With high quality fescue grass seed in hand it s time to move on to preparing the lawn.
Overseeding bermuda grass with fescue.
Unfortunately there are problems mixing the two grasses.
It makes the summer lawn look lush.
When overseeding bermuda with fescue encourage aggressive fescue growth even into the warmer spring months by allowing shade from buildings or overhanging trees to cover the turf.
First bermuda likes to be mowed low and fescue likes to grow taller.
Mow the existing lawn short says the nebraska extension.
Cut to about 1 5 inches before overseeding so the new seedlings can compete with the existing grass and weeds.
But it does not do well in cooler weather and may need to be overseeded in the fall.
Being a cool season grass fescue maintains its lush green color in all seasons except summer.
Prepare the lawn before seeding by mowing your bermuda grass about 1 inch and by raking the lawn vigorously with a metal tined rake.
Prep the overseeding site.
Ryegrass aside you can also overseed bermuda grass turfs with fescue grass varieties.
Also both types of grasses need nitrogen fertilizer but on completely.
Since bermuda grass is a warm season grass and fescue is a cool season grass the two seem like a match made in heaven.
By then warm season bermuda usually has grown back thereby allowing homeowners with this turf mix to maintain green lawns all year round.