Thread: Seeding Bermuda?

Wow guys, thanks for all the replies. I bought this house two years ago and it had the best looking yard on the block. I don't know much about yarding and didn't spray it any the first year. I finally got around to spraying last year and then had a 2 month drought with absolutely no rain. This stressed the yard out bad and not about 2/3 of the yard has been taken over with crabgrass and some other unidentifiable stuff. The 1/3 of the yard that is Bermuda is really thick and looks good. I burned the bad spots in the yard down in late february before the Bermuda started growing. I was hoping that the Bermuda would put out runners and spread across the yard. I will try and take a picture tomorrow from the roof so you can see the entire yard and I will hightlight the good and bad parts. This might shed a little more light on what I'm talking about. If I could save the grass that I have that would be awesome. I really appreciate all help, I am a wildlife biologist but know absolutely nothing about turf grasses.

You would be better off to save your money this year and start all over with centipede sod in March. Fertilize it 4 times a year and you will have a beautiful yard.

Keep your bermuda and listen to Rip on the spraying, red sand, etc....... You may get a pallet of bermuda and place piece by piece throughout our yard in the bare spots to help spread quicker. A pallet will cost you $70-75. The bermuda will not grow in the shade if you have a bunch of trees, but sounds like to me you don't. Next spring/summer you will have a good looking yard.