Re: bermuda grass

Theresa, here is good info from UC Davis -- re Bermuda grass
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7453.html
Also if you go to http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/GENERAL/search.html you can hopefully find something about the grubs. These "Pest Notes" are a wonderful resource, folks --
-- Barb, Grass Valley

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So- what does kill Bermuda grass??

Theresa

Pam Evans wrote:
Barb's right. I had to dig some Bermuda out of my big rose bed a couple
years ago and some of the roots went down about 18 inches. My elbows were
just at ground level and I was still feeling roots w/ the end of my
fingers. That's the worst stuff. Lord only knows why anyone plants it!
The good news is that St. Augustine seems to crowd it out and do away w/
it. I only leave a little bit of it up front because Sugar loves to eat
it.

On 9/9/06, sundrops@earthlink.net <sundrops@earthlink.net> wrote:

Theresa, I have never used a sod cutter or replaced a lawn but am
concerned
about what will be required to actually get rid of the Bermuda grass
roots,
which I believe can extend several feet into the ground if they are happy
--
Good luck on what sounds like a big project --
--Barb, Grass Valley CA
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I haven't actually figured out what grass would be best to use in this
area.  That will require a little research- or advice from some
knowledgable person!

Theresa

pdickson wrote:
Theresa,
I have used one that we rented from a rental place. I think as long as
your soil is moist but not wet or dry it wasn't too hard. I ended up
being the one that had to pick up the sod and load it on a trailer...

now


that part was hard.
What kind of grass would you replace it with?
Tricia
zone 6b
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Subject: [CHAT] sod cutter?




Have any of you used a sod cutter to remove your existing lawn?  Just
curious how hard they are to use.  It finally came to my attention


today
that my back yard is inundated with bermuda grass- how lovely! So, I
started ripping it out, only to eventually realize that there was way
more in more places than I could reasonable rip out, and at some point
it just makes sense to replace the sod entirely.

Any advise it welcome!

Theresa

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