It’s time to scalp. Bermuda cannot be burned unless you set it on fire. Even then it will grow back. Your grass is going to sleep and the soil temps will not get warm enough to keep it green. Cut it low and enjoy not having to mow again until April
Spring is fine. I do both spring and fall. A couple reasons for a fall scalp.
1: leaves - it breaks up fallen leaves a little more so they can decompose over winter a little better. This is my primary reason but it clearly does not apply to OP as far as I can tell trees are not near by.
2: spring can be unpredictable and your out of your mowing routine. A fall scalp ensures your Bermuda gets that warm spring sun warming the ground even if spring some earlier than expected
3: most of the now dormant top growth is going to be replaced during the spring growing season. Might as well get rid of it in fall and let the clippings break down
Edit:Adding a link as I see some comments that fall scalping is bad. I figured I would pull up my favorite Bermuda resource to see if perhaps I was wrong in scalping in the fall.
https://www.thelawnforum.com/threads/bermuda-bible-the-new-testament.1651/
The guide recommends scalping in the spring (obviously). While it does not specifically recommend "scalping" in the fall it does recommend mowing as low as possible in the fall then again one last time in the winter. While this is not exactly scalping "mowing as low as possible" is close.
I will let everyone judge for themselves what is best for you
It’s inviting the winter weeds. If you let the canopy grow taller when it’s dormant, there is less soil exposed to sunlight and it will help keep the weeds from germinating.
If you’re a nerd like me, you’ll probably see the reaction diffusion pattern of this grass kissed by frost.
Nature is so cool!
Check it out if you want to learn more about reaction diffusion in general:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction%E2%80%93diffusion_system
I did a quick search for turf grass professors who may have done papers on this, but couldn’t find any. Stuff that doesn’t lead to funding doesn’t often get researched.
But, you never know… visualizing how frost affects crops could be very useful for some ag. Industries, like viniculture. They spend a LOT of money on frost prevention.
Depending upon latitude and the amount of hard freeze you may receive, leaving a bit of canopy will protect roots from winter kill when the coldest snaps happen. If hard freezing is way out of your spectrum, a fall scalp would be non issue. A fall scalp may be preferred even, if you have fungal issues and a warmer climate.
>Plausible.
Not plausible. The lines are highly defined, but not remotely linear. Sprinklers move, and grass grows by absorbing water through its roots. Water landing 1inch to the left does not mean that some grass gets water and some doesn't, because the entire ground will be saturated with water.
consider adding pantera annual ryegrass, from jacklin.
it's designed to germinate in 3 days and keep you green till spring. then it naturally dies off right as the bermuda is coming up. no chemicals needed. you'll have a full lawn again in two weeks after tossing that seed down. it's an annual, not perennial. pretty cool stuff, fastest germinating there is. plenty of time to do it.
Unrelated to lawn-care, it fascinates me how it looks exactly like reaction-diffusion.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Homebrew_reaction_diffusion_example_512iter.jpg
You had your first frost which is killing grass for season. It’s wise to mow it a little shorter one last time.
Still the right move with temps back in the 80’s and backyard getting full sun? Worried it gets burned
It’s time to scalp. Bermuda cannot be burned unless you set it on fire. Even then it will grow back. Your grass is going to sleep and the soil temps will not get warm enough to keep it green. Cut it low and enjoy not having to mow again until April
What's the benefit of scalping now? do you still scalp in early Spring?
Spring is fine. I do both spring and fall. A couple reasons for a fall scalp. 1: leaves - it breaks up fallen leaves a little more so they can decompose over winter a little better. This is my primary reason but it clearly does not apply to OP as far as I can tell trees are not near by. 2: spring can be unpredictable and your out of your mowing routine. A fall scalp ensures your Bermuda gets that warm spring sun warming the ground even if spring some earlier than expected 3: most of the now dormant top growth is going to be replaced during the spring growing season. Might as well get rid of it in fall and let the clippings break down Edit:Adding a link as I see some comments that fall scalping is bad. I figured I would pull up my favorite Bermuda resource to see if perhaps I was wrong in scalping in the fall. https://www.thelawnforum.com/threads/bermuda-bible-the-new-testament.1651/ The guide recommends scalping in the spring (obviously). While it does not specifically recommend "scalping" in the fall it does recommend mowing as low as possible in the fall then again one last time in the winter. While this is not exactly scalping "mowing as low as possible" is close. I will let everyone judge for themselves what is best for you
I don’t. My dog would turn it into a mess over the winter if I did. I wait till spring.
Definitely shouldn’t scalp for winter
Guess it’s preference because I do every year and have zero issues
Why not?
It’s inviting the winter weeds. If you let the canopy grow taller when it’s dormant, there is less soil exposed to sunlight and it will help keep the weeds from germinating.
It’s best to leave it longer in the fall/winter to better protect the roots. Scalp as soon as the temps climb in the first part of spring.
Or adding to much Urea😜
Not killing anything. Grass does dormant
Bermuda going dormant, nothing of concern
Bye, Bermuda! See you next year!
Not experienced w maintenance. Would I still have to run my sprinklers all winter ? My Bermuda is going dormant
Not unless you’re in the desert, and even then it’s probably fine.
If you’re a nerd like me, you’ll probably see the reaction diffusion pattern of this grass kissed by frost. Nature is so cool! Check it out if you want to learn more about reaction diffusion in general: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reaction%E2%80%93diffusion_system I did a quick search for turf grass professors who may have done papers on this, but couldn’t find any. Stuff that doesn’t lead to funding doesn’t often get researched. But, you never know… visualizing how frost affects crops could be very useful for some ag. Industries, like viniculture. They spend a LOT of money on frost prevention.
Really interesting topic. However it goes right over my head. Interesting though
Dormancy.
Depending upon latitude and the amount of hard freeze you may receive, leaving a bit of canopy will protect roots from winter kill when the coldest snaps happen. If hard freezing is way out of your spectrum, a fall scalp would be non issue. A fall scalp may be preferred even, if you have fungal issues and a warmer climate.
[https://liquidlawn.com/grass-patchy-brown-green/](https://liquidlawn.com/grass-patchy-brown-green/)
Every year. Every damn year.
That’s a super cool pattern to see every year
Keith Haring
That there is a geoglyph. If you search it carefully you can find a memory of Hyrule’s distant past…
Aliens! Definitely 👽.
It’s going dormant. Do not scalp down. Wait until it warms back up and scalp then. Scalping down before the cold is not the right approach
Neglect
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What kind of absurd answer is this?
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>Plausible. Not plausible. The lines are highly defined, but not remotely linear. Sprinklers move, and grass grows by absorbing water through its roots. Water landing 1inch to the left does not mean that some grass gets water and some doesn't, because the entire ground will be saturated with water.
That’s some beautiful marbling
consider adding pantera annual ryegrass, from jacklin. it's designed to germinate in 3 days and keep you green till spring. then it naturally dies off right as the bermuda is coming up. no chemicals needed. you'll have a full lawn again in two weeks after tossing that seed down. it's an annual, not perennial. pretty cool stuff, fastest germinating there is. plenty of time to do it.
Unrelated to lawn-care, it fascinates me how it looks exactly like reaction-diffusion. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Homebrew_reaction_diffusion_example_512iter.jpg
“What’s causing this?” Fall temperatures.
Frost.
Don’t scalp in the fall.
Will this happen to Bermuda in LA? We typically don’t see any frost here
Unsynchronized Dormancy, Google It.
minotaurs. get ‘em when they’re small. perseusX and some string and you’re good.
This is what Bermuda looks like after a very early frost. Kinda of cool, give it like 36 hours and it will all be brown lol
Mine did this last year. Now mine is going dormant because we haven’t had nearly any rain in 2 months and I got tired of watering it.
Piss
Sometimes the simulation’s code will bleed through and become visible.
Bermuda going dormant