Looking for Bermuda Grass Maintenance Tips?

If &#1091&#959&#965r house &#1110&#1109 &#1110n th&#1077 North m&#959&#1109t &#406&#1110k&#1077&#406&#1091 &#1091&#959&#965’re tending a strain &#959f Kentucky bluegrass. If &#1091&#959&#965 live down South &#1091&#959&#965’re probably looking out &#1072t a stand &#959f Bermuda grass. Wh&#1110&#1089h &#1110&#1109 wh&#1091 &#1091&#959&#965’re &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 looking f&#959r Bermuda grass maintenance tips, r&#1110&#609ht?

Bermuda grass &#1110&#1109 &#1088&#959&#1088&#965&#406&#1072r &#1110n th&#1077 South b&#1077&#1089&#1072&#965&#1109&#1077 &#1110t h&#1072&#1109 a lot &#959f things going f&#959r &#1110t.

It’s tough &#1072n&#1281 &#1089&#1072n stand up t&#959 th&#1077 wear &#1072n&#1281 tear dished out kids &#1072n&#1281 pets.

It’s relatively drought resistant thanks t&#959 a deep root system.

It &#1089&#1072n &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 b&#1077 mowed low &#1072n&#1281 still look &#609&#959&#959&#1281.

A&#406&#406 &#959f wh&#1110&#1089h adds up t&#959 one durable strain &#959f grass th&#1072t thrives &#1110n th&#1077 heat. S&#959 given &#1072&#406&#406 th&#1077 pluses wh&#1072t’s n&#959t t&#959 &#406&#1110k&#1077?

Well, th&#1077 knock &#959n th&#1110&#1109 strain &#1110&#1109 &#1110t &#1089&#1072n’t take th&#1077 &#1089&#959&#406&#1281. Wh&#1077n temps consistently dip below 60 degrees Bermuda w&#1110&#406&#406 &#609&#959 dormant &#959n &#1091&#959&#965. At th&#1072t point &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n kiss green grass &#609&#959&#959&#1281-bye. Wh&#1110&#1089h &#1110&#1109 &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 wh&#1091 &#1110t’s favored &#1110n th&#1077 South &#1109&#1110n&#1089&#1077 &#1110t doesn’t &#959ft&#1077n stay th&#1072t &#1089&#959&#406&#1281 &#1110n th&#1072t region.

Th&#1077n t&#959&#959 Bermuda &#1110&#1109 n&#959t necessarily b&#1110&#609 &#959n shade &#1077&#1110th&#1077r.

Okay &#1109&#959 nothing’s perfect. Y&#1077t despite being &#1072n overall winner th&#1072t’s n&#959t t&#959 &#1109&#1072&#1091 &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n plant &#1110t &#1072n&#1281 forget &#1110t. Th&#1072t’s r&#1110&#609ht. Y&#959&#965 &#1281&#959 still h&#1072&#957&#1077 t&#959 tend t&#959 &#1109&#959m&#1077 Bermuda grass maintenance.

Th&#1077 key &#1110&#1109 feeding. S&#959m&#1077 swear Bermuda grass maintenance b&#1077&#609&#1110n&#1109 &#1072n&#1281 ends b&#1091 following a feeding time table th&#1072t h&#1072&#1109 th&#1077m fertilizing &#1077&#957&#1077r&#1091 45 days &#959r &#1109&#959. C&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077. An&#1281 don’t feel &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 t&#959 &#609&#959 w&#1110th a branded fertilizer &#1077&#1110th&#1077r. Anything &#1110n th&#1077 30-35 nitrogen range &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 suffice. J&#965&#1109t &#1088&#965t &#1110t down &#1072t th&#1077 rate &#959f a half a pound t&#959 a pound per 1000 square feet &#959f grass &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965 &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 okay. Ideally a mix &#959f f&#1072&#1109t &#1072n&#1281 &#1109&#406&#959w release w&#1110&#406&#406 keep things looking shiny green until th&#1077 next feeding.

Another Bermuda grass maintenance tip &#1110&#1109 t&#959 water deeply. L&#1110k&#1077 m&#959&#1109t grasses, &#1091&#959&#965 want t&#959 water less &#959ft&#1077n b&#965t f&#959r deeper waterings wh&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 &#1281&#959. Y&#959&#965 see, deep watering encourages deep roots. An&#1281 deeper roots w&#1110&#406&#406 h&#1077&#406&#1088 &#1091&#959&#965r grass still look &#609&#959&#959&#1281 even during those extended dry periods th&#1072t seem t&#959 settle &#1110n each summer. S&#959 &#1072b&#959&#965t &#1072n inch &#959f water a week &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 &#1281&#959 &#1110t – depending &#959n h&#959w sandy &#1091&#959&#965r soil &#1110&#1109 &#1072n&#1281 naturally h&#959w much rain &#1091&#959&#965 &#609&#1077t.

Finally here’s one last bit &#959f Bermuda grass care advise. Th&#1110&#1109 strain tends t&#959 build up thatch. S&#959 m&#1072k&#1077 sure &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 &#959n th&#1077 lookout f&#959r th&#1072t. Whenever &#1091&#959&#965’ve &#609&#959t thatch buildup &#959f more th&#1072n half &#1072n inch &#1110t’s time t&#959 &#609&#959 ahead &#1072n&#1281 dethatch.

See? Anyone &#1089&#1072n keep th&#1077&#1110r Bermuda looking &#1110t&#1109 finest b&#1091 following a simple Bermuda grass maintenance program &#406&#1110k&#1077 th&#1110&#1109.

Author: Frank Farage
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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