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Organic Weed Control Myths vs. Reality in Bermuda Grass

North Texas, Bermuda, short mowing, weeds choke grass. Wants organic weed control, sugar for microbes? The expert says organic lawns have weeds. Sugar feeds microbes briefly, no weed effect. If weeds intolerable, use selective herbicide on Bermuda (ask garden center). Once-a-year chemical impact minimal.

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