[Arid_gardener] Bermuda grass

[Jim Oravetz]

Hello Chuck,
Number one, you are watering your Bermuda grass way to often. Unless 
of course it is a new installation. My Bermuda gets watered once 
every four days now. When it gets really hot, end of July through 
August, it will get watered once every three days. Bermuda loves the 
heat but hates wet feet(roots). I hope your lawn watering takes place 
in the morning before 10a.m. Excessive watering also leaches the 
nutrients out of the root zone. Follow this link to the Master 
Gardener Manual on-line for more accurate lawn information. 
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/mg/lawns/index.html

Jim Oravetz
Master Gardener


At 05:29 PM 5/11/2008, cbw35 at Netscape.com wrote:
>Chuck
>85234
>cbw35 at Netscape.com
>
>I have hybrid bermuda grass in my front yard that will not green up 
>and look healthy.  I have fertilized both my front and back yards 2 
>or 3 times this spring and only the back is looking good. I am 
>watering daily so I do not think it is a water issue. The fertilizer 
>has been a standard 23-3-3 (or something like that).  Any ideas?
>
>
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