Flame, rye can inhibit the germinations of small seeded plants. So seeding probably isn't the best path. I think my tack were I trying to establish Bermuda would be to purchase sod and split in lengthwise into halves or thirds. I would lay the sod along the boundary of the pond where it will get some wicking moisture from the pond. Keep the sod watered if the water level drops later and allow the Bermuda to grow without mowing. It will spread by stolons and rhizomes up the slopes into the rye. I would probably cut the rye to about 4 or 5 inches. The rye will continue to stabilize the soil even though it's dead. If there is wide swath of bank to cover (I mean from the water's edge) then you might consider more than 1 row of Bermuda sod contoured equidistance from the ponds edge.
As for where the cuttings go. You may consider using your mower in mulch mode. I think I would probably do that or mow away from the pond. With your water clearing ... provided the alkalinity is good ... expect plankton blooms stronger than in the past.
Last edited by jpsdad; 05/16/21 08:43 AM.
