Any recommendations for what is the best selective herbicide to use
against Bermuda Grass in a Fescue lawn? I've used Acclaim in the past.
It is fairly expensive and it generally does not completely kill the
Bermuda. It will brown it out and stunt its growth but it does not
eliminate it. My lawn is located in a transition zone where both Fescue
and Bermuda will grow but neither is really optimal for the area. In
fact, I'm not sure we really have an optimal grass. Our summers are hot
and dry enough to seriously challenge most Fescues (though some of the
recent drought and heat/sun tolerant variates are an improvement). Our
winters will get as low as 0 - 5 degrees F every five or six years which
will kill Bermuda. I have elected to have Fescue to have some green in
the winter months (a choice that required an in ground sprinkler system
to be realistic). My neighbors chose Bermuda so I have some
infiltration at our property lines. Fall re-seeding has kept a more or
less status quo but I have seen the Bermuda toe hold in my yard increase
slightly this year.

So, what about it? Any new selective herbicides to address Bermuda in a
Fescue lawn?

Thanks in advance.

Scott

Scott Sansom said:

Any recommendations for what is the best selective herbicide to use
against Bermuda Grass in a Fescue lawn? I've used Acclaim in the past.
It is fairly expensive and it generally does not completely kill the
Bermuda. It will brown it out and stunt its growth but it does not
eliminate it. My lawn is located in a transition zone where both Fescue
and Bermuda will grow but neither is really optimal for the area. In
fact, I'm not sure we really have an optimal grass. Our summers are hot
and dry enough to seriously challenge most Fescues (though some of the
recent drought and heat/sun tolerant variates are an improvement). Our
winters will get as low as 0 - 5 degrees F every five or six years which
will kill Bermuda. I have elected to have Fescue to have some green in
the winter months (a choice that required an in ground sprinkler system
to be realistic). My neighbors chose Bermuda so I have some
infiltration at our property lines. Fall re-seeding has kept a more or
less status quo but I have seen the Bermuda toe hold in my yard increase
slightly this year.

So, what about it? Any new selective herbicides to address Bermuda in a
Fescue lawn?

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7453.html

HTH
--

Eggs

- Reset Universe? (Y)es (N)o

Nothing is perfect, and you should not expect anything more than a
significant reduction in the amount of Bermuda in your Fescue.

That said, Acclaim mixed with Turflon Ester is a decent choice, as is
Fluazifop mixed with Turflon Ester. Somehow, the mixes do more damage to
the bermuda and less to the fescue than the single chemical application.

By the way, I have a couple hundred dollars worth of those three chemicals
in my collection. I'm fighting bermuda in my zoysia...

I figure I'll beat it back some year by year. That's about the best we can
do with today's chemicals.

KB


"Scott Sansom" wrote in message
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Any recommendations for what is the best selective herbicide to use
against Bermuda Grass in a Fescue lawn? I've used Acclaim in the past. It
is fairly expensive and it generally does not completely kill the Bermuda.
It will brown it out and stunt its growth but it does not eliminate it.
My lawn is located in a transition zone where both Fescue and Bermuda will
grow but neither is really optimal for the area. In fact, I'm not sure we
really have an optimal grass. Our summers are hot and dry enough to
seriously challenge most Fescues (though some of the recent drought and
heat/sun tolerant variates are an improvement). Our winters will get as
low as 0 - 5 degrees F every five or six years which will kill Bermuda. I
have elected to have Fescue to have some green in the winter months (a
choice that required an in ground sprinkler system to be realistic). My
neighbors chose Bermuda so I have some infiltration at our property lines.
Fall re-seeding has kept a more or less status quo but I have seen the
Bermuda toe hold in my yard increase slightly this year.

So, what about it? Any new selective herbicides to address Bermuda in a
Fescue lawn?

Thanks in advance.

Scott

Eggs Yachted wrote:
Scott Sansom said:

Any recommendations for what is the best selective herbicide to use
against Bermuda Grass in a Fescue lawn? I've used Acclaim in the past.
It is fairly expensive and it generally does not completely kill the
Bermuda. It will brown it out and stunt its growth but it does not
eliminate it. My lawn is located in a transition zone where both Fescue
and Bermuda will grow but neither is really optimal for the area. In
fact, I'm not sure we really have an optimal grass. Our summers are hot
and dry enough to seriously challenge most Fescues (though some of the
recent drought and heat/sun tolerant variates are an improvement). Our
winters will get as low as 0 - 5 degrees F every five or six years which
will kill Bermuda. I have elected to have Fescue to have some green in
the winter months (a choice that required an in ground sprinkler system
to be realistic). My neighbors chose Bermuda so I have some
infiltration at our property lines. Fall re-seeding has kept a more or
less status quo but I have seen the Bermuda toe hold in my yard increase
slightly this year.

So, what about it? Any new selective herbicides to address Bermuda in a
Fescue lawn?

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7453.html

HTH

Informative article. Many thanks,

Scott

On Jul 13, 12:49 am, Scott Sansom
wrote:
Any recommendations for what is the best selective herbicide to use
against Bermuda Grass in aFescuelawn? I've used Acclaim in the past.
It is fairly expensive and it generally does not completely kill the
Bermuda. It will brown it out and stunt its growth but it does not
eliminate it. Mylawnis located in a transition zone where bothFescue
and Bermuda will grow but neither is really optimal for the area. In
fact, I'm not sure we really have an optimal grass. Our summers are hot
and dry enough to seriously challenge most Fescues (though some of the
recent drought and heat/sun tolerant variates are an improvement). Our
winters will get as low as 0 - 5 degrees F every five or six years which
will kill Bermuda. I have elected to haveFescueto have some green in
the winter months (a choice that required an in ground sprinkler system
to be realistic). My neighbors chose Bermuda so I have some
infiltration at our property lines. Fall re-seeding has kept a more or
less status quo but I have seen the Bermuda toe hold in my yard increase
slightly this year.

So, what about it? Any new selective herbicides to address Bermuda in aFescuelawn?

Thanks in advance.

Scott

LOL. It's snake oil.

My neighbors chose Bermuda so I have some
infiltration at our property lines. Fall re-seeding has kept a more or
less status quo but I have seen the Bermuda toe hold in my yard increase
slightly this year.

Your neighbors lawn will win.