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How to Take Care of Celebrity Bermuda Grass

Celebrity Bermuda grass is a perennial that is natural to tropical and sub-tropical zones. This type of grass is a favorite of golf courses, sports fields and parks. The Bermuda grass strain was brought to America in the 1500s by Spaniards from Africa. Celebrity Bermuda grass is easy to care for and can provide a lush, dark, green lawn. Celebrity Bermuda grass will go dormant in temperatures that drop below 60 degrees F and should be planted only in warm-growing regions.

Things You'll Need

  • Celebrity Bermuda grass sod
  • Fertilizer
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Instructions

  1. Caring for Celebrity Bermuda Gras

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      Give Celebrity Bermuda grass sod ¼ of an inch of water daily during the first three weeks after installation. Reduce watering after this time frame to three times weekly. Do not move new sod until four weeks after installation.

    • 2

      Clip Celebrity Bermuda grass on a weekly schedule to help promote the thickening of grass. Cut the grass to no more than 1-½ inches tall.

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      Apply 1 lb. of nitrogen fertilzer for every 1,000 square feet of celebrity bermuda grass. Apply the fertilizer every month after the threat of frost in the spring and through the fall months.

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      Fertilize during winter months with potassium fertilizer at the rate of 1 lb. for every 1,000 square feet.