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MowJoeLandscaping
07-04-2009, 08:46 AM
My brothers yard is Confederate Fescue, Mine is Bermuda Triangle. His stripes done with 44" toro srs. Mine with a Snapper Pro 3500z 61" So for all the stripers, just remember, the grass type helps more than the person cutting it. I did both of these.
cclllc
07-04-2009, 10:17 AM
Nice home.:)
tbettis
07-04-2009, 03:55 PM
nice crib..
BTM Lawn Maintenance L.L.C
07-04-2009, 03:57 PM
nice stripes...
mowerdude777
07-04-2009, 04:18 PM
nice place and stripes
clean_cut
07-04-2009, 04:23 PM
Is that a toy lawnmower I see in the last picture at the edge of the garden? Start em out young huh?
tstutz
07-04-2009, 08:30 PM
nice houses and yard. i think the fescue looks much better.
KCfireman
07-04-2009, 08:31 PM
My brothers yard is Confederate Fescue, Mine is Bermuda Triangle. His stripes done with 44" toro srs. Mine with a Snapper Pro 3500z 61" So for all the stripers, just remember, the grass type helps more than the person cutting it. I did both of these.How well does that little push mower in the mulch stripe?
MowJoeLandscaping
07-04-2009, 10:37 PM
The fescue does make for some beautiful stripes, but we live in the sandy soil of nc. Fescue is hard to keep green. Funny you should ask about the little mower, I just took some pics my two year old laid down. What you think?
1993lx172
07-05-2009, 01:21 AM
How low are you cutting that bermuda at? I cut my bermuda yards at around 4".
Lawn Freak
07-05-2009, 02:50 AM
That bermuda looks short. They both look nice but I tend to lean more towards fescue. I love the way it looks, much softer too.
MowJoeLandscaping
07-05-2009, 02:17 PM
The bermuda is short. 1.75 inches. Its hybrid bermuda. I don't think it would grow to 4" all summer. Its supposed to be kept short. I cut it every three or four days.
Green Pastures
07-05-2009, 02:52 PM
While the fescue lawn looks like it needs water, I still think it looks better than the Bermuda.

Even the Bermuda looks stressed and brown.

What is "Confererate Fescue"?
2brothersyardcare
07-05-2009, 07:27 PM
cool man stripes are bad tho
1993lx172
07-05-2009, 08:37 PM
The bermuda is short. 1.75 inches. Its hybrid bermuda. I don't think it would grow to 4" all summer. Its supposed to be kept short. I cut it every three or four days.

Ok thanks, it's a little different over our way. If it rains and you let it go a week this stuff just takes off. I would cut it lower, but a lot of my yards have patches of blue or fescue that have managed to ward off the bermuda or they are a mix, and if I cut that low they will burn out within four days of 90+ degree weather. Plus the back yards rarely have bermuda and it would look weird if the front was at 1.5" and the back was at 4". Almost no one here cuts anything that low(1.75).
MowJoeLandscaping
07-05-2009, 10:04 PM
"Confederate" not "Confererate". It's just a locally grown fescue blend sod that stands up to southern heat. and even with irrigation, we have had a month with no rain and 95-100 temps. My bermuda does look a little stressed, but when its getting the right amount of water the look can't be beat. I just can't justify $200 water bills to keep the grass dark green. I'll settle for light green during a drought. But thanks for the comments on my house and the striping. Maybe I'll trhow the water to it for a week and put up some new pics!!!