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<blockquote data-quote="MrBilly" data-source="post: 430079" data-attributes="member: 87"><p>Well we had the UGA agronomist and another forage expert out to look at our poor performing Coastal field. The field has been overtaken by crabgrass and large patches were seen after the recent cutting where there is little to no Bermuda - all this is new this year since the drought of the last two years.</p><p></p><p>I had done soil tests in the bad areas and again in the good areas. All measurements were good except the pH was low in both and lower in the bad areas (5.5 in the bad and 5.7 in the good). It was 6.2 in November, 2006. We do not understand why the large drop. This field is under irrigation for the first time this year, but I do not know if this could cause the problem.</p><p></p><p>There are just large areas with no Bermuda. We did find that some of the Coastal seems to be reverting to Common (two contiguous patches of Bermuda - one short and one tall). Apparently this is not unusual since the field is 50 years young and also next to a common Bermuda field.</p><p></p><p>They suggest looking for grubs in the affected areas but don't have much to suggest if I find them. </p><p></p><p>I think we are faced with killing everything and starting fresh. For our area of Georgia they suggest Russel Bermuda. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Billy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrBilly, post: 430079, member: 87"] Well we had the UGA agronomist and another forage expert out to look at our poor performing Coastal field. The field has been overtaken by crabgrass and large patches were seen after the recent cutting where there is little to no Bermuda - all this is new this year since the drought of the last two years. I had done soil tests in the bad areas and again in the good areas. All measurements were good except the pH was low in both and lower in the bad areas (5.5 in the bad and 5.7 in the good). It was 6.2 in November, 2006. We do not understand why the large drop. This field is under irrigation for the first time this year, but I do not know if this could cause the problem. There are just large areas with no Bermuda. We did find that some of the Coastal seems to be reverting to Common (two contiguous patches of Bermuda - one short and one tall). Apparently this is not unusual since the field is 50 years young and also next to a common Bermuda field. They suggest looking for grubs in the affected areas but don't have much to suggest if I find them. I think we are faced with killing everything and starting fresh. For our area of Georgia they suggest Russel Bermuda. Billy [/QUOTE]
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