Fixing Ugly Lawn Full of Weeds

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If you have a Bermuda lawn that is weak and full of weeds, this is the video that will help correct your ugly lawn. Doc walks you through the process of fixing the ugly lawn by first applying pre-emergent, then killing the lawn weeds. Once that process has been done we push the Bermuda grass with heavy feeding and watering. Soon the Bermuda grass will take over the ugly lawn and turn it into a great looking lush lawn.

[fernandodelasancha]

I stumbled upon with your video, and you have no idea how much I learned from it. I really appreciate your knowledge and your help. Blessings 🙌

[franksierra]

DOC, love watching your videos especially since I am a first time home owner and had zero clue on maintaining a lawn - I have learned a lot from you, thanks for all the great tips and info...!!!! 👍🏼

[QUENTINHARDAGE]

Spring is here. Thanks for the refresher

[fairwaybermudalawn]

Thanks Doc..I've gotten great success using your videos and calendar moved here 2yrs ago with a horrible lawn not ANYMORE 👌..GREAT VIDEO

[leonakofoed]

Hey Doc! Just want to say I’d love you to me my neighbor. I’m trying my darnedest to follow your program with the budget I have... in the past the little advice I could afford helped a lot. This year I am hopeful I will get a great Bermuda lawn. Thanks!

[shanicewinbush]

I’m in ga as well. First time home owner and I want a yard I can be proud of. I will continue to watch your videos as they have been quite informative and helpful. “Lose the fear” didn’t know I needed to hear that. Thanks for posting. Would you be willing to look at my yard ? In person or I could send a video? I don’t know what type of if any grass I may already have but I do know it’s ugly and weed ridden.

[johnmiller]

Looking to get control of my weed problems, should I consider scalping first before using any weed products?

[aussieuGA]

I think I should be buying stock in a pre-emergent company 😉

[CornellDMathis]

Hey Doc. We just bought our first house and we have a super weedy lawn. And I don’t think there’s any actual turf established here. It seems to be the only grass is Poa Annua.

Should I just kill the lawn and start over with some aggressive Bermuda?

I live in upper middle Georgia. Gwinnett area.

I talked to a few of my new neighbors. And they informed me that the previous owner drenched the yard in round up before it was put on the market. So I don’t know if there’s any actual grass left 😂

[Gkrissy]

I am following your journey doc, I have some type of zoysia but 90% weeds and killing it with preemergent and dimension all of the recommended mixes you mentioned. Then I’m going to push pgf complete, humichar. I will have to buy super juice. Your videos and website are helpful, I’m in GA as well

[carpediemjonah]

Hi Doc,

Two weeks ago, I put down “barricade’ – as a light coat of pre-emergent.
I plan to put down one more light coat of barricade this week.

How many weeks must I then wait before plug aerating and then over-seeding
with Fescue?

Temps are in the 60's to low 70's. Zone 7. North Carolina Piedmont.

[jdc]

I use your information but modify for my cool season grass in Greenville SC.
I wish you would find a cool season yard to work.
Thanks for everything.

[cerpintaxt]

Thanks for the video Doc! Is there a spreader you'd recommend for a very small yard (patio home size, about 1000 sqft)?

Also, how can I tell what type of grass was planted in my late-90s TX home that is now just dirt and weeds?

[tellrich]

Doc will the program of kill, prevent and feed work in February here in Texas. I have a lot of weeds like the ugly weed lawn as well as Bermuda.

[terrywright]

Doc. Can you do this same procedure with St. Augustine?

[divineknowledge]

Some day Bermuda grass is a invasive weed itself. I wish I could use it up north though. I have to use Kentucky blue and fine or tall fescue. I just aggressively raked and dethatched my lawn. Next pulled all dandelions with roots attached as well as ever weed I seen as I went, I mean I seriously scratched my lawn. Next I will use drop spreader to drop more weed killed. Then dethatch again, rake and over seed. It's all I got and I only have this and next season to get it done before I sell and move back South.

[rosemarywalker]

What weed killer do you use to do that knockdown initially?

[samuelasamoah]

How do you keep virginia buttonweed from showing up in your bermuda lawn?

[mstew]

How do I get rid of fescue in Bermuda? Seems like my only option is round up at this point which I really don’t want to use. Everything else I have tried will not get rid of it.

[UnclePizo]

It feels like 2 steps forward, 3 steps back, I'm always learning something. Trying to level my yard here soon for my Bermuda before it starts getting hot outside here in NM, thanks for the tips.

Question, I have some pre-emergent, should I lay a little down before leveling? Amateur here, just trying to figure things out!