Scooby's Hubby Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 (edited) Being that the high for today will be 70+ , I guess I still have time to properly winterize my lawn. Any suggestions? I have centipede grass. I usually just throw a bunch of calcium lime out (it's cheap). Any advice is greatly appreciated. Edited January 20, 2012 by Scooby's Hubby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfan Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Being that the high for today will be 70+ , I guess I still have time to properly winterize my lawn. Any suggestions? I have centipede grass. I usually just throw a bunch of calcium lime out (it's cheap). Any advice is greatly appreciated. Our Winter Rye is going nuts. It does a good job of keeping the Bermuda well covered for the cold <sic> of Houston winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABearWithFurniture Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 2 inches of gravel across the entire yard should do the trick... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt770 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Our Winter Rye is going nuts. It does a good job of keeping the Bermuda well covered for the cold <sic> of Houston winter. Curious, when do you seed with the rye and do you have to aerate first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 2 inches of gravel across the entire yard should do the trick... That's what I was going to post. Why even bother with a lawn when you're going to get three months of 100+ degrees and water restrictions? Why not just gravel the whole thing nicely and put cacti in pots out there, then sell the f'n lawnmower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 You winterize when the grass is still growing. If it is dormant, it will not soak up the nutrients and you are wasting money. Better to wait until spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 I have a nice lawn with azaelas and chinese fringe that all bloom. Didn't have any water restrictions last year. Just want to make sure the drought doesn;t set me back this year. Always thinking ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 You winterize when the grass is still growing. If it is dormant, it will not soak up the nutrients and you are wasting money. Better to wait until spring. good info, thx. I will wait, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I figured y'all'd just piss and Athena all over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsfan Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Curious, when do you seed with the rye and do you have to aerate first? We usually throw the seed down before thanksgiving since it is still in the 60's then. With our soil, mostly clay, i have not bothered to aerate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polksalet Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I live in a former Bahia hay meadow. I cut it down as low as possible and it comes back. One summer the cactus and briars died on the back fence but the Bahia is still thriving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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