"David E. Ross" wrote in message ...
On 6/25/13 4:31 PM, David L. Martel wrote:
Range,

Is it always that shady? The unshaded areas look ok.

Dave M.


I was going to make a similar comment. Burmuda grass really does not
like shade.

Thanks - the rest of the yard is full sun. I'll look into overseeding with something that likes shade in that area. I checked today and it's sunny 6-9am, then sunny again from 12-3 and then shaded again. I sowed Bermuda seed on Sunday and it started coming up on Tuesday. Is that normal? I have never seen it come up so quickly before. Today (Thurs) the early ones are up to 1/2 inch with new ones sprouting every day. It's been in the mid 70s, but dry and fairly windy so I'm having to water 3-4 times a day to keep it moist.

I also put down some 15-15-15 everywhere except the new seeded areas on Sunday and it's greening up really quickly also. If it keeps this up, I'll be in fat city in no time.

FYI, last year, the neighbors overseeded their yard and early in the mornings it was covered end to end with birds. I have had good luck hanging CD's in the garden, so I hung one over each patch about an inch off the ground, and it really does keep those little rascals away. All except a couple of doves - they just duck around the CD's and keep on trucking. They don't seem to be going after the seed because they spend more time in the grassy areas than in the patches.