[Suaverc118]

I just came across this on YouTube! Has anyone seen this and or tired it?

https://youtu.be/O7EVQJiJn2s

 

[Colonel K0rn]

Ok, I couldn't help but to laugh, "I haven't done this before." I felt that way with a lot of things that I have done, and will do, in my lifetime. There are many roads to Dublin, but setting my lawn on fire isn't one of the ways I plan on getting there.

 

[Mightyquinn]

I have SERIOUSLY considered doing this in place of sclaping as it is A LOT less labor intensive and still gets the job done. My only fear is someone in the neighborhood freaking out about it or seeing all the smoke, I'm also wondering if you could be fined for illegal burning just like burning leaves in the street. I may give this a go at sometime in the future though.

I think it would be great because you burn all that excess material and then the lawn is black so it absorbs more sunlight which in turn will heat the soil and get your lawn greening up faster.

 

[Topcat]

My wife pokes fun at me and the way I take care of the lawn. The first time I set it on fire to get it to grow better is when I think she'd call the people in the white coats to take me away.

 

[raldridge2315]

So, back in the day (fifties, sixties, and seventies) burning the lawn in place of scalping was standard practice. It is necessary to be prepared with the water hose at the property lines as dry dormant bermuda will burn like a wild fire. Calm winds are appropriate. Then the EPA and homeowner groups got into the picture and this practice is no longer acceptable. I will tell you that the first mowing after the burn is sporty. You will need a mask and a shower just as if you were working in a coal mine. My recollection is that it seems as though the green-up occurred much earlier after a burn than with a scalp. I don't know why, but it's an interesting thought. I would love to go back to those days --- and not just to burn the lawn!

 

[pennstater2005]

I tried this but mine did not burn anywhere near as nice as that.

 

[Ware]

...I'm also wondering if you could be fined for illegal burning just like burning leaves in the street...

Yeah, I would definitely recommend checking local ordinances before proceeding with something like this. I live in a small town (~5k) and even we have an ordinance that prohibits open burning within something like 150' of any neighboring structures.

 

[J_nick]

..... My recollection is that it seems as though the green-up occurred much earlier after a burn than with a scalp. I don't know why, but it's an interesting thought.

I've always heard a quicker green up after burning also. The reasoning I got was because the ground is now black, the black ash absorbs light a lot better than tan dormant Bermuda and the ground temps will be elevated compared to areas that weren't burned.

 

[J_nick]

It's not prohibited in my town but I'm too chicken to do it. I'm afraid I'll either burn a structure down or the fire will get away from me. You'd be amazed by how fast a grass fire will travel with even a slight breeze

 

[Ware]

...I'm too chicken to do it. I'm afraid I'll either burn a structure down or the fire will get away from me. You'd be amazed by how fast a grass fire will travel with even a slight breeze.

+100

 

[raldridge2315]

This afternoon I was on my way to my church for a meeting when I pasted a yard where the grass had been burnt. They must have just done it as it was not that way this morning. The property lines must have been wet down as the burn edge was fairly straight. I noticed three shrubs that were no longer evergreen. Looks like this was a case of let's get it done before the fire marshal gets here. Then we can just play dumb -- Oh, mister man. We didn't know we weren't supposed to do that.

 

[SGrabs33]

I looked into doing this but it's against city code. Also I don't thunk my HOA would be too happy.

 

[gatormac2112]

My lawn is bordered on the south side by woods that are full of dry dead wood and leaves. I'm not risking that

 

[FATC1TY]

..... My recollection is that it seems as though the green-up occurred much earlier after a burn than with a scalp. I don't know why, but it's an interesting thought.

I've always heard a quicker green up after burning also. The reasoning I got was because the ground is now black, the black ash absorbs light a lot better than tan dormant Bermuda and the ground temps will be elevated compared to areas that weren't burned.

Which is more than likely the case, as I was playing golf at TPC Sugarloaf the other week, I noticed the black sand they used on the fairways they overseeded.

Reasoning?

The black sand heats up more and promoted quicker germination for the PRG and helped the Bermuda recover faster.

 

[Guest]

It's probably against most city/county ordinances but I've seen a lot of folks do it and be fine. In the city I work some of the historically larger fires here spread extremely quick in Bermuda grass on a windy day. I can think of two in the last decade.
Make sure you have your garden hose ready and do it on a dead wind day. 🤭

 

[dsbuckle]

Not my yard, but a buddy of mines. He does it every year. This yard pictured is 4 years old. Still a work in progress.

 

[Tellycoleman]

Do you have to worry about pre emergents in the fall if you do this to them in the spring?

 

[FATC1TY]

Do you have to worry about pre emergents in the fall if you do this to them in the spring?

Why would it matter to the pre-m in the fall??

It would be near the end of its effective point in the spring in some cases and burning the yard is just removing the dead dormant grass. The soil holds the pre-m anyways, not the leaf tissue.

 

[Tellycoleman]

i was thinking why worry about weeds when they are going to die by fire in the spring.

 

[Colonel K0rn]

Nature has been using fire to thin out weeds for a long time. Ever notice how areas that get scorched by wildfires or volcanic eruptions always have bare earth, and then next spring, signs of life come back? I read somewhere a long time ago that the wildfires caused more weed seed germination afterwards. Since the large trees/shrubs are no longer there to compete for nutrients, weeds flourish. However, they play a role in keeping soil erosion minimized for a while, until larger trees/bushes and other foliage come to hold the earth into place.

If you ask me, that guy is asking for more weeds and mudslides /S