What's up everyone,
So, it's been a horrific year for my Yukon Bermuda. Mainly in one large spot. I'm frustrated, to say the least. There is no way this is just winterkill, as most of the rest of the yard is fine and growing nicely. We did have a really late Spring, with a frost in frickin' May. But this is just horrible.
I have a crazy theory.. Last year around the same time as now, we had a dang lane-wide yard sale. A large tent was placed over this exact spot. We had a LOT of tables, totes and people rummaging through our junk back and forth over this spot. However, the grass did recover, and greened back up in the following weeks. Here's what it looked like last year:
So, could this place really have been damaged by the yard sale, to where it caused winterkill like this? Is bermuda grass really THIS sensitive? Overall, we had a mild winter, aside from mid-late February, when much of the country got smacked in the mouth with the Polar Vortex event. Even then, we were spared the crazy cold, since we are further east, and hit 7 degrees F for two nights.
Now, I know what some of you will say, and I agree, just push it with some N, plug, water, etc. But I would love to know exactly WHY this happened, so if anyone has some ideas, I'd be very grateful.
Also, I have this same effect, to a much lesser degree, in front of our house, where the mailman frequently walks (We are finally having a concrete driveway and sidewalks put in next week. Yay!). So is there correlation there? Am I just supposed to not TOUCH bermuda during the winter, or what?
Thanks in advance for any/all replies.
So, it's been a horrific year for my Yukon Bermuda. Mainly in one large spot. I'm frustrated, to say the least. There is no way this is just winterkill, as most of the rest of the yard is fine and growing nicely. We did have a really late Spring, with a frost in frickin' May. But this is just horrible.
I have a crazy theory.. Last year around the same time as now, we had a dang lane-wide yard sale. A large tent was placed over this exact spot. We had a LOT of tables, totes and people rummaging through our junk back and forth over this spot. However, the grass did recover, and greened back up in the following weeks. Here's what it looked like last year:
So, could this place really have been damaged by the yard sale, to where it caused winterkill like this? Is bermuda grass really THIS sensitive? Overall, we had a mild winter, aside from mid-late February, when much of the country got smacked in the mouth with the Polar Vortex event. Even then, we were spared the crazy cold, since we are further east, and hit 7 degrees F for two nights.
Now, I know what some of you will say, and I agree, just push it with some N, plug, water, etc. But I would love to know exactly WHY this happened, so if anyone has some ideas, I'd be very grateful.
Also, I have this same effect, to a much lesser degree, in front of our house, where the mailman frequently walks (We are finally having a concrete driveway and sidewalks put in next week. Yay!). So is there correlation there? Am I just supposed to not TOUCH bermuda during the winter, or what?
Thanks in advance for any/all replies.