Bermuda lawn treatments?

[miketyler]

I want to try some different things this year with my yard as all the typical stuff has only yielded so-so results.

Am interested in the aeration that someone posted about but also curious about lime treatments? When we first moved in, we had Tru-Green give us a quote and the first thing they suggested was a "lime" treatment. Anyone know about this?

[miketyler]

No comments on lime treatments?

[Vertnut]

Are you having prolems? From my experience, Bermuda is like a weed and pretty much grows anywhere there's sun. Water and sun, and the shit goes nuts. I've hydromulched on sidewalks and seen that stuff grow on concrete.

[miketyler]

I have an acre lot fully irrigated with 12 zones. I have sodded about 1/3 of it. I dont have problems getting it to grow, the problem is getting uniformity.

[bard]

Take soil samples and send them into the county. They will tell you what you're lacking and if lime (lyme?) treatments will help.

[KBScobravert]

I want to try some different things this year with my yard as all the typical stuff has only yielded so-so results.

Am interested in the aeration that someone posted about but also curious about lime treatments? When we first moved in, we had Tru-Green give us a quote and the first thing they suggested was a "lime" treatment. Anyone know about this?

Mike, what kind of quote are you getting from Tru-Green? I have a 1.3acre lot and even looking at google earth I can tell I have the worst lawn in the neighborhood.

My problem is that I am not home to deal with it and my yard guy now does not seem to be making any headway on the brown spots and weeds even after I get bills for random fertilizer treatments.

[miketyler]

I forget as we had them come out when we first purchased the home. I want to say it was $1200-$1400 for the year and included six visits and a lime treatment. And it is lime btw. Apparently used on lawns with no grass on the surface which was the case before I blew my load on the 29 palletes of sod.

http://www.allaboutlawns.com/lawn-maintenance-care/planting-and-repair/lime-and-your-lawn.php

[miketyler]

Take soil samples and send them into the county. They will tell you what you're lacking and if lime (lyme?) treatments will help.

Where can I find more info on this?

[bard]

http://aggieturf.tamu.edu/aggieturf2/soilsample/soilsample1.html