I suppose I'm coming from a gardener's perspective. Bermuda, to me, is a deadly
weed. Every year I remove turf. Of the original 2000 sq. ft. of turf, I
probably have less than half that now. I am a gardener, I don't just have a
yard with landscape. So, from my perspective, bermuda is not a good choice. I
also don't have a dog or children. In that regard, the differing opinions are
fine.

On the other hand, everything else I said about the soil and that junk they put
under sod is all still valid.


On Tue, 25 May 2004 03:49:39 GMT, "RM" opined:

I will back you up on bermuda, I had St. Augistine in my last yard in Round
Rock and it was great in the spring and fall, but I had to water it like
crazy just to keep it alive in the summer. I put down Tiff419 Bermuda at my
new house and my kids and my border collie cannot make a trail in it and it
takes very little water to keep it green.

-D

"RoyDMercer" wrote in message
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"escapee" wrote in message
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The reddish, brown stuff is what they call chocolate loam. It is the
worst crap
on the market. It is mined from low down into quarries and has
absolutely
no
biota in it at all. I can assure you, the soil under it is hard as a
rock, and
has rocks. It also has clay, caliche or black gumbo soil.

So, I would definitely ask the builder if you can upgrade the soil and
if
they
can bring in several yards of compost and add that to the reddish, brown
dirt.
You will love me later if you do this. Also, if the sod is in full sun,
you may
want to also upgrade to Buffalo grass, not bermuda. At the very worst,
ask for
St. Augustine or Zoysia, but do not use bermuda. It is very hard to get
rid of
once you have it. I'd also recommend you decide where you may want to
plant
some trees, or other garden beds and mark those out and let them leave
the
sod
off those areas and you can put mulch on those areas for now. Again, you
will
love me later.

All grasses have advantages and disadvantages. I have bermuda and I
wouldn't have anything else. Bermuda takes traffic better than just about
any other type of residential turfgrass. Since I have two dogs and two
kids
which are on the lawn all the time, this is a big plus for me. Bermuda is
also very tolerant of selective weed killers. When I get crabgrass, I hit
it with MSMA, and a week later, no more crabgrass.






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