Re: sod cutter?

Well there is always St. Augustine (which stays pretty green year round
here) but that does take some water.  Be nice if there was a compromise
between the two!
:-)


On 9/12/06, Theresa W. <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> We do have clay- but it does seem expensive- and I'm not sure I want
> brown grass during the winter.  I've gotten used to it being green.
>
> Theresa
>
> Pam Evans wrote:
> > Theresa, do you have clay soil?   That native buffalograss looks great
> but I
> > understand it's not cheap.  When my lawn croaks, that's what it is
> getting
> > replaced with.  No watering, only grows 6" high, mowing 4 times a
> year.  I
> > can deal w/ that.
> >
> > On 9/11/06, Theresa W. <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >> Ok- so here is my new plan.  I drenched front and back yard with Bt
> >> yesterday.  I should get the nematodes later this week and will apply
> >> them.  Any idea how long I should wait before I spray everything in the
> >> back yard with the 1st round of Roundup?  I'll then wait for a couple
> >> weeks and hit it a second time.  I'm going to check with a contractor
> >> friend to see if he knows someone who does lawns- and hopefully hire
> >> someone to cut out the sod and take it away.  I'm thinking about
> seeding
> >> the lawn instead of sodding, but not sure yet.  Still need to figure
> out
> >> the best kind of grass to use.  We are getting the windows in the house
> >> replace and the house stuccoed in the next month, so I won't do
> anything
> >> until that is finished.
> >>
> >> Theresa
> >>
> >> Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:
> >>
> >>> I got rid of a small infestation of bermuda grass once, but I think I
> >>> was lucky. I noticed it when it was only about a foot square; I dug up
> >>> everything I could find and since it was in one of my vegetable garden
> >>> beds, the dirt is very loose there. Then I left that bed fallow for a
> >>> year. We didn't have more than a few inches of rain that winter so it
> >>> didn't come back.
> >>> Rent a motorized sod cutter for your back yard. Cut as deep as you can
> >>> to remove more roots but just like everyone has pointed out, they go
> >>> pretty deep. The sod you remove - even if it's dead - is going to be
> >>> HEAVY. Drier soil means less weight, but the sod cutter won't work as
> >>> well, and it will be a mess to pick up. You'll need a way to get rid
> of
> >>> the cut sod too. Oh and the sod cutter itself is also heavy; you'll
> need
> >>> someone with muscles to load it even if you rent a little trailer for
> >>> the thing.
> >>> New sprouts from whatever has seeded there will show up within a week
> or
> >>> so I expect, even with the prior Round-up treatment. We just cut out a
> >>> big section of our front lawn trying to get rid of sandspur (and
> extend
> >>> my front cottage garden in the process), but I didn't spray Round-up
> >>> because I hear it has a bad effect on roses. What I should have done
> is
> >>> mulch the cut part heavily, but didn't get around to it for various
> >>> reasons...now it's full of weeds after only a couple weeks.
> >>> Enjoy...it's going to be a lot of nice aerobic and muscle-building
> >>> activity!
> >>>
> >>> Cyndi
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> >>> Behalf Of Theresa W.
> >>> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 6:17 PM
> >>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] sod cutter?
> >>>
> >>> Yep- I'm thinking the same way you are.   I sprayed front and back
> yard
> >>> with Bt this evening to start the demise of at least one variety of
> >>> worm/grub type creatures that are inhabiting my lawn.  I know they are
> >>> in the back and just assumed the front might have the same issue.  I
> >>> ordered nematodes and will spray them when they come later this week.
> >>> Then over the weekend I'm thinking it will be time to start killing
> off
> >>> the back yard with roundup.  As far as I know, nothing has seeded, but
> >>> since seeds remain viable for 2 years, who knows.
> >>>
> >>> Theresa
> >>>
> >>> Daryl wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Theresa,
> >>>>
> >>>> Repeat applications of Glyphosate will kill Bermudagrass. Hit it,
> wait
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>> a couple of weeks, water and wait for it to resprout, hit it again.
> >>>> Wait, etc. 3-4 applications will do it. The bad news (worse news?) is
> >>>> that if it has seeded, the first warm, wet spell next year will have
> >>>> seedlings popping up. Crabgrass preventer can help.
> >>>>
> >>>> Covering in plastic does not help. I had my Dad's old pool liner on
> my
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>> driveway to hold a truckload of wood chips. @#% bermudagrass crept
> 20+
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>> feet underneath it and came up on the other side.
> >>>>
> >>>> d
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa W."
> >>>> <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
> >>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >>>> Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 12:11 AM
> >>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] sod cutter?
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> So- what does kill Bermuda grass??
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Theresa
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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