Amy I have a home off Evans and Bulverde road. The builder sodded the front and I paid a man to sod the back. It is Bermuda. The back sod apparently was of poor quality and I have had weeds for the 2 years since it was put in. I even had a yard service on a program yet they never could control the weeds. I was use to St Augustine and this Bermuda is new to me. In doing some research on the internet it appears Molasass or Sugar spread like fertilizer will kill and keep weeds away because they can't grow in rich soils. Will this harm the Bermuda though? Is the Fertilizers you sell with Molasass in them the way for me to go? Please help.

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Fertilizer, Landscape Questions

When you spread the molasses it feeds the microorganisms in the soil that give the soil nutrients. The soil that was laid in the back yard was probably of poor quality and that is probably where you are getting your weeds from. Since we are in spring I would recommend that you get a pre-emergent like corn gluten meal and broadcast it at a rate of 20# per 1000sq ft. and pull the existing weeds. To help build up the quality of the turf I would also recommend that you spread a ½” thick layer of compost like the premium compost available at any Garden-Ville and fertilize with a good organic fertilizer like Garden-Ville’s 7-2-2 soil food, the idea behind organic lawn maintenance is to build up the soil because the  weeds live primarily in poor soils with little to no organic matter. The stronger your turf grass is the less likely you will have weeds in the yard.