Texas turf: Lawn grasses compete with bluebonnets; avoid 'deer wars'
Bluebonnets are not compatible with turfgrasses, but you can plan a designated spot for wildflowers to thrive.Q: I’m concerned about my backyard. The photo with the tennis ball is St. Augustine , while the other photo is of a mix of St. Augustine and Bermuda. Runners on much of the lawn pull up easily. I’m worried that the lawn is dead. I have bluebonnets and other wildflowers in this area, so I’m concerned about bringing sod and topsoil in until we get spring rains.
The biggest issue is in leaving the wildflowers unmowed long enough that their seeds can mature in May and June. By then, the turf grass will have grown far too tall and weak. When you finally do mow it, you’ll probably kill a good bit of it. Wildflowers need to be grown in dedicated spaces where they won’t have to compete.
St. Augustine and bermuda grass is shown, with some living St. Augustine denoted by its plump, green runners.As for whether the lawn grasses are dead or alive, your photo that includes both types of grass has some living St. Augustine in the lower part of the photograph. You can see its plump, green runners. If runners of either grass are dried and brown, they are dead. However, Bermuda has enough runners and rhizomes that it will green back up again with warmer conditions and spring rains.
Q: I have a long bed in which I have raised lantanas and rosemary. They have done very well, but I’d like to have a low evergreen shrub to go with them. It must be deer-proof, as we have hundreds of them in our area. What would you suggest?No one can help you better than a veteran gardener of the deer wars. Forrest Appleton retired as a Texas Certified Nursery Professional. As a Bexar County Master Gardener , he prepared an outstanding list of the best deer-resistant plants.
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