How To Get Rid of Bermuda Grass in Your Garden and Landscape

[@bham9135]

I’ve been having success using a broadfork. It gets deep enough into the soil and loosens everything so you can pull it out without the root breaking and regrowing.

[@fieldtrippin1]

Great advice!

[@mjayaurum9126]

same here then consistently plant sweet potato in the area,1 yeAR IN NO PROBLEMS

[@lindanorris8278]

@@mjayaurum9126 how does planting sweet potato keep the Bermuda grass out? Serious question …Im not familiar with sweet potatoes

[@lindanorris8278]

If you have good things planted that you dont want to uproot, doesn’t the Broadfork uproot everything?

[@Sb631flex]

Trying roundup weed & grass today in our garden. I am sick of pulling out the rhizomes every week. Hope I don’t kill everything around it.

[@kennethmalding9119]

To get rid of Bermuda grass, you have to go at least a shovel depth ,12” or more to get the deep rhizomes out, it time consuming but it’s last all season, and if you keep up the next year , it got the battle mostly won, but it’s a lot of hard work!

[@NativeTXGardens]

In my experience responsible use of glyphosate is a necessary evil with Bermuda. I’m ok with it because it’s killing an invasive and replacing with native plants and pollinators.

[@marymayorga3602]

I removed 9 inches of dirt and evened out the yard and bought a bag of grass seeds. My grass looks like weeds but neighbor says it’s grass, just don’t like Bermuda grass, looks like weeds. So finally, I decided to remove it. There is so much weeds and Bermuda, I have been digging at least 12 inches to remove it.

[@cdk102974]

You should edit this and just say, the best way in my opinion is to pull it.

[@caseywalter7624]

a dethatcher/scarifier really helps

[@reneebaranoski9576]

Was hoping for more of a magic solution

[@NorthCackalacky24]

Great video! Been digging up in my yard for days……

[@fieldtrippin1]

Thanks and good luck to you! Remove every last piece you can find.

[@NorthCackalacky24]

@@fieldtrippin1 good advice…even if the above ground looks completely dead and has been for a few weeks? I definitely underestimated the amount of work that comes with removing the rhizomes. Especially in clay.

[@Moondoggy1941]

Bermuda grass, Ivy, bamboo and boysenberry a gift that keeps on giving.

[@fieldtrippin1]

You know it buddy! Those plants are almost too good at surviving.

[@Doktracy]

Kudzu and wisteria. Stinkbugs

[@yunoyukki7344]

@@Doktracy nothing can out preform Chinese privet.

[@almahostetter8308]

I’ll die before the Bermuda grass dies.

[@fieldtrippin1]

It's the worst! Hang in there.

[@user-hz7kv6js6l]

I was hoping for some good news. 😢 I have tried every method you mention, but the only thing that works is pulling this crap out by hand. I was hoping you had a magic bullet that I hadn't tried yet. I guess for now, I'll keep pulling this crap out until it decides to stay out of my mulched area around my raised beds. I have been pulling this out for 2 years now, and It has gotten better. But you just have to stay on it before it gets out of control. Thanks for your in-depth video.

[@angelapolly1]

Have you sprayed? I'm at that point of desperation.

[@user-hz7kv6js6l]

I was thinking about all the grass that's popping up again in my mulched garden area right after I have just gotten done with pulling this mad grass out again, laying down new cardboard and multch. I can't keep up with pulling it all out. I was going to spay an area with vinegar water today and see if that will help kill off the new growth. I garden in the evenings now because it's getting too hot here in Florida, so I pull weeds for about 15 minutes before I'm done gardening for the night.

[@CP-nf9my]

Some say solarizing will get rid of Bermuda.

[@CP-nf9my]

@@user-hz7kv6js6l Vinegar, etc won't kill Bermuda. It returns.

[@freedomofreligion3248]

Those rhizomes have been found as deep as 24 inches. Yup, TWENTY-FOUR inches.

[@joniboulware1436]

That black plastic technique can take an entire growth season to work. Basically if there is any Bermuda grass elsewhere, it will find its way in. Also, that mulch was possibly contaminated with Bermuda grass. Hand pulling will eat up your life's free time.

[@fieldtrippin1]

It definitely takes a focused effort, but the results are worth the work. I will have to have an update video to show the current state of these landscapes.

[@NickXabias]

I can feel you ! i’m battling with this grass for ages 😆😆

[@fieldtrippin1]

The never ending battle.

[@NickXabias]

@@fieldtrippin1 yeah 😅

[@Doktracy]

You can throw those rhizomes out on a pasture if you want to get grass in that area. Great for horse and cow pasture.

[@fieldtrippin1]

Good advice. I wish I had a pasture to use them in.

[@dthorne4602]

You should never put it anywhere but the trash or green bin

[@teddymac3737]

I am currently battling an approximately 400 square foot area of Bermuda grass in my lawn that is so thick you cannot see the ground. As soon as the frost left the ground in early March 2022 I started Phase One digging this up shovel full by shovel full. Since Bermuda grass spreads by rhizomes that can penetrate the soil 15 inches deep this digging is a slow process. Just penetrating the surface is difficult because of the dense lattice work of runners Bermuda grass generates. It took me two weeks to complete Phase One. I am now into Phase Two. Phase Two is comprised of digging up this area again to get as much remaining Bermuda grass removed as possible. I will them have to wait until June before this Bermuda grass comes out of dormancy and begins to grow. Once the Bermuda grass becomes active I will apply weedkiller from June-August to assure all remaining Bermuda grass is eliminated. In early September I will reseed this area with native grasses. How did this area of my lawn become overrun with Bermuda grass? Well the only person to blame is me. Obviously I needed to be much more aggressive early on but here in northeast Illinois I hadn't ever dealt with this evil weed so I was caught unawares. I promise I will not be caught unawares again.

[@fieldtrippin1]

Attacking it in phases sounds like a great approach. Digging out and removing each and every piece of rhizome is difficult but extremely helpful in the battle against Bermuda Grass. Smothering and/or solarizing during the growing season can be a great way to help destroy the remaining Bermuda grass without the need for spraying weed killer. Consider smothering and solarizing before you consider spraying chemical herbicide. Seeds could have got into your landscape in a number of ways, not necessarily your fault. Keep up the effort season to season and you will eventually be on the winning side of this battle. Best wishes to you.

[@authenticalyssa]

Alright. I need to tackle this lol. It’s all over my garden and I think I’m a bit done with it.

[@fieldtrippin1]

You can do it!

[@joel6221]

If left to their own devices in a lawn, which will eventually kill the other? Bermudagrass vs. St. Augustine?

[@fieldtrippin1]

St. Augustine can look great and has it's own benefits. Bermuda grass is truly difficult to kill and will spread if unchecked.

[@alissaarbuckle1046]

Any proof you can eradicate or just manage? No videos show it full grown then completely gone for years. It’s ruining my garden too and I’m about to give up as my hands won’t last.

[@fieldtrippin1]

You can eradicate to a degree, but to keep it from becoming a problem again you need to continue best practices to manage it. We are currently winning our battle with Bermuda Grass but the fight is ongoing. I have some videos that are current that show how these landscapes are doing right now if you'd like to see the current state of things. Remove those weeds early and often, young plants are easier to remove. Cut back, smother/solarize, dig up and remove all pieces of the plant, solarize/smother again, dig up whatever survives, use thick layers of mulch where possible, utilize layers of cardboard under your mulch where possible, and repeat continually . Good luck to you!

[@theeamericanempire2279]

There’s a WHOLE SWARM of that grass on my hill. No matter how many times I pull them out they always keep growing back🤦🏽‍♂️

[@fieldtrippin1]

Sorry to hear that. This plant can be a bit of a nightmare.

[@sugarintheattichomestead2738]

This devil grass is coming in my flower beds from the neighbor. I sprayed it again this morning. I feel like building a wall to keep it out. Been trying everything. Any suggestions?

[@fieldtrippin1]

Dang! What a dilemma. A barrier of some sort may be a good option to slow it up a bit. I had the same problem once and installed shade cloth along a cyclone fence to slow up the spread. Of course try using thick layers of mulch on your side, it can still spread into mulch but it wont be as deeply rooted and should be easier to remove. A kind and polite chat with your neighbor could help too.

[@sugarintheattichomestead2738]

@@fieldtrippin1 thank you for your suggestions. I do appreciate it. I talked to them and they are not willing to do anything. They say it is my flower beds I need to do that work. Hmmm...

[@jackbanister3468]

You sound like Luke Skywalker!! Nice video!

[@fieldtrippin1]

Thanks! That may be the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me! :) Trust the force and pull those weeds. To hear more from this Jedi please consider checking out a podcast that I host about gardening. The Green Acres Garden Podcast. www.buzzsprout.com/1610311

[@jk-pu1qe]

Great info! Bermuda Grass is so tough.

[@emangarrison]

You said it. This grass is the devil!! Maybe with these methods, I’ll postpone having a rock garden for a while.

[@fieldtrippin1]

Hang tough Errol. It can be killed, leave nothing behind. I'm currently removing this weed from another landscape, I'm smothering it out with several layers of carboard and mulch . The weeds are trying to grow but are running out of energy, once they do I will go back and remove all remnants of the plants. Good Luck!

[@lourdeshale4128]

What about vinegar, boiling water water and selective herbicide. Bermudan is ruining my St Agustine. Planning to place a rock garden and kill Bermuda with roundup. I’m too old and not in great health to work with tools in south Texas and three digit temperatures 😢

[@donnawhyte932]

Late to the comments, but there is a another product to use. The Old Fashioned 20 Mule Team Borax will help kill this awful grass in Northern Lawns.

[@TheHouseThatBuiltMe406]

I thought pulling makes the grass grow new roots

[@fieldtrippin1]

Material left behind in the soil is what can continue to grow. To win the battle, digging up and removing the remaining material is typically required.

[@robinhunter198]

You Said it Best.....Demon Plant

[@lindanorris8278]

Ugh! Like kudzu and bamboo!

[@JADTO]

Salt salt Salt

[@mjayaurum9126]

salt?