How to Dig Bermuda Sprigs

Digging up and replanting small sprigs of grass is an alternative to sodding when it comes to reinvigorating a lawn. The sprigs are more appropriately named plugs because they have a small plug of soil under them. You can plant all grass types using soil plugs, including Bermuda grass, which grows mainly in the South. Bermuda plugs are available for purchase, but you can dig your own using the same tool you will eventually use to plant them.

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Soil plugger tool

Instructions

- 1
  Water your Bermuda lawn with a garden hose or a sprinkler system until it is damp to at least a 3- or 4-inch depth. Moist soil makes the ground easier to dig into and keep those sprigs moist while you move them to their new location.
- 2
  Walk to one corner of the Bermuda lawn and place the bottom of a soil plugger tool flat on the surface.
- 3
  Grasp the "T"-shaped handles with both hands and place one foot on top of the flat metal ledge near the bottom of the tool. Shift your weight to that foot to push the tool all the way into the ground.
- 4
  Hold the handles firmly and twist the tool 90 degrees to the left and then back to the original location. Then twist it 90 degrees to the right and then return again to the original location.
- 5
  Pull straight up on the handles to remove the Bermuda sprigs from the ground.
- 6
  Push the lever on the top of the handle to eject the soil plug from the bottom of the tool.
- 7
  Repeat the process at random intervals around the Bermuda lawn. Do not dig up all of the plugs from the same location, or you will create a bare spot in the lawn.

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