mindful that trees have a microclimate beneath the canopy that will throw off dew relative to the rest of the yard.

 

[Brackin4au]

Any tips on figuring out which Bermuda type you have? Mine was sodded by the builder, but all he could tell me was "it's bermuda... probably hybrid".... "thanks..."

 

[nt5000]

Pics over the past couple of weeks from the top of the slide.
HOC is ~1" with manual reel. I never was able to scalp lower because of my mower. So do I need to raise it to 1.5 to provide a 1/2" "green up" difference?

Still need to get my watering lined out, I assume it's struggling because of the heat.

EmeraldLawns is doing the fert/weed control until I feel confident enough to take over. They have only come one time so far, and sprayed fungicide in addition to granular (organic I think) fertilizer and spraying for weeds.


Lots of dog pee spots :roll:


Got a thatch rake and it is very satisfying/addicting! I used it pretty aggressively in a few areas and am watching to see what happens. The sandy spot on the left is where I took it down to the dirt and put down 4 bags of sand as a test.




Is there an obvious bermuda->zoysia invasion?

 

[nt5000]

Any tips on figuring out which Bermuda type you have? Mine was sodded by the builder, but all he could tell me was "it's bermuda... probably hybrid".... "thanks..."

I'll see if I can ask the builder. And if they don't know I will ask if they can tell me the supplier. I read a post earlier today where they found out by calling the supplier directly.

This house is ~4 years old but I just bought it 5 months ago. This is my first lawn. This neighborhood has mostly "Bermuda" lawns but I've heard Zoysia is a upgrade from the builder and a few houses have St. Augustin.

There are 2 or 3 houses with ReelLow lawns but I haven't reached out to them yet.

 

[kur1j]

Find the supplier and you can take samples to them and they can compare and tell what type it is. It is what I did, well in my case the supplier just told me it was Tifway 419 because that is all they sold.

 

[nt5000]

Does one type have dew in the morning while the other doesn't?

No dew at all this morning. I'll be watching for it though!