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Generally it wonât if you try to ignite it first. The greeness represents moisture in the grass, reducing or limiting its burning. In a brush or wild land fire, the flames will preheat and dry out the grass and brush in front of it allowing it to burn, but then it isnât as green as it was from the preheating. Remember to that heat rises.
Waiting too long delays bermudagrass regrowth and allows for emerging weeds to outgrow the grass. A suggested time for burning is about 1 week prior to the last average frost date. In Falls County, burning increased grass production by 143 percent while decreasing weed competition by 96 percent. The grass had a 4 percent increase in protein and 2 percent increase in mineral content (Ca,P,K,Mg) over non-burned areas.