Overseed it with ryegrass and you ll have a brilliant green lawn all winter long.
Overseeding bermuda grass with rye.
The annual ritual of converting all forms of bermudagrass and other warm weather lawns to a winter hardy grass will soon be in full swing throughout the desert areas of arizona.
Since bermuda is a warm season grass variety you can avoid having to live with a landscaping eyesore during winter by overseeding your bermuda lawn with a cool season grass species including annual ryegrass and perennial ryegrass.
Overseeding makes the grass more attractive and use able during the winter months.
As spring arrives your bermuda grass will begin to green as normal.
Bermuda grass will stay green usually into november but as soon as the frost hits bermuda will go dormant until spring.
Ryegrass will die off as temperatures rise in the spring making way for the return of the warm season grasses like bermuda grass.
Both annual and perennial ryegrass are used for overseeding however most nurseries carry only annual ryegrass because it s cheaper and sprouts 3 times faster.
There s a simple solution.
Overseeding with ryegrass does have drawbacks.
Read more about arizona lawn rye overseeding guide.
The grass competes with the bermuda for nutrients in the spring.
If a tan dormant lawn in the winter is more than you can bear you might want to consider over seeding your bermuda grass lawn with a cool season grass.
Many arizonan residents plant winter rye grass over their bermuda lawn.
The conversion process is fairly easy to do as long as a few simple rules are followed.
While annual ryegrass seeds are cheaper this species has poor heat resistance and dies out by mid summer.
Overseeding is not generally recommended on immature turf less than 6 to 8 months of age or first fall after planting.
Don t like the look of your brown bermuda lawn during winter.
For more information see clemson university s overseeding with ryegrass.
The fertilizer may lead to cold weather injury on the bermuda if we have a severe winter.
Winter overseeding with a ryegrass.
Cons of overseeding with.
The safest practice would be to wait until second year fall winter after your bermuda is established.
If overseeding seems right for you now is the time to start getting ready.
Rye grass looks and feels very different from bermuda grass and will.
The cool season grass will germinate in the fall and begin to grow as your bermuda grass is going dormant.
