Thanks to all who have offered suggestions. I have decided to try watering for 45 minutes per zone on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights. I cut the fields on Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon. I am also going to raise the rear 1/4 to 1/2 inch compared to the front adjustment and see if I get as smooth a cut....but with less wind rowing. The grass is really thick and beautiful. I have used 200 pounds per acre of 28-0-5 slow release turf fertilizer and applied in mid May and again about 2 weeks ago. I sprayed with roundup in January and February to kill the clover and winter weeds while the bermuda was dormant and then sprayed with Stonewall as a pre-emergent in mid March. This was to control the crabgrass which is endemic here in Alabama. I found out 2 years ago how bad the crabgrass can be!! Last year I used Pendulum pre=emergent but it only lasted 10 to 12 weeks. I then had to spray with MSMA which really yellowed the bermuda for 2 or 3 weeks, but it did recover. I now have a couple of areas that some slightly thicker bladed grass is breaking through, but it is not a running grass like the crabgrass. It is not a large amount and I am afraid to spray it with anything and it doesn't look too bad. Probably no one but me will even notice itsinc it is growing right in the middle of good bermuda. The main thing is no clover, johnson grass, or grass that runs and spreads!! Thanks again to all you gurus. By the way, Talstar P has been absolutely fantastic in controlling the ants, fleas and other critters. Amdro and other powders really didn't cut the mustard on the ants.
