I have an established Bermuda lawn. Last fall I overseeded with Perennial Rye. My lawn was beautiful all winter and the following spring. I really liked the outcome of overseeding with Perennial Rye. When I purchased the Perennial Rye seed, I was told that it really wouldn't live in my area (DFW Metroplex) much past June. The problem I now have is that not all of the Perennial Rye dyed out. (It actually tried to live up to it's name) The rye competed with my Bermuda and now I have a skimpy looking Bermuda lawn. If the rye would remain alive, I would be happy with that, but it has only survived in spots. I am told that the DFW area is about 200 miles south of the zone to where the grass would survive the summers.
I like the fine blade of the Pernennial Rye, the smooth even lawn appearance, but since it's hit and miss on survival, I really prefer for all of it to dye out and allow the Bermuda to grow once we start to have hot days.
Is there another type of rye that has a very small thin blade that I could use that would die out? Also is there a recipe that I could use to spray on the perennial rye to kill it in late spring?
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