If you chose to skip overseeding with winter rye grass this year, here are a few tips you can use to make sure your bermuda grass comes back strong and healthy next spring! WATER: Cut back the water but don’t stop watering completely. It seems crazy to water yellow, dormant grass, but scheduling regular, brief watering will keep your irrigation system lubricated and working properly throughout the winter. It will also prevent the dormant bermuda from drying out too much or getting damaged. CHEMICAL: An active chemical program will improve the look of dormant grass and keep weeds to a minimum. Spray for weeds as they come up, but make sure the bermuda grass is completely dormant before you apply herbicides to avoid damaging the grass. Pre-emergent can be applied in the fall and spring.