I live in an area where bermuda grass is the only grass used due to its drought tolerance. The problem is the stuff is so hideously invasive it is ruining my garden. I can't keep up with it at all doing hand-weeding and I am committed to using NO chemicals. We had originaly planned to do vegetable gardening, and when we bought our house we deliberately left a large section unsodded for this purpose. The grass has grown into that area so well, you can't tell where it was sodded and where it was left empty. We had to relocate one of our trees and the grass grew over the empty spot in 2 weeks. It grew through the unsodded area and invaded my flower beds along the fence, through the mulch... it even grew through the "weed-blocking" fabric under my son's rock garden. The worst part about it is how it grows the underground tentacles that sometimes stretch for 5 feet without putting up a single blade of grass. By the time I find the actual grass, there's already a huge network of tentacles underground. 
Has anyone found a way to deal with bermuda grass that doesn't involve chemicals? And I am really concerned about my plans to vegetable garden next year. Will raised beds help keep the stuff out or will it just snake up through from the bottom and grow out through the top anyway?
Has anyone found a way to deal with bermuda grass that doesn't involve chemicals? And I am really concerned about my plans to vegetable garden next year. Will raised beds help keep the stuff out or will it just snake up through from the bottom and grow out through the top anyway?
