Bermuda Grass and Hugekulture

I would lioke to start constructing Hugle beds, however I have a lots of Bermuda grass that has infiltrated all of my beds, no matter what type of mulching I have done, from cardboard, newspaper, heavy wood chips, it has all been taken over, so I would like to know if and how anyone has addressed this issue, I'm in So Cal, Orange County.

thanks in advance

Howdy Jeffrey, I don't have experience with bermuda so i am only guessing but my first thought is to try and out compete it by planting something tougher. Not sure what that would be. Maybe clovers or alfalfa, beans or peas ?

Thicker paper layer, deeper mulch. Use both at same time. It does work.

Jeffrey Upton wrote:I would lioke to start constructing Hugle beds, however I have a lots of Bermuda grass that has infiltrated all of my beds, no matter what type of mulching I have done, from cardboard, newspaper, heavy wood chips, it has all been taken over, so I would like to know if and how anyone has addressed this issue, I'm in So Cal, Orange County.

thanks in advance

hi all
I think with hugle construction that is wood , branches ,other stuff and soil over it , there would be no chance for grass to grow at least for a while , give it a try ,
I did try it before I ever heard a word about hugekultur and it just gave me great results

hope to hear from you

Thanks for all your inspirations, I think that the challenge that I face here is that I'm in zone 10a and Bermuda doesn't really go dormant,, so even if we get a little cold period, the roots are still moving underground, then when it's warm again up it comes, so it's a consistent challenge. So that said I would hate to invest the time an resources into Hugle beds only to have then infiltrated with Bermuda, so I might re-double my efforts with the cardboard and mulch, then do some spraying with 20% vinegar and see if I can know it down.

thanks again, Jeffrey

Bump, anyone in the last decade have success around zone 8? Noticed the bermuda here can grow up into 2.5ft raised beds.

Wondering if a hugle with a shade crop all the way around would prevent vertical climbing.