Controlling Nightcrawlers in the Lawn
rlv4
14 years ago
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14 years agoDan _Staley (5b Sunset 2B AHS 7)
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Weed control in St. Augustine lawns
Comments (13)John, if you're willing to spend a little upfront, Celsius WG will probably do what you want. Others have mentioned bonide sedge ender. In both cases there are some restrictions for st Augustine grass. I just switched to st. Augustine grass recently and now I use Celsius after help on forums. Google those products on this and other forums, or PM me and I could give you links....See MoreNeighbor's weed invading my beds and lawn. ID and control options?
Comments (6)It appears to be Aegopodium podagraria. Edited to add - Removing this plague by digging is difficult since the roots go sideways and then dive. If it gets broken underground it comes back with a vengeance. You could try piling a thick layer of mulch or earth over it (5" at least) but that could be costly and impractical. There is some evidence that if you cut the leaves off repeatedly whenever they come up you can starve it out. Do not let it flower/seed. Good luck....See Morelawn out of control!!
Comments (10)I would not nuke it with glyphosate, till or spray with prodiamine. Where do you live? This is important. Most of the northern hemisphere the time to redo your lawn is yet to come. But if you live in the southern US, then it is getting late for certain approaches. What kind of grass do you want? Will there be pets or children playing on it? Is there a lot of shade on the lawn area? Pictures would help. To show how the shade affects the area, then take the pix on a sunny day. If you want to show us detail of weeds in the lawn, then take those pictures on a cloudy day. I would not automatically jump into RoundUp/glyphosate. If there is grass there, depending on what the grass is, you might be able to spray a different herbicide and have a huge jump-start on the new lawn. Lawn care is not that hard to do correctly, but it is easy to do it wrong and get a weedy lawn. Here are some tips. Always seed a northern lawn in the early fall, not the spring and definitely not the summer. Water deeply and infrequently. Deeply means 1 inch all at one time - not spread out over the week. Infrequently means once per week in the hottest heat of summer and once per month in the cool months. In between go to every 2 or 3 weeks depending on the temperature. Mulch mow at the mower's highest setting. Exceptions to this are for bermuda, centipede, and creeping bentgrass which can be mowed at the mower's lowest setting. Fertilize three times a year: Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving(ish). Apply a preemergent herbicide when the forsythia plants begin to bloom. Repeat at the next rainstorm. Spot spray broadleaf weeds in mid April. The weeds are thriving and the temperatures are always perfect....See MoreKilling or controlling bermuda grass in KBG/fescue lawn
Comments (4)Thanks for the bump and thanks for the advice. I hadn't checked the forum for a while since I wasn't getting any discussion initially. Ok, so I did some reading on Pylex. Didn't find a lot of real world info, but did find a few reviews from some pros on another forum. I also came across some discussions of using triclopyr with Acclaim or Tenacity. I had great success with Tenacity at removing nimblewill, but I believe bermuda is only labeled as "sensitive" to Tenacity. I don't know much about Acclaim. Pylex looks to be around $500 for a few ounces...wow:) But if that's what I got to do I will. I would like to get this in check before the patch continues to grow. I see a usage rate of 1.5oz per acre. For a 20'x50' patch I'm probably looking at a drop or two, lol....See Morerlv4
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