I usually don't cut it and let it get to be about 12" tall or so. But if cutting it help encourage growth I can do that for a while too. I think I irrigate these areas only once a week which keeps it greenish. But that's no biggee - I'm OK w/ it turning brown every summer too and then it greens up every spring and so on.

 

So if bermuda doesn't naturally fill in, usually that means no nutrients are there or theres too much shade on it. Would be good to soil test it.

A sandy spot like that, I'd tiller up, add composted manure, rake it down and throw seed to it. After that I'd keep fertilizing it and cutting it, the bermuda will fill that in if you feed it and cut it.

 

There's no soil, It's just sand everywhere, think beach sand. Picture was in early AM, actually there's TONS of sun thru the day in the primary area that the sand is still exposed.

OK I'll look to start mowing it some and see if that encourages to spread a bit horizontally.

Thanks,

 

I get it but you should do soil testing even if its just sand. You need to know pH and nutrient levels. If the pH is too high then you will struggle with any grass. The CEC will probably be awful low but that will tell you to keep throwing organic material on it yearly.

 

Thanks but it won't matter - I won't put anything like that on it. Ever. It's got 70% coastal coverage in the sunny areas that does fine w/o any water or mowing for years - just want to encourage it to fill in the remaining sunny barren spots that were not originally sprigged and call it done - this is acreage and I just want it to continue w/ a 'natural' appearance and be low to no maintenance.

I'll do some manual sprigging, water it a little during our annual Summer drought, and cut it for another year or so and hopefully that will be it.

thanks