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lawn problem around a tree
I just replanted sod around the mulberry tree in front of my house. The
grass around the tree has been struggling, competing nutrient with the tree. I have bermuda grass and the shade of the tree makes the situation worse. I am wondering what I can do to keep both the tree and lawn happy. I believe I have watered and fertilized the lawn sufficiently. Thanks for suggestions. Jay |
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wrote in message oups.com... I just replanted sod around the mulberry tree in front of my house. The grass around the tree has been struggling, competing nutrient with the tree. I have bermuda grass and the shade of the tree makes the situation worse. I am wondering what I can do to keep both the tree and lawn happy. I believe I have watered and fertilized the lawn sufficiently. Thanks for suggestions. I have tree rings filled with mulch around *all* my trees. Maybe some flowers, too? -- Toni South Florida USA Zone 10 |
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About one fifth of the lawn is affected by the tree and it is a too big
area to be covered by mulch. I will look ugly. If I spead fescue seed over existing bermuda grass, will fescue and bermuda together look good? Jay |
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you could remove some of the lower limbs to get more sunlight and try
st augustine as it's more shade tolerant than is bermuda. if you're up north, forget the st. augustine. On 1 Apr 2005 14:18:45 -0800, wrote: About one fifth of the lawn is affected by the tree and it is a too big area to be covered by mulch. I will look ugly. If I spead fescue seed over existing bermuda grass, will fescue and bermuda together look good? Jay |
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On 4/1/05 1:36 PM, in article 9hi3e.2899$pU5.2520@trnddc06, "Travis"
wrote: wrote: I just replanted sod around the mulberry tree in front of my house. The grass around the tree has been struggling, competing nutrient with the tree. I have bermuda grass and the shade of the tree makes the situation worse. I am wondering what I can do to keep both the tree and lawn happy. I believe I have watered and fertilized the lawn sufficiently. Thanks for suggestions. Jay The grass can't grow in shade. I agree that grass needs the sun to survive and do well. It is very simple, no sun=no grass in spite of fertilizing and watering. I know as I tried to grow grass in a very shaded area. I would bring in grass sod from other areas of my yard, plant it and it would look good for a very short time then turn brown. I tried this over several years with no long term success. Gary |
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First off, decreased sunlight under the tree canopy is usually a problem.
In addition, there is usually less rainfall that gets to the area beneath the canopy. You can try a shady grass mix and supplement water for the area under the tree canopy. But as a lazy, don't-care-about-grass person, I'd say you're best bet is to use a couple inches of shredded mulch in the area and be done with it. Also, when growing grass beneath trees, the grass gets first dibs at the water and nutrients, which means a less vigorous root system for the tree. wrote in message oups.com... I just replanted sod around the mulberry tree in front of my house. The grass around the tree has been struggling, competing nutrient with the tree. I have bermuda grass and the shade of the tree makes the situation worse. I am wondering what I can do to keep both the tree and lawn happy. I believe I have watered and fertilized the lawn sufficiently. Thanks for suggestions. Jay |
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