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Posted by Norminn on May 19, 2006, 7:35 am
Corinne wrote:
> Thank you. I will do that.
>
> This is tucked into some very lush and green lawn. I bought this house
> a year ago, and the lawn has come a long way. I just need to get rid
> of a few patches of this hard grass.
>
> Hopefully, what is recommended will not kill everything, but just the
> hard grass.
>
> Thanks.
I have used Roundup and an old paint brush to get really tough stuff
without having to dig and damage the healthy stuff nearby. Roundup
spray is great as long as it doesn't drift onto desireable plants; best
done on a calm day. Paint brush for areas too small for spray. Works
best on stuff that is growing more actively and has tender shoots - can
cut back some larger weeds, wait for them to sprout new shoots and then
hit it with Roundup. May take a repeat a week or two later, but
persistance helps. It doesn't always act as quickly as expected, but I
have never used it on anything that wasn't eventually eliminated.
>
> tinacci336@sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
>> If you sprayed it with a grass-- herbicide- I would think it would do
>> the trick. Ortho use to have a product--Veg Kill" that if you sprayed
>> it on it would kill any and evrything. But am not sure if it is still
>> available. Talk to your local garden shop.
>>
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on May 18, 2006, 9:55 pm
> I am not sure what you call it, but in some areas of my lawm, there are
> patches of grass that are hard and tough.
>
> Other than trying to pull it out, does anyone know what I can do to get
> rid of it.
>
> I understand that come July/August, it will spread even more due to seeds.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Corinne
Sounds like "crab grass", a common type of lawn nuisance. There are products
made to fertilize and eliminate crab grass at the same time. Keep your lawn
cut on the high side so the good grass spreads and the crab grass gets less
sun and dies or at least spreads less.
Check in any garden shop for what you need.
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Posted by Corinne on May 19, 2006, 1:00 am
I was wondering if this was the same thing.
Yes, I do keep the grass cut on the high side. It is very lush and
green, and is choking out alot of this mess.
I bought this home a year ago, and the lawn has come a long way.
Many thanks.
Corinne
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>
>>I am not sure what you call it, but in some areas of my lawm, there are
>>patches of grass that are hard and tough.
>>
>>Other than trying to pull it out, does anyone know what I can do to get
>>rid of it.
>>
>>I understand that come July/August, it will spread even more due to seeds.
>>
>>Thanks.
>>
>>Corinne
>
>
> Sounds like "crab grass", a common type of lawn nuisance. There are products
> made to fertilize and eliminate crab grass at the same time. Keep your lawn
> cut on the high side so the good grass spreads and the crab grass gets less
> sun and dies or at least spreads less.
>
> Check in any garden shop for what you need.
>
>
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Posted by Richard Thoms on May 19, 2006, 1:34 am
Corinne wrote:
> I am not sure what you call it, but in some areas of my lawm, there are
> patches of grass that are hard and tough.
>
> Other than trying to pull it out, does anyone know what I can do to get
> rid of it.
>
> I understand that come July/August, it will spread even more due to seeds.
You need to do a little bit of research to figure out what you really
have. "Hard Grass" could mean different things. What region do you
live in? Here in the south I would think you're talking about maybe
Bermuda grass? But it does not spread by seeds - insted it "runs" with
creapers. It could be crabgrass like others have said but that isn't
really "hard". Then there's johnson grass, dallas grass, ....
What you need to do will depend on what you have.
Checkout:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/TURF/TURFSPECIES/
to identify grass types
checkout:
http://www.lawnweeds.com/info/identify-weeds.html
to indeify weed types
Hope that helps
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Posted by Norminn on May 19, 2006, 7:29 am
Richard Thoms wrote:
> Corinne wrote:
>
>> I am not sure what you call it, but in some areas of my lawm, there
>> are patches of grass that are hard and tough.
>>
>> Other than trying to pull it out, does anyone know what I can do to
>> get rid of it.
>>
>> I understand that come July/August, it will spread even more due to
>> seeds.
>
>
> You need to do a little bit of research to figure out what you really
> have. "Hard Grass" could mean different things. What region do you
> live in? Here in the south I would think you're talking about maybe
> Bermuda grass? But it does not spread by seeds - insted it "runs" with
My first thought when I began reading was "Bermuda grass". Whew! Tough
as a steel cable when you try to pull it out. Roundup would be my
weapon of choice. Research is a good idea. County extension service
may have folks who will ID it for you. Many good websites, too. Warm
climate?
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