Can You Kill Bermuda Grass Out Of St.Augustine Grass!?!?!

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[@webeducation]

Does bagging help prevent the spread? Like would it spread faster if I do not bag?

[@bettercallchadd]

Bagging will absolutely help prevent the spread. That's definitely something I should of mentioned in the video. Good call!!! 🤙👍

[@shillub]

So many lawn videos out there, I only follow you. You keep it simple and to the point, thank you.

[@bettercallchadd]

Thank you so much RG!!! That is the exact goal when I make these vidoes. I appreciate the continued support!!

[@gene570]

Chad, great to see you back posting again. As usual, thanks for this informational video.

[@bettercallchadd]

Thank you!! Feels good to be back. I really do enjoy making these video's and will make sure I make the time to do them!! Thank you for your continued support!!🤙

[@gene570]

@@bettercallchadd I've checked every day for a video and was delighted to see one today. I know that you must be very busy here in Florida and that's a good thing.

[@webeducation]

Your timing could not have been any better. The torpedo & bermuda are definitely challenging. Thank you 👍

[@bettercallchadd]

Torpedo is even worse I would say. Goodluck on that battle sometimes you have to negotiate with them but don't give up on them taking over the lawn!!! Thanks for the comment and support 👍

[@webeducation]

@@bettercallchadd great point on the negotiations, lol, and thanks for the reply, really appreciate the time and effort you put into these.

[@Charlietales2022]

You’re right about it being aggressive. That’s the problem we have right now. It took over our strip by the side wall. Last week, I planted citra blue plugs and pods and have been pulling the Bermuda grass out. It’s just something you gotta stay on. It is aggressive and will take over fast.

[@aristotlejb82]

I don't know why we don't have all Bermuda lawns here in Florida. It just seems like a lot more low maintenance than St. Augustine. I love those Northern Bermuda lawns, look very nice.

[@bettercallchadd]

It because it needs a lot of fertilizer and care to look like that here. Generally bermuda here grows thin and doesn't have the same look. You need the proper type of bermuda then a lot of fertilizer then st. Augustine to get the same look. Honestly I don't mind it either but people love thick green grass and that's St.augustine can give you without so much work here. Thanks for the comment and support 👍

[@aristotlejb82]

@@bettercallchadd Thank you for the explanation. I am a newbie to all this grass stuff. Recently got into taking care of my lawn so trying to learn all about different type of grass and how to keep St Augustine happy in my lawn.

[@bettercallchadd]

@@aristotlejb82 no problem!! That's awesome its hard but rewarding taking care of St.augustine lawn. Just keep learning and be consistent and you will have an awesome lawn!!

[@shadricosuave]

I just bought a pallet of Bermuda. We like it. It does go dormant in the late fall here in Georgia. But it's easy to maintain and it always comes back even after drought.

[@bettercallchadd]

Bermuda does great in Georgia. It's a bit more work to have looking good in Florida.

[@bdouglas]

Solid video, thank you!!!!

[@dmooresatx]

Great info. Thanks.

[@bettercallchadd]

You are welcome! Thanks for the comment and support!!

[@tibbytx1]

This is so helpful...

[@bettercallchadd]

I'm glad I could help...

[@mayito714]

Thanks for the explanation. I have an approx. 4 ft by 4 ft section next to the road that just magically became 100% Bermuda. I pulled it all out manually (that was a job) over several days and will re-sod with St. Augustine to match the rest of the lawn. We'll see what happens.

[@bettercallchadd]

Goodluck. Might want to spray kill that Bermuda too. It's truly a pain.

[@roundrock123]

Totally agreed. However, if you have a lot of time to repair your lawn, you could kill all bermudas and reseeding St. Augustine. I found special things on my lawn. Bermuda grass is only mostly sun area, and St. Augustine is dominat on partially shaded area, which means no bermudas on shaded area. Bermuda has more drought tolerant, and St. Augustine has much better shade tolerant. Now I'm experimenting making temporarily shaded area by some tarps on the area where bermudas are spreading. Usually we can't make these areas into shaded, so keep St. Augustine strong, thicker, and a little taller. Also, now I'm installing additional sprinkler heads on that area.

[@bettercallchadd]

The only unfortunate part is that St.augustine does not grow by seed. St.augustine definitely does well in partial shade. That's not a bad idea. I hope it works out the way you want!! That bermuda can be stubborn.

[@DIMPICCINI-vm6wk]

Enjoyed your video. I have this issue with thin areas in my backyard in Texas. Coming out of winter I had brown dead stolons in many areas...what do you suggest, a dethatcher or just some raking?

[@bettercallchadd]

Unfortunately, detaching St.augustine can do a lot of damage. I recommend a light mid raking and then apply command soil to those areas to help recover. I recommend watching my thatch video to see if that is your issue as well.

[@leemoore6861]

I was able to convert my SA lawn into a nice Bermuda lawn and now reel mowing at .75in 3x per week 😂. It wasn’t easy. I just started scalping the SA and the Bermuda loved it.

[@bettercallchadd]

This is awesome!!!! That's exactly what you need to do to have good looking bermuda. Like you saod it is a lot of work but I bet it very rewarding. Awesome job!!! Thanks for the comment and support 👍

[@johnnycruz7794]

How long did it take for the Bermuda to take over your SA lawn

[@dalblack8712]

Saw a video from The Lawn Care Nut titled Knock Bermuda Out Of St. Augustine. He is in Florida and put a concoction together that supposedly works. I have no idea. But maybe something to check out.

[@bettercallchadd]

I've seen that as well. That was after I made this video. Give it a try.

[@johnlong9494]

I've got about a 3000 sqft lawn. Bermuda only seems to hit about 1/4 of it. It occasionally takes a little dedication and a good hat, but just pull it out when you see it occur. It doesn't spread so fast you can't keep a handle on it.

[@bettercallchadd]

How often do you pull it to keep it manageable levels. I know its hard to get all the grass when pulling it.

[@johnlong9494]

@@bettercallchadd, thanks for the great channel and wealth of knowledge and experience you share!I appreciate the follow-up! :) ... Answer: Every now and then as i see it or Torpedo rear their ugly heads. I'm in Central Florida, work full time, and volunteer a lot. I water twice weekly, but adjust to the weather (My irrigation was off the last two weeks, but is now back on). I mow about once every two weeks, sometimes more. I basically have the approach to always pull and *dispose of ALL* seed bearing weeds, sedges, dove, and torpedo grass immediately on sight. I stop what I'm doing and simply don't tolerate them or wait for chemicals. I again just pull on sight. Pre and post emergents are used but not depended on. I do this prior to mowing, and keep my eyes peeled while mowing. I mulch. As for bermuda, if the sun's not too hot, i''ll spend the time to track it down and carefully remove it by the roots. I never give it the chance to spread or thicken up, because that just means its going to grow and spread faster. I'm not saying I don't have some bermuda in my lawn (because I still do, but only in increasingly smaller portions of the west half of my back yard), or that it isn't a challenge to remove it completely, as I admit I still have it and it still requires an active culture of maintenance to irradicate. But for control, it's not often if you occasionally spend the effort to get ahead of it, maintain the mindset that you can fight it and that you don't need to accept or tolerate it. I go into my lawn knowing what I expect, I put the work in till I see the outcome, and the results are what I expect. Keys are to recognize it, get out in your lawn often enough, put the work in ahead of the season, stay vigilant, pull to the root with good technique and patience, and not let it spread (take care of the outliers first).

[@bettercallchadd]

@@johnlong9494 and that's why you have an awesome lawn. A lot of people don't realize how difficult the turf is here. You have a great plan going and im sure the results show. Thanks for the great explanation.

[@LuisMarquez-ki4ek]

Nice video..quick question can scotts southern weed and feed bonus S Kill bermuda I was told it would

[@bettercallchadd]

It shouldn't. But don't waste your money on weed and feed. Its kot very effective at the weed part. Use a liquid herbicide instead.

[@yoddy0]

Its aggressive alright. Its pretty much taken over about 30% of my parents lawn and have even had a super hard time keeping it out of the mulch beds. It just grabs onto everything.

[@bettercallchadd]

Unfortunately it will do that. You can kill off the whole and re sod. But that's not always guaranteed!!

[@donsirplatano2202]

Great video! Have you looked into the Recognition and Fisilade 2 herbicide mix to kill bermuda and not harm st augustine lawn? Looks like a promising new combo

[@bettercallchadd]

I have heard about it but I haven't tried it myself. Definitely something I am going to test.

[@lourdeshale4128]

@@bettercallchaddplease do. Live in Texas and I’m frustrated by the Bermuda spreading on my St Agustine lawn

[@luismatajr74]

I re-sodded in 2017 and put brand new St Augustine Grass but the company I hired did a horrible job of tillering and left so many little runners of Bermuda … Fast forward 5 years and Bermuda has taken over 80% of my backyard … very frustrating … I live in south TexAs and every winter for the past two years we have had major freezes that just kills more and more of the little St Augustine I have left

[@unfaix]

Built a house in a new neighborhood where it's all Bermuda, company that put down my sod did a shit job as well and hoping on my 43rd year and Bermuda is starting to poke out. I've been pulling them manually every night

[@jeffbautista9935]

Great video. Scotts provista st aug is the way to go to prevent wild bermuda

[@bettercallchadd]

I have been seeing a lot of comments about this. I need to check this out for myself. That's pretty much the only way to get rid of it. Thanks for the comment and support 👍

[@brandonwillett6477]

moved into our new house in December. Obviously new build new sod. Grass was dormant. i have st augustine around the perimeter of the fenceline in backyard and my wall. Looks like Bermuda has taken over the middle. Its a good 12 feet long... Ideas?

[@bettercallchadd]

Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do about bermuda, then live with or kill and re sod. If your lawn is not looking good check out some of compaction vidoes for more help!!

[@danir6613]

Oh my goodness I noticed this after I fertilized and thought it was baby augustine!!

[@bettercallchadd]

too much Nitrogen can cause Bermuda to come out.

[@skyrider2020]

Need help identifying the type of weed that is growing on my lawn. I have Floritam and I thought it was Bermuda grass growing, but not 100% sure. Do you have a way I can send a picture?

[@bettercallchadd]

Absolutely!! You can send them to [e-mail]

[@skytom88]

I had this issue. Over almost two seasons, I literally went leaf blade by leaf blade in each Bermuda and used Roundup to kill just Bermuda. It was insanely manual but my issue was only in a small area.

[@bettercallchadd]

How were the results of that? Did you sod any areas after?

[@skytom88]

@@bettercallchadd Certain spots where I accidentally dripped Roundup killed St. Augustine so I did have to resod few areas. When I had to resod few patches, I dug deep to pull out bermuda rhizomes so they wouldn’t grow through which helped. Using Roundup on literally each bermuda grass made the lawn ugly because I would have yellow spots all over the place. But they eventually dried off and St. Augustine filled in. Now, I don’t have much wild Bermuda. But like you said, you can never get rid of them. :)

[@bettercallchadd]

@@skytom88 wow that's awesome!! Not easy but glad it worked. As long as ut doesn't start to fully take over you can't notice it. Keep the lawn thick from you and you are good to go!!

[@williamvankessel7775]

What about the saint Augustine pro vista what are your thoughts on that type of sod

[@bettercallchadd]

Great question!!! To be honest I've heard great things about pro Vista but I have never seen it in person. All the times I have seen pro Vista it was in very poor shape and not doing well for no apparent reason. The sod is still very new. My recommendation would be to stay away tell we know more. But i am not the most experienced with pro Vista.

[@williamvankessel7775]

@@bettercallchadd ok well I already laid 3200 SF of the Pro Vista 4 months ago and it seems to be ok for now I’ll no a little more as soon as it warms up and the reason I laid the Pro Vista because most of the companies and people I takes to gave it a very good review .anyway thanks for your reply

[@glorious.warrior]

BUT what people fail to see is that when they both mix and both grasses are healthy it makes an outstanding turf, green, lush and spongy. Just give in and you’ll see.

[@bettercallchadd]

Absolutely!! Unfortunately, a lot of HOA neighbors do not allow mixed Turf. I always recommend letting it be in the backyard.

[@ROG956]

My turf is essentially 50/50 at this point in south Texas. Thinking to just go all Bermuda..really hard to maintain turf when it’s still over 100 degrees

[@bettercallchadd]

I agree. Just go bermuda at this point. You can seed bermuda and it will take over. Thanks for the comment and support 👍

[@typ8723]

ethofumesate + atrazine or re-sod with ProVista

[@arielrodriguez6980]

Interesting. My entire lawn had Bermuda except for some reason a small part of my backyard had St. Augustine. Having said that, St. Augustine took over my backyard and it is now 90% St. Augustine.

[@bettercallchadd]

Are you in Florida?

[@arielrodriguez6980]

@@bettercallchadd No, I am in Texas.

[@bettercallchadd]

@arielrodriguez6980 so I have been hearing that. I didn't think about it when I made the video, but this information is only relevant for Flroida. The bermuda is the stronger grass here.

[@spencerseedig3380]

Do you have trees

[@arielrodriguez6980]

@@spencerseedig3380 no trees.

[@riclovecchio547]

I have a local lawn service and they come by-monthly to treat/fertilize etc. the bermuda grass has crept in and I'm loosing lots of area to the bermuda. Disappointing to see this happening has anyone tried a flame thrower.... I'm serious. The bermuda is way wimpier than the st augustine. Maybe a quick pass over the dryer bermuda with an open flame?????

[@bettercallchadd]

In Florida, the St.augustine is the weaker grass. In other states with St.augustine, that might work.

[@livendi3229]

Another excellent video, thank you! Is it true re-sodding with Scott’s ProVista and applying glyphosphate will kill Bermuda and preserve the tolerant St Augustine? If so, Is this something I could pay you to do? I’m in WGV area.

[@bettercallchadd]

Thank you for the positive comment amd support!!👍 That is what I hear about pro Vista but I have never tried it myself or seen it done. I can do more research and get back with you. We do service that area and sod is something we do!!!

[@jeffweiner6921]

Yup, this is true. I resodded my backyard with ProVista solely for this reason. Anytime I see Bermuda start to poke through I spot spray with Glyphosate and the St. Augustine isn't affected at all. It is also a much slower grower so it doesn't need to be mowed as often.

[@bettercallchadd]

@@jeffweiner6921 very interesting!!! I need to get some and do some testing myself. Do you use glyphosate to kill all weeds in the lawn with great results?

[@jeffweiner6921]

@@bettercallchadd For wild bermuda and sedges, yes. Anything else I pull for the most part since my backyard is only 1,500 sq. ft.

[@bettercallchadd]

@@jeffweiner6921 thanks for the information. I am going to get some pro Vista and do some testing and make some vidoes on it.

[@theropesofrenovation9352]

I thought there was a selective for Bermuda but they won't ship to Florida.

[@bettercallchadd]

I've heard about some products myself. I've actually ordered a few things to try myself and see the results.

[@theropesofrenovation9352]

@@bettercallchadd Let us know!!

[@arielrodriguez6980]

Strangely in my case I had all Bermuda and somehow in the backyard St. Augustine appeared and started to take over. Right now my backyard is 90% St. Augustine in a 23 year span. I guess St. Augustine can also take over Bermuda correct?

[@bettercallchadd]

What area do you live in? Not here in North Florida. Our climate is better for bermuda. In other areas, that might be the case. Also this covers common bermuda. It have been a different type of bermuda.

[@arielrodriguez6980]

@@bettercallchadd I am in Texas, DFW area.

[@silicondt1]

I thought you are not supposed to de thatch st Augustine? Half my back yard is wild bremuda. Can I nuke it with something and re sod? Or do I just resod over it?

[@bettercallchadd]

You cannot detach St.augustine. kill the area off and re sod.

[@user-uv9fz5rw4z]

I’m in south Louisiana. This is EXACTLY what’s going on in my yard. It was sodded with St Augustine about 6 years ago but this year has been bad. It’s infested with Bermuda, kyllinga, crabgrass, with patches of Virginia buttonweed and doveweed.

[@danir6613]

Can u pull it?

[@bettercallchadd]

you can try but its extremely difficult, best to do if it is in s small area.

[@Roblox-ev7ry]

You can’t kill it but you can slow it down until St.Augustine takes over.

[@bettercallchadd]

I'm Florida the St.augustine will not take over. You can stop it from spreading, but it won't be choked out in Florida.

[@areafortyone]

Except the coexistence... At least it's all green. Just say'en

[@bettercallchadd]

Honestly that is my advice to these customers. As lomg as they don't mimd and HOA doesn't bother them.then good to go. We have many customers who do this with their backyard. Save a lot of money from re sodding. Thanks for the comment and support 👍

[@RicardoHernandez-zr1pw]

Can’t you just spray a whole bunch of st.augustine grass seeds all over?

[@RichAbe23]

No such thing.

[@Roblox-ev7ry]

Throw in some centerpede seeds and it will choke out Bermuda grass

[@bettercallchadd]

Not in Florida!!

[@TheSoloAsylum]

Luckily I have zoysia grass and you can kill bermuda in zoysia. We just walked the neighbor lawn and he has bermuda invading his lawn, he is st. augustine so he's screwed.

[@bettercallchadd]

Yess!! It's just a curse for St.augustine!!

[@brAnd7onX87]

Best way to prevent bermuda on st augustine is to get provista st augustine and use glyphosate (round up) to kill any bermuda without harming the provista st augustine

[@richardsmith1161]

I just let the Bermuda take over by cutting low and cutting off the water.

[@bettercallchadd]

That's the best route to go. 🤙 Thanks for the comment and support 👍

[@user-xj9du3kx7u]

Mow higher.

[@bettercallchadd]

That's always the best for St.augustine grass.

[@USMCArchAngel03]

So basically learn to live with Bermuda in Florida.

[@bettercallchadd]

Honestly, yes!! Keep your thick and healthy to avoid taking over.

[@xlostsheppardtv117]

That’s some sissy looking Bermuda… boy I wish it looked like that here…

[@bettercallchadd]

Thin as can be but still super invasive!

[@fuckdyoud2734]

it looks exactly the same, whats the big deal?

[@bettercallchadd]

Everyone has their own standard for their lawn. Also, many live in HOA neighborhoods where this is not aloud. I'm just here giving out the information you can decide what to do with it. Thanks for the comment.

[@spencerseedig3380]

Shade the yard