Help me identify and get rid of this weed.
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- Posts: 19
- Joined: May 21st, 2017, 4:58 pm
- Location: Katy, TX
- Grass Type: Bermuda, Tifway 419
- Lawn Size: Not Specified
- Level: Not Specified
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- Posts: 6
- Joined: March 15th, 2017, 4:55 pm
- Location: Houston, TX
- Grass Type: St. Augustine
- Lawn Size: 10000-20000
- Level: Experienced
Re: Help me identify and get rid of this weed.
Looks like St. Augustine grass. Most homes in the Houston area have it and I'll bet your neighbor has it too. I've never tried to selectively kill it but look for an herbicide that's safe for bermuda but not st. aug
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- Posts: 19
- Joined: May 21st, 2017, 4:58 pm
- Location: Katy, TX
- Grass Type: Bermuda, Tifway 419
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Re: Help me identify and get rid of this weed.
Thanks for the reply'. I will get to pulling them.
- Dchall_San_Antonio
- Posts: 3341
- Joined: December 17th, 2008, 1:53 am
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Grass Type: St Augustine
- Lawn Size: 5000-10000
- Level: Advanced
Re: Help me identify and get rid of this weed.
St Aug will dominate over bermuda, so you need to get it out. It is sensitive to the 2,4-d class of herbicides, so that's another way to get rid of it. You can also get rid of it by stopping all watering until it becomes a golden color. Then still don't water until it becomes more of a gray. In Houston you are likely to get rain often enough to keep it alive.
Even a metal landscaping barrier will keep it out. It only spreads over the surface of the soil.
Even a metal landscaping barrier will keep it out. It only spreads over the surface of the soil.
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- Posts: 31
- Joined: March 18th, 2016, 4:49 pm
- Location: SC
- Grass Type: Bermuda
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Re: Help me identify and get rid of this weed.
I had/have the same thing, SA encroaching from neighbors. Impractical in my case for a hard barrier, but Spectracide Weedstop with Crabgrass Killer puts the whammy on it for sure. I'd let it replace my Bermuda but figure I'd be dead and gone before that happened.....
- Dchall_San_Antonio
- Posts: 3341
- Joined: December 17th, 2008, 1:53 am
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Grass Type: St Augustine
- Lawn Size: 5000-10000
- Level: Advanced
Re: Help me identify and get rid of this weed.
St Aug can spread 15 feet a year, but it won't be dense that first year. The second year you will have the 15 feet filled in densely and another 15 feet outwards from that. So it spreads and fills at the same time.
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