nowintexas
Joined: 02 Jun 2004
Posts: 4
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| Posted: Thu May 19, 2005 5:18 am Post subject: Compaction & Thatch |
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| My bermuda lawn in Flower Mound is compacted and hard, wet or dry, and has a thick layer of thatch. When I try to water, the water simply runs off. When you look at the lawn, you see more thatch than grass. What would you recommend? :( |
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Dchall_San_Antonio
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
Posts: 2001
Location: San Antonio,TEXAS
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| Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 8:44 am Post subject: |
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I would put a black soaker hose on it and leave it on trickle for 3 weeks before moving to another spot. After you have covered the entire yard, a second 3-week treatment with the soaker might be needed.
Bermuda likes to be mowed real low, under an inch, and it looks much better when mowed with a reel mower. If you're interested in changing to St Augustine, that looks good, too, but is cared for much differently. It needs to be mowed at the highest setting and can be mowed with a rotary mower just fine. |
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