It is going to take several applications of a cocktail to get a good kill on the bermuda but you will also need to mechanically remove as much of the old bermuda as possible since the rhizomes the live under the soil can regrow and form new Bermuda plants. It's a long drawn out process that optimally needs to be started in the fall just before the bermuda starts to go dormant and it trying to store food for the winter. It will draw that cocktail deeper into it's rhizomes and roots for a better kill. Then in the Spring you can remove as much of the bermuda as possible and still spray another application of the cocktail to get anything you didn't earlier.

I am planning on doing a version of this come Fall as I plan a total renovation of my lawn next Spring. I plan on doing 3-4 applications of Round Up and Fusilade before laying new sod or sprigs.

 

Thanks for the response Quinn. I'm meeting with the contractor this week and will be curious to see what he proposes. I've got quite a bit of Poa Annua growing right now so it's a bit difficult to get a good feel for how much bermuda is still viable. Once it gets a bit warmer and the Poa dies off the extent of my problem will become clearer .

 

Quinn ....whoa ...#breaking # news?

@Ken_K did you see
https://thelawnforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=3455

It's a process & precision equipment required. It works beautifully when done correctly. I will tell you that summer dew makes the Bermuda pop next to zeon. I have my zeon between .5 and .75 and it's not too noticable ...until the dew, then it's mocking me.

 

And don't try to spot spray. A) likely miss some Bermuda B) raises risk of over applying