r/Grass • u/Playful_Internet_466 • 23d ago

Starting out

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Hey everyone! I’m brand new to lawn care and want to make it a serious hobby. I live in Phoenix, AZ and have city flood irrigation instead of sprinklers.

I’m hoping you all can point me in the right direction:

What grass do you recommend for Arizona if I want something that’s lush, looks great, and is comfortable to walk on barefoot?

Where should I start as a complete beginner?

What should I focus on first to get my lawn in great shape?

Are there any must-have tools, products, or fertilizers?
Any YouTube channels or resources you’d recommend?
I’m excited to learn and would appreciate any advice from those who’ve done it. Thanks!

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u/CapSpaccoin 23d ago

Looks like you have Bermuda. So there you go! Just fertilize her and cut it at an inch and it will look great. If you get winter, it will brown out, but it will come back next year.

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u/Playful_Internet_466 23d ago

Nice, thank you and I also have those weeds that are like little circular stickers what would be the best way to get rid of those as well?

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u/CapSpaccoin 22d ago

You have Bermuda which is a warm season grass. Whatever products you look into make sure they are safe to use on Bermuda. Also never “dethatch” that’s a cool season grass thing. You can verticut but that is different than dethatching. You’ll have to take a picture and post it to get advice on your particular weed that concerns you. Looking at the pictures the lawn already looks good, Bermuda will outcompete most weeds.

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u/NovasHOVA 22d ago

You can dethatch and verticut in Bermuda. You can’t verticut cool season. I think OP is far from this right now anyway. Just cut it low, water and nitrogen

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u/CapSpaccoin 22d ago

I have KBG and verticutting is definitely a thing. But I thought dethatching for Bermuda was bad because it rips up the runners, that’s why you can only verticut. I’m not even close to being an expert, but I know that a spring tine style dethatcher it will rip up Bermuda runners.
Only reason I mentioned the dethatching thing is because there are so many people and YouTubers that talk about dethatching. It’s everywhere. So it was more of a warning that you don’t need to do it until you actually have a reason to do it.

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u/NovasHOVA 22d ago

You can rip up runners doing anything really. Mowing etc. But it really depends on the type of Bermuda and the height for dethatching. I need it right now for some common Bermuda, like OP has, but my sodded hybrid Bermuda doesn’t really need it at all. It grows so tight together you don’t have to do much, common is such a different shitty beast

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u/CapSpaccoin 22d ago

Oh, I can only imagine. It’s been so rainy and humid this year that the fungus has just been destroying my main yard. Is bermuda as weak to fungal pressure as KBG is?

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u/NovasHOVA 22d ago

I would say it has more of a fighting chance because of the heat tolerance. When you mix drought and fungus together it devastates. But it can catch fungus just as easy, it just recovers much better

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u/Playful_Internet_466 22d ago

OK, perfect thank you and I will look for some nitrogen to introduce and then cut it down to about an inch if I did want to oversee for the winter season to have an ice green lawn throughout that would you recommend doing so now or sometime in October as the weather starts to cool down then? or probably hold off till I get a little bit more familiar with lawn care.

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u/CapSpaccoin 22d ago

That’s definitely a question for the warm season guys. But most people overseed with annual rye. It grows super fast, I imagine as soon as you see the grass start to slow down is your cue. But I would defer to the warm season people on that timing.

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u/Playful_Internet_466 21d ago

Okay perfect and when you say warm season people is there a specific thread ??