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    Anybody with solid lawn care knowledge??

    Specifically bermudagrass lawns in the south?

    Here's my situation: My lawn is supposed to be bermudagrass...but it's being overrun by weeds.

    I've considered just killing the entire yard, weeds and all, and starting over, but in our back yard my wife has some Jasmine I don't wanna kill.

    I found this link:

    http://tomlinsonbomberger.com/to-ove...our-ugly-lawn/

    That basically says go through two rounds of spraying with weed killer, then mowing as short as possible, then dethatching, then seeding, and then fertilizing.

    Excuse the pun, but that seems like a little bit of overkill.

    I'm just looking for a good way to get rid of the weeds, and make the lawn nice.

    Any thoughts?
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    Actually, Bermuda grass IS classified as a type of weed. Weed killer will snuff it out, too.

    Check with your state's Extension Service (or maybe Forestry Service if there's no office by that name); they should be able to hook you up with info, including a list of weed-type and non-weed-type grasses that grow well in your area. They can probably help give a second opinion on methods for dealing with the weeds.
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      Quoth EricKei View Post
      Actually, Bermuda grass IS classified as a type of weed. Weed killer will snuff it out, too.

      Check with your state's Extension Service (or maybe Forestry Service if there's no office by that name); they should be able to hook you up with info, including a list of weed-type and non-weed-type grasses that grow well in your area. They can probably help give a second opinion on methods for dealing with the weeds.
      I'm actually just considering getting rid of it all, and just starting over with a re-seed. Maybe some other type of weather/heat hardy grass.
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        If you use a grass-specific herbicide, you could use it to kill off all the grasses there, including the bermuda grass, and leave the jasmine intact.

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          Cool - The Ext Service can help you narrow down which grasses grow well there (gov't agency, they don't sell the products). Worked at our place You could ask at a store/garden department and hope they know their stuff, too.
          "For a musician, the SNES sound engine is like using Crayola Crayons. Nobuo Uematsu used Crayola Crayons to paint the Sistine Chapel." - Jeremy Jahns (re: "Dancing Mad")
          "The difference between an amateur and a master is that the master has failed way more times." - JoCat
          "Thinking is difficult, therefore let the herd pronounce judgment!" ~ Carl Jung
          "There's burning bridges, and then there's the lake just to fill it with gasoline." - Wiccy, reddit
          "Retail is a cruel master, and could very well be the most educational time of many people's lives, in its own twisted way." - me
          "Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down...tell you she's hurtin' 'fore she keens...makes her a home." - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds, "Serenity" (2005)
          Acts of Gord – Read it, Learn it, Love it!
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            Quoth EricKei View Post
            Cool - The Ext Service can help you narrow down which grasses grow well there (gov't agency, they don't sell the products). Worked at our place You could ask at a store/garden department and hope they know their stuff, too.
            I did fire off an email to an organization that has horticulture experts. I'm gonna see what they say.

            I'll go "scorched earth" (figuratively) if I have to, as long as I don't damage my wife's Jasmine she has planted.
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