Bobby - I have to disagree

The key is to weaken the root structure that it sending up leaves.

If you remove the energy producing portion of the plant (the green top part)
then the roots will have to send up new shoots, which will greatly weaken
the root system.

Spray the new shoots which will quickly absorb the hebicide.

Tomatolord


"Happy Moose" wrote in message
om...
No offense to TomotoLord, but I totally disagree with his statement to
"first pull what you can". All this is going to do is make the situation
worse for you.

I have posted a picture on my domain at
http://daylily.net/ebay/nutgrass.gif that shows you the basic plant
structure of nutgrass. If you pull the emerged shoot then in most
instances the main "nut" for that shoot will remain in the soil. But
even worse, you will be ripping it free from the very thin tuborous roots
that all the new nuts are growing on. All these nuts that are left behind
will then mature and start sending up shoots and will develop even more
elaborate tuborous systems and more nuts.

If you spray the emerged shoots without pulling the nutgrass grass, then
the chemical will find its why to the entire root system and will kill
those young nuts.

Pulling nutgrass will only make the situation worse in the long run. The
sooner you start addressing the situation properly, the sooner you will
resolve your problem, and the less money you will spend.

As far as mowing the nutgrass... it is advised to not cut it two days
before spraying and two days after spraying with Manage.

Bobby Baxter
http://thegardensite.com